GINGERED HOLIDAY CHUTNEY

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Relishes

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 c Brown sugar
1 c Chopped grn pepper
3/4 c Vinegar
1 c Chopped sweet red
1/2 ts Salt
Pepper
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1 c Chopped onion
1/4 ts Ground red pepper
1 tb Chopped candied ginger
1 Lime
1 Lemon
1 c Light raisins
1 lb Anjou pears *

*Fresh Anjou pears should be pared, cored and coarsely
chopped. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, vinegar,
salt, cinnamon and red pepper. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Finely
shred peel from lime and lemon; squeeze juice from
each. In a large bowl combine lemon and lime peel and
juices, pears, peppers, onion and ginger. Add raisins,
mixing gently. Add mixture to hot syrup. Heat to
boiling; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, about one
hour or till thick. Ladle chutney at once into hot,
clean pint jars, leaving a 1/4 inch headspace. Store
the jars in the refrigerator.

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Title: Garlicky Clam Dip
Categories: Appetizers
Yield: 8 servings

8 oz Cream cheese
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 tb Garlic
Fresh ground pepper (dash)
7 oz Clams; drained and minced
1/4 c Clam broth
1 1/2 ts Worcestershire
2 ts Lemon juice

Using garlic press, squeeze pulp and juice into softened cheese.
Cream with a spoon until smooth. Gradually add the remaining
ingredients, blending until smooth. For thinner dip, add more clam
broth. Serve with crackers, chips or veggies.

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OLD-FASHIONED CURRANT TART

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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—–PASTRY DOUGH—–
1/2 c Unsalted butter
1/4 c Sugar
1 t Vanilla extract
1 Egg yolk
1 1/4 c Cake flour
—–PASTRY CREAM—–
1 c Milk
1/4 c Sugar
3 Egg yolks
3 tb Flour
1 t Vanilla
—–FINISHING—–
3 pt Fresh red currants
– rinsed and stemmed
1/2 c Toasted, sliced almonds
Confectioners’ sugar
—–GLAZE—–
1 c Red currant jelly
2 tb Kirsch

FOR THE DOUGH: Beat the butter and sugar with the paddle on medium speed
until very soft and light. Beat in the vanilla and the yolk and continue
beating until smooth and shiny, about 3 more minutes. Stop the mixer, sift
the cake flour and add to the butter mixture. Pulse the mixer on and off to
incorporate the flour. Scrape the dough onto a piece of plastic, wrap and
chill it until firm. FOR THE PASTRY CREAM: Combine the milk and half the
sugar in a saucepan over low heat. Whisk the yolks with the remaining sugar
and sift the flour over and whisk it in. Beat 1/3 of the boiling milk into
the yolk mixture and return the remaining milk to a boil. Beat the yolk
mixture into the boiling milk and continue beating until the cream thickens
and comes to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Scrape the
cream onto a clean plate, cover with plastic wrap and chill. Roll the dough
and fit it into a 10-to-11-inch tart pan. Cut a disk of parchment paper to
fit the inside of the dough and fill with dried beans. Preheat oven to
325F. Bake the tart shell about 20 minutes, until set. Remove the paper and
beans and continue baking 5 minutes more to color the pastry. Do not
over-bake. Cool the shell in the pan. Spread the cooled pastry cream on the
cooled tart shell. Arrange the currants on the pastry cream. Bring the
jelly and kirsch to a boil and strain. Reduce to thicken if necessary.
Brush the glaze on the berries. Edge the tart with the almonds and sprinkle
the almonds with the confectioners’ sugar.

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CRAZY CORN MUFFINS

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Muffins Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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—–PHILLY.INQUIRER—–
1 c Flour
3/4 c Yellow cornmeal
3/4 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
3 tb Butter,melted
1/4 c Milk
1/4 c Sour cream
1/4 c Maple syrup
2 Eggs
3/4 c Pecan pieces
—–IRWIN E.SOLOMON—–

Preheat oven to 350~.Place liners in cups in muffin
tin,set aside.
Combine flour,cornmeal,baking powder and salt in
mixing bowl.Toss together with fork.
Add butter,milk,sour cream and maple syrup to bowl
and blend with spoon.Even when this batter is
blended,it will still have a few lumps.
Crack eggs into separate bowl bowl and whisk to
blend.Add them to the batter with pecan pieces.Blend.
Spoon batter into muffin cups until they are 3/4
full.Put your oven mitts on and carefully place tin in
oven.Bake for 25 minutes.
When baked,turn oven off and with mitted
hands,remove tin and set to cool on a cooling rack for
10 minutes.With your hands covered,tip tin over and
let muffins fall out.
Use table knife to loosen stubborn muffins.Let them
cool completely before wrapping in plastic wrap and
freezing.Makes 12 muffins..

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Meyer Lemon Sherbet

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:30
Categories : Desserts Do Ahead
Frozen Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 cup Meyer Lemon Juice
1 tablespoon lemon peel — grated
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup milk, skim

Ream juice from lemons (about 2 lbs. per cup of juice) and grate peel;
set aside.

Combine gelatin and 1/4 cup cold water; set aside until gelatin is
softened, about 5 minutes.

In a 3-quart pan over high heat, bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer until sugar is dissoved, about 1m minutes.

Stiri in gelatin, lemon peel and juice, and milk (mixture may look
curdled). Place pan in a bowl of ice water and stir often until cold, 8
to 10 minutes.

Freeze mixture in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s
directions.

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Serving Ideas : Garnish with lemon sprigs and serve with fat-free
cookies.

