Farming, Saturday, September 20, 199^
If you are looking for a recipe but can’t find it, send
your recipe request to Lou Ann Good, Cook’s Question
Corner, In care of Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box 609, Eph
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answers to the same request, and cannot print each one.
Answers to recipe requests should be sent to the same
address.
QUESTION Meg from Pittsburgh would appreciate a
simple recipe for apple sorbet.
QUESTION—Cathy Christ, Parkesburg, would likeagood
pizza crust recipe that is not fluffly like bread.
QUESTION Betty Jakum, Litttlestown, writes that she
has successfully made sauerkraut for more than 15 years.
However, this year, the cabbage she shredded and salted in
a crock stopped fermenting after only one week. The mixture
has not gone bad, but it has a different consistency and only a
hint of the yellow color of sauerkraut and not much taste. Does
anyone know what she had done wrong? She used pickling
salt and placed a weighted plastic bag on top of the mixture.
Perhaps some of the water in the bag leaked out, she drained
off the excess water, but it hasn't helped. Any suggestions on
how to save this batch?
QUESTION Carl Schintzel, Rockaway, N.J., remem
bers his mother used to make seasoned rice with cubed
pieces of veal in it, which cooked all day on a wood or coal
range. He doesn't remember the name or any other ingre
dients it might have contained, but the mixture was made in a
deep gray graniteware lidded pot.
QUESTION Michele Powlison, Millerton, writes that she
milks goats and would like some recipes for goat cheese. She
would also like to know where to purchase rennet tablets.
QUESTION A reader would like a recipe for chocolate
zucchini bars, which was made with chocolate chips.
QUESTION—Mary Dangler, Middletown, Ohio, would like
a recipe for 10-grain bread that tastes similar to that made by
Roscoe Village Bakery in Coshocton, Ohio.
QUESTION—Anna Martin, Denver, would like a recipe for
stewed tomatoes.
QUESTION A reader from Stewartstown would like a
recipe for a brownie made from a German chocolate cake
mix, cream cheese, and miniature chocolate chips.
QUESTION —Louise Graybeal, Renick, W.V. would like to
know where to buy vegetable rennet to make cheese. She
writes: When a recipe calls for a rennet tablet, can liquid
rennet be used, and how much?
For feta cheese, can she substitute cow's milk instead of
goat's?
For yogurt, when she buys acidophilus cultures can she
substitute 2 tablespoons homemade yogjurt for the next
batch?
Does anyone make sharp Cheddar cheese in the home? If
so, please send explicit instructions.
QUESTION Renee Nissley, Middletown, has mam
mouth sunflowers in her garden and needs to know how to
roast the seeds.
QUESTION —Marlene Martin, Ephrata, would like to have
a recipe for a lemon poppy seed cake that is very moist.
QUESTION Mildred Hess, Myerstown, wants recipes
using tomatillos, which are tennis ball-size, papery husked
fruits that resemble ground cherries but bigger.
QUESTION Cindy Sides, Ellicott City, Md., writes that a
recipe for honey mustard pretzels was previously printed in
this section. She clipped out the recipe but has been unable to
find the required packaged mustard or honey dijon dry salad
mix. She would like to know where to purchase it. Readers, I
know there is also a recipe that doesn’t required the dry mix.
Does anyone have it?
QUESTION A subscriber would like a quick and easy
recipe for cinnamon raisin bread such as made by Pepper
idge Farm Style or Stroehmann’s Dutch County—a recipe
where the raisins don't sink to the bottom but are distributed
thoughout the entire bread.
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Honey Sweetens
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HONEY ALMOND
CHEESECAKE
'A cup graham cracker crumbs
24 ounces cream cheese,
softened
V* cup honey
1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed
with 1 tablespoon sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
A teaspoon almond extract
Spray bottom of 8-inch spring
form pan with nonstick spray.
Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs
evenly over bottom.
Beat cream cheese until smooth.
Add honey. Sprinkle in cornstarch
mixture. Beat well. Add eggs, van
illa and almond extract Scrape
sides of bowl.
Carefully pour into pan, being
careful not to disturb the crumbs.
Bake 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
Remove from oven and spread
with 1 cup reduced fat sour cream
mixed with '/ cup honey and 1
teaspoon vanilla. Return to oven
and bake 10 minutes more. Cool
pan on wire rack. Cover and refrig
erate at least six hours or up to
three days.
Garnish with 'A cup toasted
almonds, sliced, and pressed on
sides.
Eileen Murphy
Bradford Co. Dairy Princess
HONEY-BUTTER
POPCORN
10 cups freshly popped com
1 cup coarsely chopped unsalted
peanuts
'A cup butter
'A cup honey
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Combine popcorn and nuts in a
large mixing bowl. Heat butter and
honey in a small saucepan, stirring
frequently, until butter is melted.
Gradually pour over popcorn mix
ture. Mix until well combined.
Spread mixture evenly in an unbut
tered 15x 10-inch jelly roll pan.
Bake about 20 minutes, stirring 2
or 3 times, until'mixture is golden.
Cool in pan on wire rack. Break
into small pieces. May be stored in
airtight container at room
temperature.
Rebecca Ruppert
Berks Co. Alternate
Dairy Princess
POPCORN CRUNCH
8 cups popped com
/i cup com syrup
IVi cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups nuts
/i cup honey
1 cup butter
Combine popped com and nuts
and spread on greased cookie
sheet. Combine remaining ingre
dients in a saucepan. Bring to boil
over medium heat,* stirring con
stantly. Continue to boil until mix
ture turns caramel color. Pour hot
syrup over corn-nut mixture. Sepa
rate into clusters with two forics.
