Title: How Canning Preserves Foods
Categories: Canning, Information
Yield: 1 guide

The high percentage of water in most fresh foods makes them very
perishable. They spoil or lose their quality for several reasons:

* growth of undesirable microorganisms- bacteria, molds, and yeasts,
* activity of food enzymes,
* reactions with oxygen,
* moisture loss.

Microorganisms live and multiply quickly on the surfaces of fresh food
and on the inside of bruised, insect-damaged, and diseased food. Oxygen
and enzymes are present throughout fresh food tissues. Proper canning
practices include:

* carefully selecting and washing fresh food,
* peeling some fresh foods,
* hot packing many foods,
* adding acids (lemon juice or vinegar) to some foods,
* using acceptable jars and self-sealing lids,
* processing jars in a boiling-water or pressure canner for the correct
period of time.

Collectively, these practices remove oxygen; destroy enzymes; prevent
the growth of undesirable bacteria, yeasts, and molds; and help form a
high vacuum in jars. Good vacuums form tight seals which keep liquid in
and air and microorganisms out.

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* USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994)

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Title: French Cream Pie
Categories: Desserts, Heirloom
Yield: 1 Servings

1 c White sugar
1 c Raisins
1 c Sour cream
1 ts Flour
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1 Egg, beaten

Mix first five ingredients together, add beaten egg.
Cook in double boiler till thick, remove from stove.
Add 1 tsp. soda. Spread in a baked pie shell. Chill.
Cover with whipped cream. Source: Heritage Recipes ch.

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Buck-eye Balls

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :1:00
Categories : Candy

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 1/2 cups peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 16 oz. pkg. confectioner’s sugar
1 6 oz. pkg. semisweet chocolate chips
2 Tablespoons solid vegetable shortening

Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Mix peanut butter, vanilla, sugar and
butter with hands to form a smooth dough. Shape into 1″ balls. Refrigerate.
Melt chocolate and shortening together. When smooth pour into a small bowl.
Dip 3/4 of ball in chocolate. Return to refrigerator.

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KALAMARAKIA (GREEK SQUID)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Seafood Appetizers
Greek

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 lb Squid, about 2″ long
1 Flour for coating
1 Salt
1/2 c Olive oil
1/4 c Sauterne wine
1 Lemon, juice of

Wash the squid thoroughly, and pull out the soft backbone and ink sack from
the head of each. Remove the black membrane from ove the whole squid. Coat
them with flour and sprinkle with salt. Heat the olive oil in a heavy
skillet and fry the squid until brown. Pour the wine over the squid, stir,
and turn off the heat. Add lemon juice and stir. Let the squid stand in
the sauce for ten minutes, then drain. Arrange on a hot serving dish.
Serve on small individual plates with forks.

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ITALIAN FILLING FOR YEAST PASTY DOUGH

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Italian Pork
Ceideburg 2

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 lb Italian sausage
2 tb Olive oil
1/2 c Pine nuts
1 Clove garlic, minced
1/2 lb Spinach, cooked, squeezed
-dry and chopped
1 c Ricotta cheese
1 Egg, beaten
Salt and freshly ground
-pepper
1 Egg beaten with 1
-tablespoon milk or water

Remove sausage from casings, crumble into skillet; saute over
medium-high heat until browned. Drain well and transfer to mixing
bowl.

Heat olive oil and saute pine nuts until golden. Add garlic and cook
briefly. Add to sausage along with spinach, ricotta and egg; mix
well. Season with salt and pepper.

Roll out dough, cut into 4-inch squares. Place 2 tablespoons filling
in center of dough, Fold over. Seal with tines of fork. Place on
lightly greased baking sheet. Let stand in warm place for 15
minutes. Brush with egg wash.

Bake in a 425F oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Serve at room temperature.

Makes about 24 buns.

From the San Francisco Chronicle, 8/10/88.

Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; November 11 1992.

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Title: Pepperoni Mushroom Pizza
Categories: Main dish
Yield: 4 servings

1 1/2 c Cooked rice
1 Egg; beaten
2 oz Shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 c -Tomato sauce, or up to…
3/4 c Tomato sauce
1/4 ts Basil leaves
1/4 ts Garlic powder
1/4 ts Ground oregano
1 tb Grated Parmesan cheese
1 c Shredded mozzarella cheese
— divided
2 oz Pepperoni, thinly sliced
1/2 c Sliced mushrooms
1 tb Snipped fresh parsley

Microwave Oven Instructions:
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Combine rice, egg, and Cheddar cheese. Press into buttered microproof
12-inch pizza pan or 10-inch pie pan. Cook uncovered on MEDIUM (50% power)
2 minutes. Combine tomato sauce, basil, garlic powder, and oregano.
Spread over rice crust. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley. Cook
uncovered on MEDIUM 7 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.

Conventional Oven Instructions:
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Combine rice, egg, and Cheddar cheese. Press into buttered 12-inch pizza
pan or 10-inch pie pan. Bake at 400 degrees 4 minutes. Combine tomato
sauce, basil, garlic powder, and oregano. Spread over rice crust.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Layer 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese,
pepperoni, and mushrooms. Top with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
and parsley. Bake at 400 degrees 8 to 10 minutes.

