Title: Gourmet Beef Patties
Categories: Meats, Easy
Yield: 4 Servings

1 1/2 lb Lean ground beef
1 1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
2 tb Ice water
4 Thin slices Swiss cheese
4 Thin slices cooked ham

Lightly mix ground beef with the salt, pepper and ice
water. Shape into 8 equal size patties. Place a
slice of cheese and ham on 4 patties. Cover with
remaining patties; press to seal in ham and cheese.
Broil 4 minutes on each side or to desired degree of
doneness. Makes 4 servings. Tip: The ice water
prevent the meat from drying out. Typed by
cjhartlin@msn.com

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Title: Making Jams and Jellies With Added Pectin
Categories: Canning, Preserves
Yield: 1 recipe

Fresh fruits and juices as well as commercially caned or frozen fruit
juice can be used with commercially prepared powdered or liquid pectins.
The order of combining ingredients depends on the type of pectin used.
Complete directions for a variety of fruits are provided with packaged
pectin. Jelly or jam made with added pectin requires less cooking and
generally gives a larger yield. These products have more natural fruit
flavors, too. In addition, using added pectin eliminates the need to
test hot jellies and jams for proper gelling. Adding 1/2 teaspoon of
butter or margarine with the juice and pectin will reduce foaming.
However, these may cause off-flavor in a long-term storage of jellies
and jams. Recipes available using packaged pectin include:

Jellies–Apple, crab apple, blackberry, boysenberry, dewberry, currant,
elderberry, grape, mayhaw, mint, peach, plum, black or red raspberry,
loganberry, rhubarb, and strawberry.

Jams–Apricot, blackberry, boysenberry, dewberry, loganberry, red
raspberry, youngberry, blueberry, cherry, currant, fig, gooseberry,
grape, orange marmalade, peach, pear, plum, rhubarb, strawberry, and
spiced tomato.

Be sure to use Mason canning jars, self-sealing two-piece lids, and a
5-minute process (corrected for altitude, as necessary) in boiling
water. For more information about jams and jellies see “Preparing
butters, jams, jellies, and marmalades”.

Purchase fresh fruit pectin each year. Old pectin may result in poor
gels. Follow the instructions with each package and the process times
recommended in Table 1.

Table 1. Recommended process time for Jellies and Jam with Added Pectin
in a boiling-water canner.

Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Half-pints or Pints.
Process Time at Altitudes of 0 – 1,000 ft: 5 min.
1,001 – 6,000 ft: 10 min.
Above 6,000 ft: 15 min.

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

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Gourmet Glazed Nuts

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 38 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Snacks

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
2 cups Water
1/2 cup Sugar
2 cups Peanuts
1/4 cup Butter or margarine — melted
1 1/2 cups Pecan halves

Salt
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spray a large jelly roll pan with vegetable
cooking spray. Boil water; add nuts. Cook and stir for one minute; drain.
Rinse a couple of times with hot water. Drain on paper towels. Transfer nuts
to baking pan. Sprinkle nuts with sugar; stir to mix, but do not dissolve
sugar. Spread nuts in a single layer. Drizzle with butter. Bake for 15
minutes; stir well and bake another 10 to 15 minutes or until evenly
toasted. Remove with slotted spoon when cool. Sprinkle lightly with salt.
Store in refrigerator in a tightly covered container. Makes a great gift.
Makes 38 (1 oz.) servings.

Nutrient Value per 1 ounce: 93 calories (72 % from fats), 2 g protein, 5 g
carbohydrates, .7 g fiber, 8 g fat (1 g saturated), 9 mg cholesterol, 75 mg
potassium, 44 mg sodium.

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SEITAN

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetarian Analog
Main dish

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
6 c Stone ground, whole wheat
-bread flour
3 c Water
1/2 c Tamari
12 Slices fresh ginger, about
-1/8″ thick
1 Piece kombu, about 3″ long

Mix together flour and water to make a dough. Knead
until stiff (10 to 12 minutes by hand or 6 to 8
minutes by machine). Place in a bowl, cover with cold
water and allow to rest for about 10 minutes.

