Marzipan vegetables are work---but fun. Pipe on the
green rows. The fence is fancy sugar-work---but try
popsicle sticks.
Posted on 10/05/2019 5:48:56 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Marzipan vegetables are work---but fun. Pipe on the
green rows. The fence is fancy sugar-work---but try
popsicle sticks.
I got one piece of that pie and the rest went to Church for Fellowship after the service. The ladies and a couple of men try to outdo each other with the food offering...
We live and garden on the shores of Humboldt Bay in far northern Calif and our temps are vey similar but we may get a little less rain
Not that I am aware of. Mostly Butternut and another I don't remember the name
They date back to the 1800’s at least. It’s a real keeper squash. The first tome I saw it was in my basement in Chicago. No kidding. My brother is a hort and nature expert. He grew then for years in the garden my Dad started back in the 50’s. Dad passed in 1995 and my brother experimented. When I went in the basement I was astounded. The squash are huge, looked like the orange pod people, you could have put a 5 year old inside each one and he had at least 12 on the floor on newspapers. They ate them all winter long, he and my mom. The cavity is quite large but they still have a lot of flesh. I brought up seeds to Michigan and my friend grew them for years. She made pies and breads out of them and mostly gave them away to her elderly relatives. Used to be able to find a few packets of seeds on ebay, I don’t know about now. I just don’t have enough room.
The seeds are still offered on eBay.
Yeah I looked too after I wrote last. I saw 2 vendors, one from the Chicago suburbs and 1 in Greece of all places. Funny about the Chicago one, that is where I grew up and my brother grew them.
All the divine little ridges intact.
Give Ocean Spray credit for trying---one year they canned the sauce in a glass mold.
My brother swears it doesn’t taste the same unless it has “ can ridges”!
Also helps to gauge the size of the serving.
Cranberry Amaretto Sauce
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ING ¼ cup butter, 12 oz pkg fresh cranberries, 2 c sugar, 2 ts lemon juice,
½ cup amaretto, 2 tablespoons orange marmalade, 2 teaspoons lemon zest.
METHOD Stir/combine melted butter, cranberries, sugar, l/juice. BTB,
simmer 10-15 min (cranberries begin to pop). Offheat, add amaretto,
marmalade, lemon zest.
Today I plan on making All-Day Apple Butter in my crock pot, and Beau brought me four Sugar Pie Pumpkins (of about 30 in the lower garden!) to cook down. Pumpkin Butter is going to be in the offing soon, too. And pie. And Pumpkin Risotto and a Sage & Pumpkin Pastas Sauce.
You GOTTA have the ridges!
I think that’s the best fresh cranberry sauce recipe I’ve ever seen! Thanks!
Glad you like it, Di.
My Mom makes some every year, and while it’s good, it’s probably not THIS good. I love the marmalade in there.
Yeah.....the marmalade is a terrific addition.......inspired.
HOMEMADE PUMPKIN SPICE COFFEE CREAMER
ING 16 oz h/cream, 1/4 cup maple syrup 3 tb pumpkin puree tsp ea pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, 14 oz can sweet/cond/milk
METHOD Micro combined 1/2 cup h/cream, syrup, pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice about 30 sec then whisk.
Heat another 30 sec, then whisk. Add vanilla, sweet/cond/milk and 1/2 c h/cream. Whisk well. (Or shake in lidded container.)
Strain well, then fridge til ready to use.
HOMEMADE PUMPKIN SPICE COFFEE CREAMER
ING 16 oz h/cream, 1/4 cup maple syrup 3 tb pumpkin puree tsp ea pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, 14 oz can sweet/cond/milk
METHOD Micro combined 1/2 cup h/cream, syrup, pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice about 30 sec then whisk.
Heat another 30 sec, then whisk. Add vanilla, sweet/cond/milk and 1/2 c h/cream. Whisk well. (Or shake in lidded container.)
Strain well, then fridge til ready to use.
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