I don't do cookies! I only iron Bill's shirts.
Posted on 06/16/2004 1:31:53 AM PDT by kcvl
Wed, Jun. 16, 2004
Presidential candidates' wives cook up cookie competition
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The presidential race is in high gear and its influence is being reflected even in the very specialized sphere of cookie baking.
For its 2004 Election Cookie Cook-Off, Family Circle magazine is publishing two recipes from candidates' wives in its July 13 issue.
The competing munchables are Laura Bush's oatmeal-chocolate chunk cookies, and Teresa Heinz Kerry's pumpkin spice cookies. Home bakers are invited to put them to the taste test and vote for their favorite. Recipes on 3C.
"We're delighted that Laura Bush and Teresa Heinz Kerry are putting their cookie recipes into the running for our fourth election competition," said Susan Ungaro, Family Circle's editor in chief.
The magazine first invited wives of presidential hopefuls to submit cookie recipes for publication in 1992, calling on readers to vote for their preferred recipe. The magazine says cookie cookoff results have predicted the presidential winners since then.
Family Circle says home cooks may cast their cookie ballots on a postcard postmarked by Aug. 1, addressed to: Family Circle Cookie Cook-Off, Dept. MJ, 375 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10017.
Readers can also vote online at:
http://www.familycircle.com.
The magazine says results will be announced in the Nov. 9 issue.
Abby's Pecan Apple Cake
2 tablespoons butter, melted
5 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tart apples such as Granny Smith,
peeled, halved, and sliced (3 cups)
1/2 cup butter
2 large eggs
1/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons rum
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush the sides of an 8 x 3 1/4-inch spring-form pan with the melted butter.
Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/4 cup flour and sprinkle the mixture evenly over the bottom of the pan.
Wrap foil around the pan to prevent leakage. Starting at the outside edge, arrange a ring of apple slices in the pan, slightly overlapping and pointing to the center. (It will feel backwards.) Fill in the center with another circle of apples, with some overlap occurring. Layer any remaining apple slices evenly, overlapping to prevent the batter from escaping.
With a wooden spoon or electric mixer, beat together the butter and 1 cup sugar. Add the eggs, milk, rum, and vanilla extract. The batter will look curdled. Add 1 1/4 cups flour, the nuts, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, beating only until the flour is completely incorporated. Pour the batter over the apples and spread evenly.
Place the pan on a baking sheet and bake in the middle of the oven until a wooden pick inserted in the cake comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cover with a piece of foil if the top begins to brown too quickly.
Let the cake rest in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes, then, using a small, flexible knife, gently separate the sides of the cake from the pan. Invert the cake on the rack, letting it stay in the pan for another 10 minutes, then remove the pan, lifting it up carefully.
Barbara Eden's Company Green Beans
1 1/2 pounds green beans, ends trimmed 750 g
2 tablespoons butter 25 mL
1 clove garlic, minced
1 sweet red pepper, thinly sliced
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds (optional) 50 mL
Cook the beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain the beans and set aside. Dry the pot: add butter and melt over medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper strips; cook, stirring often, until softened, about 1 minute. Return the reserved beans to the pot and toss until vegetables are well mixed and beans are reheated. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with almonds, if using.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
They serve this in the Senate cafeteria. It is fun to ride the little train that takes the capital personel to the basement of the capital. I haven't been there since 9/11 so I don't know if they still allow you to ride it. Since you have to go to security to be in that building, it should still be allowed.
The Famous Senate Restaurant Bean Soup Recipe
2 pounds dried navy beans
four quarts hot water
1 1/2 pounds smoked ham hocks
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper to taste
Wash the navy beans and run hot water through them until they are slightly whitened. Place beans into pot with hot water. Add ham hocks and simmer approximately three hours in a covered pot, stirring occasionally. Remove ham hocks and set aside to cool. Dice meat and return to soup. Lightly brown the onion in butter. Add to soup. Before serving, bring to a boil and season with salt and pepper. Serves 8.
That sounds very tasty.
LOL! Yeah and I repair cars. /sarcasm
I agree. For some reason I don't believe MW used frozen pastry.LOL.
Otherwise the recipes look wonderful.
Thanks for this thread. It is great!
Well, how about that! Laura bakes and gives out EIGHT dozen cookies;
the contender's wife only coughs up FIVE!
1 butler
1 driver
3 valet staff
Obtain advertisement. Summon butler to the day room and give him advertisement and directions to the Ethel Kennedy Bakery and Tea Room in Boston. Assign driver to take the butler into the city in one of the mid-priced SUV's. Tell butler to record the cookie purchase under "Primary Election Expenses". Assign valet staff to distribute cookies at the Katie Couric birthday celebration in the flower garden. Serves 240 (contributors only).
ROFLOL!
So, are we to believe that Teresa Kerry ever actually made these cookies ? More than likely she simply took an ancient family recipe and put her name on it.
Yes, you can. It should not effect the recipe in the least.
It could also be replaced with chicken, beef or pork.
Bump
BUMP for morning.
HELLO ... chocolate wins hands down
That sounds fabulous!
I make about 70 dozen cowboy cookies every year for Christmas. I use peanut butter and leave out the nasty coconut.
Those pumpkin cookies are about the same shade as her skin.
Can I get on your Christmas list? lol!
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