Title: Mary Martin’s Popcorn Balls
Categories: Candies, Xmas-93
Yield: 36 Servings

5 qt Popped popcorn, warm
2 c Sugar
1/2 c Light corn syrup
1 1/2 c Water
1 ts Vinegar
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla

Keep corn hot crisp in slow oven (300øF). Boil sugar, syrup, water
and salt until 254ø- 260øF. Add vanilla and vinegar and boil to
264øF. Food coloring can be added at this point. Slowly pour over
corn, stirring well so every kernel is coated. Press into balls and
let cool until hard. Wrap in plastic wrap.

Mary was a spinster neighbor when I was a child who had to be the
youngest woman I have ever know and the best substitute grandmother a
child could have ever wished for. She knew that her mother had been
making this recipe as far back as 1880.

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Title: Horseradish BBQ Sauce
Categories: Sauces
Yield: 1 servings

6 lb Chicken pieces
1/2 c Fresh lemon juice
1/2 c Ketchup
4 ea Drops of hot pepper sauce
1 ea Salt and pepper
1 c Butter
1/2 c Cider vinegar
2 t Worcestershire sauce
1/3 c Prepared horseradish

Combine all ingredients in a non aluminum sauce pan and bring just to
a boil. Lower heat immediately and simmer 15 minutes. Makes about 1
1/2 cups. Lightly brush on barbecue sauce. Do no let chicken burn.

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DRIED FRUIT-RICE STUFFING

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Poultry

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3/4 c Butter or margarine
1 1/2 c Chopped onions
1 1/2 c Chopped celery with leaves
1/3 c Chopped parsley
9 c Cooked brown rice
1 t Dried marjoram — crushed
1/2 ts Dried thyme — crushed
1/2 ts Dried sage — crushed
Salt, pepper
3 Eggs — lightly beaten
3/4 c Turkey stock
-ÿÿChicken bouillon
12 oz Mixed dried fruit

Melt butter in large skillet. Saute onions, celery and
parsley in butter. Remove from heat and combine with
rice in large bowl. Stir in marjoram, thyme and sage
and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add eggs,
stock and fruit. Mix well. Makes enough for 14-pound
turkey

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FRESH BREAD STUFFING

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 999 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 Long loaf fresh bread,
-or two regular size loaves
1 Large onion
1 lb Bacon, diced and cooked
4 To 5 stalks celery, diced
3 To 4 eggs
1/4 c Soft butter (not margarine)
Water to moisten
Poultry seasoning to taste
1/4 ts Sweet basil
2 tb Dried of fresh chopped
-parsley
1 t Garlic powder
1/8 ts Cayenne
1/8 ts Oregano
Black pepper to taste

Break up bread into bite sized chunks into large bowl.
Diced and cook bacon until not quite crisp, saving
bacon grease. Chop onion and celery and add to
stuffing mixture. Add bacon and pour grease over top
of mixture. Add eggs, spices, butter and mix together.
Use a bit of warm water as needed in order to bind the
mixture together until it holds its own shape.

Rinse turkey and salt the inside. Loosely pack the
inside of turkey with stuffing. Dry off the outside of
the turkey by blotting it with paper towels. Use
additional butter to lightly coat the outside and top
of bird, lightly salt and pepper, and then cook
according to directions. (20 per lb)

If you are lucky enough to have stuffing left over,
shape into balls to place beside the turkey when it
has about 1-1/2 hours left to bake.

Origin: Adapted from my Mom’s recipe. (Shirley
Whittaker) Shared by: Sharon Stevens

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WINTER TOMATO BISQUE – COUNTRY LIVING

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Holidays Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 tb Butter or margarine
1 lg Onion, chopped
1/3 c Unsifted all-purpose flour
2 ts Dried tarragon or savory
-leaves
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground black pepper
1 cn (10 1/2-oz) condensed
-chicken broth
1 c Water
1/3 c Dried tomato bits or 8
-dried plum tomato halves,
-chopped (see Note)
1 lb Ripe tomatoes (see Note)
1 cn (11 1/8-oz) condensed
-Italian tomato soup or
-1 10 3/4-oz can condensed
-tomato soup
2 1/2 c Milk
1/2 c Half-and-half
Chopped fresh tarragon or
-savory leaves and sprigs
-(opt.)

1. In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
Add onion and saute until tender. Stir flour,
tarragon, salt, and pepper into onion until well
mixed. Gradually stir in undiluted broth and water
until well combined. Add tomato bits and heat mixture
to boiling, stirring constantly. Cover and reduce heat
to low. Simmer soup 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2. Meanwhile, peel, seed, and dice tomatoes. Stir
undiluted tomato soup, milk, and half-and-half into
soup until well mixed. Increase heat to medium-high
and heat soup until bubbles appear around side of pan.
Do not boil. Stir in diced tomatoes and heat through.
Ladle soup into bowls. If desired, sprinkle soup with
chopped herbs and place bowls onto plates garnished
with sprigs of herbs.

Note: Dried tomato bits or halves are available in the
produce section of most major supermarkets. For
several free dried-tomato recipe booklets, write
Timber Crest Farms, Dried Tomato Ideas, 4791 Dry Creek
Road, Healdsburg, Calif. 95448. Include a
self-addressed, stamped large envelope (SASE). For
recipes using fresh tomatoes in salads, stews, and
casseroles, send a SASE to Favorite Tomato Recipes,
Florida Tomato Committee, Box 140533, Suite CL,
Orlando, Fla. 32814-0533.

Country Living/December/92 Scanned fixed by Di Pahl

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