While dough is resting, bring 3 quarts of water to a
boil. Add tamari, ginger and kombu. Cook for 15
minutes, remove from heat and allow to cool completely.

Immerse dough in a bowl of warm water and knead to
remove starch. When water turns milky, drain it off
and refill bowl with fresh water. In final rinses, use
cold water to tighten gluten. Rinsing is complete when
liquid runs clear as dough is squeezed (about 8
changes of water.)

Lightly oil a 9″ x 5″ x 3″ loaf pan. Place seitan in
pan and let rest until dough relaxes, about 10
minutes. Use in recipes calling for uncooked seitan or
continue with following steps for cooked seitan or
continue with following steps for cooked seitan.

Bring 3 quarts of plain water to a boil. Add seitan
and cook for 30 to 45 minutes or until it floats to
surface. Drain and cut into pirces or leave whole.
Drain and cut into pieces or leave whole.

Place seitan in cold tamari stock and bring to a boil.
Lower temperature and simmer for 1 1/2 to hours,
depending on size of pieces.

Serve warm or use in recipe calling for cooked seitan.

From _Friendly Foods_ by Bro. Ron Pickarski, reprinted
in _Vegetarian Gourmet_, Winter 1992

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JUNE MEYER’S AUTHENTIC HUNGARIAN LENTIL SOUP

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
1 lb Dried lentils,
-washed and drained
1/4 c Lard, bacon drippings,
-or oil
2 md Onions, chopped
1 Parsnip
-or parsley root, chopped
2 md Carrots, sliced
1 c Sliced celery
8 c Water
1 t Salt to taste
Several whole black pepper
-corns
2 Whole cloves
2 Bay leaves
1 lg Potato, peeled and grated
2 lg Links (or 4 small) smoked
-sausage, skin pricked
-with fork
2 tb Good vinegar

Hungarian soups are usually served in the fall and
winter months. When ever I make a large pot of soup in
winter, the steam always condenses on the windows. I
then always think of a remote memory I have of playing
by a low window, water running down in little
riverlets, and shadowy forms passing by single file on
the other side of the window, and the wonderful smell
of soup cooking. When I asked my mother about the
memory she said that my paternal grandmother had died
in January 1936, and family and guests were coming
back from the cemetary after the burial. It was frigid
out and Hungarian soup, bread and Strudel was made to
feed the frozen mourners. I was two years old and that
faint memory has stayed with me for my whole life.

Never a separate course by itself, but always the main
course. This is another one of those hearty Peasant
soups that is a complete meal by itself. Serve it with
some crusty bread, a chunk of cheese and a dark beer.
Serve in a large bowl steaming hot. Regards, June
Meyer.

In a large pot, heat fat and add carrots, root
vegetable and onions. Saute until onions are golden.
Add lentils, water, celery, and seasonings. Grate the
potato into the mixture and add sausage. Simmer
covered 1 hour until lentils and vegetables are
tender. Remove bay leaves. Add vinegar just before
serving and adjust salt. Serve with a crusty bread and
salad.

Mongol Soup

If you add one can of tomato paste and two cans of
water to the above soup and puree it, you will have
made another soup called Mongo Soup. Try it, it is
good.

