82-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 9, 2000
September is National Honey
Month. Many of the crops honey
bees help to pollinate are har
vested in September, so this time
of year it’s appropriate to pay
tribute to honey bees.
According to information
from the national honey board
at www.honey.com, bees not
only make honey, but they are
also vitally important in crop
fertilization.
HONEY OF A DRESSING
Vi cup red wine vinegar
Vi cup honey
1 teaspoon dried oregano,
crushed
Vi teaspoon salt
Vi teaspoon ground pepper
Vs teaspoon cayenne pepper
Combine vinegar and honey;
mix well. Stir in remaining
ingredients.
HONEY SPICE OATMEAL
COOKIE GIFT MIX
2-% cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoons baking soda
Vz teaspoons salt
'A teaspoons ground cloves
V «teaspoons nutmeg
IV2 cups oats (quick or old
fashioned, uncooked)
To make mix: In large bowl,
combine flour, ginger, cin
namon, baking soda, salt, cloves
and nutmeg; mix well. Add oats;
mix well. Transfer to resealable
plastic bag, an unbreakable dec
orative jar with lid or other air
tight container. Store in cool dry
place.
Ingredients Needed To
Complete Cookies
V 2 pound (2 sticks) butter, sof
tened (no substitutions)
V* cup honey
1 large egg
To.prepare cookies;
As honey bees pass from blos
som to blossom, gathering the
nectar they need to make honey,
they collect and redistribute
pollen around the crop.
As the pollinated seeds de
velop they produce natural hor
mones that promote growth and
flavor. There are many fruits,
nuts and vegetables that are de
pendent on the honey bee for
pollination.
FALL FRUIT SALAD
2 apples, cored and diced
2 bananas, halved lengthwise,
cut into 1-inch pieces
12 dried apricots, quartered
4 pitted prunes, quartered
Vi cup golden raisins
V* cup plain yogurt, or dairy
sour cream
2 tablespoons honey
Dash nutmeg
In a large bowl, beat butter
and honey with electric mixer
until creamy.
Add egg; beat well. Add half
of cookie mix; beat well. Add re
maining cookie mix; beat well.
Divide dough into thirds; place
each on a piece of plastic wrap
and flatten to '/2-inch thickness.
Wrap tightly; chill at least 4
hours.
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Remove one portion of dough
from refrigerator.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on un
greased cookie sheets. Flatten to
Vs-inch thickness with bottom of
glass dipped in granulated
sugar. Repeat with remaining
dough.
Bake 5 to 7 minutes, just until
centers are set. (Cookies will feel
soft. Do not overbake.) Cool 1
minute on cookie sheets; remove
to wire rack. Cool completely.
Store tightly covered.
• -Makes abouttfdozen cookies
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According to website informa
tion, pollination is the necessary
first step to start more than 90
food crops growing. These in
clude almonds, melons, cranber
ries, apricots, lemons, kiwi fruit,
and many others.
Check out these recipes for a
few ideas to make use of the
sweetener. All of the recipes are
from the National Honey Board
unless otherwise noted.
Combine fruits in a medium
bowl. Blend yogurt with honey,
nutmeg and juice to taste.
Gently stir into fruit. Cover and
chill thoroughly. Makes 6 serv?
ings.
HONEY GARLIC
PORK CHOPS
Va cup lemon juice
Va cup honey *
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon cooking sherry
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 boneless center-cut lean
pork chops (about 4 ounces
each)
Combine all ingredients
except pork chops in small bowl.
Place pork in shallow baking
dish; pour marinade over pork.
Cover and refrigerator 4
hours or overnight. Remove
pork from marinade. Heat re
maining marinade in small
saucepan over medium heat
source 12 to 15 minutes, turning
once during cooking and basting
frequently with marinade (may
also be grilled). Makes 4 serv
ings.
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Coat chicken with honey; set
aside. Combine baking mix,
ginger, seasoned salt and
pepper; mix well.
Roll honey-coated chicken in
seasoned mixture. Brown
chicken in hot oil in nonstick
skillet Drain excess oil.
Place chicken on rack in
baking pan and bake at 350 de
grees for 20 to 30 minutes or
until Juices run clear. Makes 4
servings.
IVi tablespoons orange juice,
or apple juice
EASY HOME
STYLE CHICKEN
4 boneless, skinless chicken
breasts (3-Vz to 4 oz. each)
Vi cup honey
Vi cup buttermilk baking mix
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
V* teaspoons pepper
APPLE GEM JELLY
1 cup apple juice
V/2 cups honey
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 red apples, grated with peel
on
3 ounces liquid pectin
In a 5-quart saucepan, com
bine apple juice, honey, lemon
juice and grated apples. Bring to
a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 5
minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat.
Stir in liquid pectin. Skim off
foam. Ladle into hot sterilized
jars. Seal. Makes 3 Vi-pint jars
(24 2 tablespoon servings).
HONEY CARE TO TAKE A
DIP
1 pint (16 oz.) lowfat plain
yogurt
Va cup honey
2 tablespoons orange juice
Vi teaspoon grated orange
peel
Assorted fruits for dipping
such as sliced apples and
pears and strawberries
Combine yogurt in a small
bowl with honey, orange juice
and orange peel; mix well. Serve
with sliced fruit Makes 2-Va
cups.
BREAKFAST WAFFLE CLUB
SANDWICH WITH
HONEY APPLE SYRUP
V* cup honey, divided
l A cup apple juice
2 tablespoons butter or mar
garine
2 crisp, red apples, cored and
diced
8 frozen waffles, toasted
8 thin slices ham
To prepare syrup, place Vi
cup honey and apple juice in
BANANA YOGURT SHAKE
1 Vi cups milk
2 ripe bananas, peeled
1 cup plain yogurt
V* cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
Vi teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash of ground nutmeg
5 ice cubes
Combine all ingredients
except ice cubes in blender or
food processor; process until
thick and creamy. With motor
running, add ice cubes and pro
cess until smooth. Pour into tall
glasses to serves. Makes four
cups. Elizabeth Young
Lancaster County
Dairy Princess
Peach Bottom
small saucepan over medium
heat; heat through. Set aside
and keep warm.
Melt butter and remaining l A
cup honey in large nonstick skil
let over medium heat. Add
apples; cook and stir about 4
minutes or until apples area
lightly caramelized and crisp
tender.
Top each waffle with 1 slice
ham. Top with Vi of apple mix
ture and drizzle with V * of syrup.
Makes 4 servings.
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