Archive Category: 'Food'

• How To Make Chinese Tea Eggs: Today’s feature is from Team Sugar with the instructions for Chinese Tea Eggs: These are so easy and simple to make!: Tea Eggs (cha ye dan): A cheap snack food, found all over China. In spite of the name, tea is not the dominant flavour. Ingredients include eggs, soy sauce, tea, salt, sugar, star anise, cinnamon and [...]
• Homemade Rose Petal Vinegar Recipe: Uses for Rose Petal Vinegar: Salad dressing or vinaigrette* Facial splash and skin freshener (dilute with water) Headache soother (soak cloth with vinegar, squeeze out, then place on forehead) Shampoo rinse Bath soak (approx 1 cup per full bath) Rose Petal Vinegar Recipe Ingredients: 2 cups white wine vinegar (heat to near boil) 1 cup rose petals 3 or 4 whole cloves Directions: Gently wash and drain [...]
• Easy Homemade Crabapple Juice Recipe: Ingredients: 3 quarts crabapples, washed & cleaned (cut up) 6 tsp Cream of Tartar 5 quarts boiling water Directions: First dissolve the Cream of Tartar in the boiling water then pour over crabapples. Soak for 24 hrs. Strain, discard apples and pour liquid into large pot. Add sugar to taste. Boil for 15 minutes. Pour in sterilized bottles or canning [...]
• Rendering Fat For Cooking Use: If you make it a habit to trim the fat from your meats before cooking, don’t throw away the fat–you can render it to use in cooking. This process will give you homemade lard. Cheap & easy to do! For large amounts of lard making, check with meat and butcher shops where you can buy [...]
• How To Make The Best Lasagna: Today’s feature is from Pioneer Woman with her recipe and instructions for The Best Lasagna. Ever.: I’m sure everyone has his own favorite lasagna recipe, but I’d just like to offer that this really is The Best Lasagna Ever. Part of its appeal is that the ingredients used are totally basic; you don’t have to hunt [...]
• Egg Balls – An Old Time Recipe: To fry eggs round as balls, have a deep frying pan, and three pints of clarified butter. Heat it as hot as for fritters and stir it with a stick until it runs around like a whirlpool; then break an egg in the middle, and turn it round with your stick, until it is as [...]
• How To Prepare Rhubarb For Freezing Plus Recipe: To Freeze Rhubarb: Choose early spring rhubarb of good color. Wash and cut stalks in 1 inch pieces. Boil for one minute then cool quickly in ice water. Drain. For every 4 lbs rhubarb, mix in 1 lb. sugar. Pack into plastic containers and freeze. Use for pies and sauces. Rhubarb Crumble Crust Recipe Ingredients: 3 cups diced rhubarb 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup [...]
• Easy Homemade Fudgsicles Recipe: Homemade Fudgsicles Ingredients: 1 small package chocolate instant pudding 2 cups milk 1 pint softened vanilla ice cream Directions: Prepare the pudding as per instructions on the box. Stir in the ice cream and mix until well blended. Pour mix into popsicle molds then freeze.
• Homemade Mustard Recipes: Mustard* Slice a large onion in bowl. Cover with good vinegar and leave 2 or 3 days. Pour off vinegar. Put in saucepan and add 1 tsp pepper, one of salt, 1 TBS brown sugar. Add enough dry mustard which has been moistened and smooth paste with vinegar. Add and mix well. Bring to a slow [...]
• How to Make a Lattice Top Pie Crust: Today’s feature is from Simply Recipes with beautiful photographed and detailed instructions on How to Make a Lattice Top for a Pie Crust: A woven lattice pie crust can make a homemade pie look so pretty. As intimidating as it might look to the non-weavers among us, weaving a lattice pie crust top is actually quite [...]
• How To Make Homemade Bread Plus Recipe: White Bread Recipe Yield: 4 loaves Ingredients 2 cups milk 2 cups water 2 pkg. active dry yeast OR 2 compressed yeast cakes 1 TBS salt 4 TBS sugar 4 TBS shortening or oil About 12 cups sifted flour *Note — You may make this white bread recipe with less yeast, if longer rising periods are allowed. Use 1 pkg. dry yeast or 1 yeast [...]
• Tips on Baking Homemade Breads: There are two main types of yeast: Active Dry Yeast: Can be kept without refrigeration; note expiration date on package to ensure best results. This yeast is usually added to the part of the liquid in the recipe and allowed to stand before adding to the other liquid mixture. The liquid must be at 110° – [...]
• Homemade Chili Sauce Recipes: Homemade Chili Sauce Recipe #1 Ingredients: 36 ripe tomatoes 6 medium onions–covered in 2 TBS salt 12 apples OR 12 pears, peeled and diced 4 cups brown sugar 1 cup diluted vinegar Spice Bag: 1 TBS allspice 1 TBS cinnamon 1 TBS cloves Directions: Sprinkle onions in salt and let stand for one hour. Boil all ingredients (including spice bag) for 2 hours, carefully. Bottle. Recipe #2 30 ripe tomatoes peeled 6 [...]