Each serving provides:
* 312 calories
* 18.4 grams protein
* 17.9 grams fat
* 18.7 grams carbohydrate
* 848 milligrams sodium
* 110 milligrams cholesterol

Source: Cooking with Rice
Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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New Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo,****

Recipe By : Paul Prudhomme’s Fork in the Road
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Paul Prudhomme Seafood

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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SEASONING MIX
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 2/3 teaspoons dried basil
1 1/3 teaspoons salt
1 1/3 teaspoons onion powder
1 1/3 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
7/8 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 teaspoon white pepper
1/3 teaspoon cayenne

2/3 pound chicken breast halves without skin — diced into
1/2″ cube
2/3 pound shrimp — peeled deveined
1/2 quart mustard greens — chopped
1/2 quart onions — chopped
1 1/3 cups green bell pepper — chopped
1 1/3 cups celery — chopped
1/2 quart okra — sliced
2 bay leaves
2/3 cup apple juice
1/4 cup all-purpose flour — browned
1/2 quart chicken stock
1 1/3 cups fish stock
1/2 quart collard greens — chopped
1 quart cooked rice

Combine the seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl.
Sprinkle the diced chicken with 1 tablespoon of the seasoning mix, and
sprinkle the shrimp with another 1 tablespoon of the seasoning mix.
Preheat a heavy 5-quart pot over high heat to 350°,about 4 minutes.
Add 3 cups of the mustard greens, 2 cups of the onions, all of the bell
peppers and the celery, 1 cup of the okra, and the bay leaves. Cook,
stirring occasionally to check for sticking, about 8 minutes.
Add the apple juice and remaining seasoning mix, stir, and cook until
most of the liquid is absorbed, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add the seasoned
chicken, cover the pot, and cook 2 minutes. Add the browned flour and stir
until it is completely absorbed and a paste forms. Cover and cook 1 minute.
Add both the stocks, stir well, cover, and bring to a boil, and cook 3
minutes. Add the collard greens, the remaining mustard greens, onions, and
okra, and mix thoroughly. Cover the pot and bring to a boil, about 5
minutes. Add the seasoned shrimp, stir, bring to a boil, and cook until
shrimp turn pink and plump, about 3 to 4 minutes. Serve over rice.

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NOTES : Verry good even though I couldn’t find okra. I also substituted
chicken sausage for the chicken.

Title: Reeses Peanut Butter Bars
Categories: Candies
Yield: 24 servings

-From the Kitchen of
-Lawrence Cindy Kellie
1 pk Graham crackers
-crushed
2 c Powdered sugar
3/4 c Margarine
1 c Peanut butter
1 c Chocolate Chips
2/3 c Peanut butter

Melt margarine, peanut butter. Add crushed crackers and sugar. Press
into 9×13 pan.

Melt 1 cup chocolate chips with 2/3 cup peanut butter. Spread over
the top. Cool and munch

MMMMM

Title: Many Mushrooms Soup
Categories: Soups/stews, Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings

1 x -Dorothy Cross TMPJ72B 1 x -brown or common –
your choi
3 tb Butter 3 c Chicken broth
3 tb Oil 1/4 c White port
1 ea Clove garlic; minced 2 tb Tomato paste
1 ea Onion; chopped 1/2 c Parsley, minced
1 lb Mixed mushrooms; (oyster, 1 x Pepper, to taste
1 x -morels, porcini, enoki,

Melt butter and oil in large saucepan. Saute garlic and onion slowly over
low heat, 10 minutes. Add sliced mushrooms, cover and cook over medium heat
for 5 minutes. Add broth, port and tomato paste. Simmer 10 minutes. Add
parsley and freshly ground pepper. Serve.
Source: “Vineyard Seasons” by Susan Branch Reformatted by: CYGNUS, HCPM52C

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CHOCOLATE CHERRY PIE FHMN87A

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chocolate Pies
Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 9″ pre-baked cool pie shell
2 tablespoons Flour
2 tablespoons Cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup Sugar
2 cups Milk
2 ounces Bitter chocolate
3 Egg yolks
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoons Dark rum
1/2 cup Maraschino cherries — drained
1 1/2 cups Whipping cream
2 tablespoons Powdered sugar
Bitter chocolate grated

In a saucepan, combine the dry ingredients, add the milk and chocolate, and
bring to a boil. Lower the heat and cook, stiring constantly until
thickened.Lightly beat the egg yolks and add slowly to the custard, stirring
over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes.Add the vanilla, rum, and butter and cool to
room temperature. Lastly, whip 1/2 cup of the cream and fold into the pudding
mixture with the cherries.(cherries cut into quarters). Serve topped with the
remaining 1 cup of cream whipped with the powdered sugar, and garnish with the
grated chocolate.From -Chocolate Crazy- “Miss Grimble” Sylvia Hirsch

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