Jamie Fisher
Pa. Honey Queen
QUESTION—Linda Bupp, Westminster, Md., would like a
recipe for a no sugar added angel food cake.
QUESTION Grace Rumer, Abington, is looking for a
recipe for individual crumb buns with cheese pockets. Her
husband ate some, which he said were delicious, on the
Ocean City Boardwalk in New Jersey.
QUESTION Rita Hodun, Calverton, NY, would like the
recipe for apricot and honey marinade for spare ribs, etc.
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HONEY ICE CREAM
2-quart or larger ice cream
freezer
3 large eggs, separated
2 cups milk
V* cups honey
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
'A teaspoon salt
2 cups heavy cream, whipped
6-ounces grated semi-sweet
chocolate or VA cups mashed fresh
fruit
Separate eggs. In a double boil
er, blend and cook egg yolks,
milk, and honey into soft custard
just enough to coat the spoon.
Remove from heat and add vanilla
and salt and chill.
Beat egg whites until stiff and
fold into the chilled custard. Then
whip cream and fold into custard
and egg white mixture. Add grated
chocolate or mashed fruit Pour
into ice cream canister of ice cream
chum and proceed as recom
mended by instructions with ice
cream freezer.
HONEY DATE BARS
Filling:
'A pound pitted and cut up dates
A cup honey
V* cup water
Dough:
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
'/ teaspoon salt
'A cup honey
'A cup butter, melted
A teaspoon cinnamon
(optional)
In a medium saucepan, «put
dates, honey, and water and cook
slowly until thickened. Allow to
cool before proceeding.
Combine all the dough ingre
dients in a medium bowl. Place
'A the crumbs into BxB-inch pan
and pat down. Spread fdling over
patted dough in pan. Spread the
remaining dough over top of
filling.
Bake at 325 degree oven for 30
minutes. Cut into 2-inch squares
while warm.
Makes 16 servings.
SCALLOPED SWEET
POTATOES WITH APPLES
6 sweet potatoes, medium size
Vi teaspoon salt
Vi cup honey
4 tablespoons butter
2 cups sliced apples
1 teaspoon mace
Pare and cut sweet potatoes into
'A -inch slices. Boil in water until
tender, drain. Butter a 9-inch
square baking dish. Put a layer of
sweet potatoes in the bottom of the
dish, then a layer of apples.
Sprinkle with the salt and mace.
Drizzle with honey. Repeat until
dish is full. Bake in a 350 degree
oven for about SO minutes.
Jamie Fisher
Pa. Honey Queen
2'A pounds meat
'A cup soy sauce
'/. -A cup honey
'/a teaspoon ground pepper
1 pint water
*/» cup salt
'A cup sugar
Va teaspoon garlic powder
Dash tabasco
Trim all fat from meat. Slice
meat with the grain as thin as pos
sible (meat slices nicely when
semi-frozen) or have butcher slice.
Mix remaining ingredients to
make brine. Place meat into cool
brine and refrigerate overnight
After no less than 12 hours, take
the meat from the brine. Rinse
lightly and allow to dry on paper
towels for one hour. Place meat
strips on the smoker racks and dry
for 12 hours using 2 panfuls of
apple chips ’n chunks in the early
stages of the drying cycle.
HONEY SALAD DRESSING
V* cup salad oil
V* teaspoon salt
'A teaspoon celery seed
'A teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
B. Light
Lebanon
'A cup chopped onion
'/j cup honey
'A teaspoon paprika
'A cup lemon juice
'A teaspoon pepper
A teaspoon dry mustard
Put all ingredients in a blender
and mix until smooth. Yields:
I'A cups.
SWEET HORSERADISH
SAUCE
*'/ cup honey
V4cup whipping cream,
whipped
'A teaspoon salt
A cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons horseradish
1 teaspoon mustard
1 teaspoon vinegar
Add honey to mayonnaise. Fold
in whipped cream. Add horserad
ish and condiments. Store in
refrigerator.
Betty Light
Lebanon
HONEY RICE PUDDING
3 cups cooked rice
'A cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
3 cups milk, divided
54 teaspoon salt, optional
54 teaspoon almond extract
2 tablespoons butter
Combine rice, 2'/a cups milk,
honey, salt, vanilla, almond extract
and butter in medium saucepan.
Bring to boil, reduce heat and sim
mer 20-25 minutes or until very
thick and creamy, stirring occa
sionally. Beat eggs with remaining
milk. Stir into rice mixture. Qjpk 2
minutes. Refrigerate 2 or more
hours until chilled.
HONEY PECAN
CREAM CHEESE
8-ounces soft cream cheese
2 tablespoons honey
V* teaspoon .vanilla extract
'A cup chopped toasted pecans
Combine cream cheese, honey,
and vanilla in work; bpwl of food
processor. Process imtil smooth.
Stir in pecans. Refrigerate to blend
flavors. Allow to stand at room
temperature about 30 minutes
prior to serving.
Rebecca Ruppert
Berks Co.
Alternate Dairy Princess
EASY CURE
MEAT JERKY
Jamie Fisher
Pa. Honey Queen
Jamie Fisher
Pa. Honey Queen
Jamie Fisher
Pa. Honey Queen
Jamie Fisher
Pa. Honey Queen