Persimmon cookies
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Persimmon cookies
Courtesy of
Charles A. Sanders
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 cup persimmon pulp
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups flour
1 tsp....
Hungarian venison stew
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Hungarian venison stew
Courtesy of
Tom R. Kovach
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. (or a little more) of chopped venison (ground venison works, too)
3...
The incredible cattail — The super Wal-Mart of the swamp
By Kevin F. Duffy
Issue #43 • January/February, 1997
I can think of no other North American plant that is more useful than the cattail. This wonderful plant is a virtual gold mine of survival utility....
Uncooked Peanut-butter Candy
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Uncooked Peanut-butter Candy
Courtesy of
Ruth Dasche
Ingredients
1/2 cup smooth or crunchy peanut butter
1/2 cup honey (any kind you like)
3/4 to 1 cup powdered milk
Method
Using a 1 quart or larger bowl, add...
Mac’s lamb curry bake
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Mac's lamb curry bake
Courtesy of
O.E. MacDougal
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Ingredients
1 lb. lamb, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
4+ Tbsp. butter
1 large onion, chopped
2 stalks of...
Garlic Soup
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Garlic Soup
Courtesy of
Brad Delmonico
Ingredients
6 cups Vegetable Stock
6 slices Italian Bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
12 cloves garlic, quartered (use more if you like)
1/2 cup dry red Wine
2 Tbsp. Butter
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1...
Turkey Tetrazzini
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Turkey Tetrazzini
Courtesy of
Katie O'Leary
Ingredients
2-1/2 cups cooked pasta
1-1/2 cups leftover turkey, chopped
1 cup Milk
1 cup Chicken Broth
1/2 cup shredded Swiss Cheese
1/3 cup chopped Onion
1/3 cup fresh sliced Mushrooms
1/4 cup each flour
1/4...
Bread — The staff of life
By Jackie Clay
Issue #78 • November/December, 2002
In today's hurry-up, prosperous world, bread has come to mean that white, pasty stuff you buy in the store and slap together into boring, equally tasteless sandwiches. Or...
Pickled chili peppers
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Pickled chili peppers
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
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Ingredients
Brine:
2 lbs. (1 gallon) fresh, ripe, chili peppers
1 gallon water
2 cups of sea or...
Spicy Beef
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Spicy Beef
Courtesy of
Elaine Driver
Ingredients
8 ounces top round steak, fat trimmed, cut into strips
2 fresh hot chilis, minced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1-1/2 tablespoons fresh cilantro,...
Sweet pepper salad
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Sweet pepper salad
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
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Ingredients
4 medium sweet peppers, blocky, cubanelle, or blunt type
4 medium tomatoes, sliced
2 cups cooked...
Fresh cucumber delight
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Fresh cucumber delight
Courtesy of
Jackie Clay
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Ingredients
3 qts. sliced cucumbers
1/4 oz. mustard seed
1/2 lb. non-iodized salt
1/2 oz. celery seed
9 pints water
1/2...
Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel...
By Rebekah L. Cowell
Issue #122 • March/April, 2010
In a perfect world, we would get all the nutrients and medication we needed from the food we ate. However, our diets and the foods available to...
Bean Salad With Fresh Herbs
Recipe of the Week
Bean Salad With Fresh Herbs
Courtesy of
Alicia Abbott
Ingredients
1/2 pound string beans
2-1/2 cups cooked or canned navy beans
1 medium pickling cucumber, thinly sliced
1 small red bell pepper, finely diced
2 tablespoons...
Anne’s Sausage and Cabbage
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Anne's Sausage and Cabbage
Courtesy of
Elizabeth Flora
Ingredients
8 slices Bacon
4 Italian Sausages, casings removed
1 large Onion, chopped
1 large Cabbage, shredded
1-1/2 cups Chicken Broth
Salt & Pepper to taste
Cayenne Pepper...
Indian Fry Bread
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Indian Fry Bread
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
2 Cups all-purpose flour
1/4 Cup Instand nonfat dry milk powder
2 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Butter or Lard
3/4 Cup Warm water...