Serves 6 If you try one of my recipes please tell me
what you think.
E-Mail me at: june4@interaccess.com

WALT

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CHESTNUT SOUP

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Main dish Soups
Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
2 ts Cannola Oil
1/2 ea Onion — Md, Chopped
1 ea Carrot — Md, Sliced
1 ea Celery Stalk — Sliced
4 c Chicken Broth
1 t Sugar
1 ea Bay Leaf
1/4 ts Leaf Basil — Dried
1/8 ts Marjoram Leaves — Dried
1/2 lb Chestnuts — Abt. 24, *
1/2 c Evaporated Skimmed Milk
3/4 c Marsala, Sherry — OR
3/4 c Chicken Broth
1 x Salt Pepper — To Taste

* Chestnuts should be roasted and shelled.
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++++++++++++++++++

In a large pot, heat the oil and saute the onion,
carrot and celery. Add the broth, sugar, bay leaf,
basil, marjoram and chestnuts. Simmer until the
chestnuts are tender, about 25 minutes. Remove and
discard the bay leaf. Carefully transfer to a food
processor or blender and puree the mixture. Return to
the pot and stir in the evaporated milk, and bring to
a boil; add the marsala, sherry or chicken broth.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve hot or
cold.

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Beignets with Butterscotch Sauce

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Creole Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
***** NONE *****

1/4 c Water,warm (105-115’F.)

1 pk Active dry yeast

4 Eggs,at room temperature

1/2 c Butter or margarine,softened

1/3 c Sugar

2 ts Orange rind,grated

1 tb Rum

1/2 ts Vanilla

1/2 ts Salt

4 c Flour,all-purpose

Vegetable oil

Sugar,confectioners’,sifted

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Gooey Hot Fudge Sauce

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chocolate Sauces

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
2 c (12oz) Semisweet Chocolate Chips
2 T Butter
1/2 c Half-and-half
1 T Corn syrup
1/8 t Salt
1/2 t Vanilla extract

Melt chocolate and butter with half-and-half, corn syrup and salt in
heavy 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove
from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Serve warm or pour
into clean glass jars and seal tightly. Store up to 6 months in
refrigerator. Reheat sauce in double-boiler over hot (not boiling)
water before serving, if desired.

Makes about 1 1/2 cups of sauce.

Source: Favorite All Time Recipes: Country Christmas Recipes, page 3

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Cabbage Casserole

Serving Size : 6
Categories : Main Dish

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
1 head cabbage
2 cups TVP®, dry
1 3/4 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 each egg whites
1 can tomato soup, condensed
2 cups tomato juice
1 can water

Coarsely chop cabbage and cook in 1 cup of water, covered, for 5 minutes.

Reconstitute the TVP® in the boiling water. Add the onion, spices, and egg
whites.

Mix the tomato juice, soup, and water, and set aside.

Spread 1/2 the cabbage in the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish. Spread TVP® mixture
on top. Cover with the remaining cabbage.

Pour the tomato mixture on top. Cover with foil. Bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours.

TVP is a registered trademark of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company.

Title: LIGHT LEMON MOUSSE TERRINE
Categories: Desserts, Low-cal
Yield: 10 servings

1 3/4 ts Unflavored gelatin
1/2 c Well-strained lemon juice
3/4 c Whipping cream; well-chilled
5 Egg whites
3/4 c Sugar

—————————-BLACK CURRANT SAUCE—————————-
12 oz Frozen black currants
1 Lemon; juiced
3/4 c Sugar
1/2 c -Water

Line a 9-inch loaf pan with foil or plastic wrap, being sure that enough
wrap is used to cover and overhang all 4 sides of the pan and top. Sprinkle
gelatin over lemon juice in a saucepan and heat until the gelatin is
dissolved. Place in a medium bowl set in a larger bowl of ice. Whip the
cream, add the lemon juice, and stir with a rubber spatula until blended.
Let stand over the ice for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the mixture is
slightly thickened. Remove the bowl from the ice. Beat the egg whites with
sugar to form soft peaks. Fold 1/4 of the egg whites into the lemon-cream
mixture, then fold the mixture carefully into the remaining egg whites.
Spoon into the lined loaf pan. Cover the top with plastic or foil and
freeze. To serve, invert the lemon mousse terrine onto a flat serving
platter. Slice off the ends. Cut into slices 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick. Serve
with Black Currant Sauce. For Black Currant Sauce: Thaw the currants. Place
in a blender with the lemon juice, sugar, and water and blend until smooth.

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