• Fancy Sandwiches & Garnish Ideas: Garnishes to Add Color to Fancy Sandwiches Red: Beets, cherries, cranberries, jelly, pimento, radishes, strawberries, tomatoes Green: Asparagus, celery, gherkins, green peppers, lettuce, olives, parsley, pepper grass, pickles, watercress. Yellow: Cheese, egg yolk, grated lemon rind, pears. Orange: Apricot, grated orange rind, peaches, pimento cheese Black: Prunes, pickled walnuts, ripe olives White: Cottage cheese, cream cheese, cucumbers, white cabbage Brown: Dates, figs, [...]
• Homemade Sandwich Spread Recipes: Homemade Sandwich Spread Recipe #1 Ingredients: 3 eggs, well beaten 3/4 cup white sugar 1/2 cup cream 1/2 cup vinegar 1/2 cup sweet pickles, chopped 1/2 pkg. cream cheese, grated 1 small tin pimento (finely sliced) 3 tsp mustard (level measure) 1 tsp salt Directions: Mix all ingredients except pimento and pickles. Cook slowly over medium heat, continuously stirring. When thick, remove from stove. Add picles and pimento, mix [...]
• Recipes & Quantities for Serving Large Groups: Sandwich Spread Recipe 2 lbs. chopped assorted meats 1 cup finely chopped celery 1 cup salad dressing 1/2 cup pickle relish (or chili sauce) 2 TBS finely chopped onion 1 TBS Worcestershire sauce 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper Brown Sugar Sauce Recipe (for Cake) 2 lbs. brown sugar 9 cups boiling water 9 TBS cornstarch 9 TBS butter 4 1/2 tsp vanilla pinch of salt Bring ingredients to a boil. [...]
• Homemade Lemon Syrup Recipe: Lemon Syrup Recipe 2 qts. boiling water 8 cups sugar 4 oranges 3 lemons 2 ozs. citric acid Directions: Pour boiling water over sugar, acid and orange rind. Cool–add fruit juice and let stand overnight. Strain and put in sealers. Will keep refrigerated. To Use: Pour a little in glass and fill with water for a refreshing drink. *Recipe found on loose page of old [...]
• Homemade Chocolate Milk Syrup: Homemade Chocolate Syrup Recipe #1 2 cups white sugar 1 cup cocoa 3/4 cup water Mix all ingredients and boil for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add 1 tsp. vanilla and 1/4 cup butter. When cool add 2 beaten eggs. Use 2 tsp. to a glass of milk. Recipe #2 Melt over hot water 4 squares unsweetened chocolate. Add 2 [...]
• Tea Tips & Tea Essence Recipes: To Make A Good Cup Of Tea: Use a teapot of china, pottery or heat resistant glass. Wash with soap and hot water and rinse well after each using. Heat the teapot just before making tea by filling it with hot water. Let it stand until thoroughly heated, then empty it. Measure tea into the pot, allowing 1 [...]
• Uses for Citrus Peels Plus Candied Lemon Peel Recipe: Instead of tossing out the peels from citrus fruits: Wash them, dry off the water and then store in their own freezer bags (ie. baggy for orange peels, another for lemon peels, etc.) and freeze. When you have a recipe that calls for lemon zest, just take a peel out of the freezer, let it thaw [...]
• Homemade Shake N’ Bake Recipe: Ingredients: 2 cups flour 2 cups ground crackers (unsalted, or use salted crackers and skip the salt below) 2 TBS salt 1 TBS sugar 1 TBS garlic powder 4 tsp paprika 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp pepper For Chicken Add: 1 TBS Sage 1 TBS Thyme Directions: Mix well until all ingredients are thoroughly blended. Store in an airtight container or large ziploc bag. Brush meat lightly with [...]
• 10 Tasty Popcorn Seasoning Ideas: Freshly popped popcorn drizzled with melted butter, then choose a gourmet seasoning idea from below: Grated Parmesan Cheese Herb Shake: Oregano, Basil, Parsley Salt & Vinegar: Spritz popcorn lightly with vinegar, sprinkle salt to taste Lemon Pepper Tabasco Sauce (mixed into melted butter then poured over popcorn) Creole Seasoning Lime Juice Spritz & Lemon Pepper Dill Weed & Celery Salt Garlic sauteed in butter [...]
• Gourmet Popcorn Recipes: Vanilla Popcorn 3 quarts popcorn (popped) 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup corn syrup (light) 1/2 – 1 tsp vanilla (to taste) 1/4 tsp baking soda Chopped nuts *optional, amount to taste Combine all ingredients except for the vanilla and the popcorn in a saucepan, and boil for 2 minutes on medium heat–stir frequently. Stir in the vanilla and pour [...]
• Bulk Bouquet Garni Recipe: Makes 12 sachets. Bulk Bouquet Garni Recipe Using dried herbs: 2 TBS parsley 2 TBS celery leaves 1 TBS thyme 1 TBS marjoram Mix together then divide evenly onto 12 cheesecloth squares (approx 4″ square, 1/2 TBS herb mix per square); add a couple peppercorns and one bay leaf (dried) into each sachet; tie the sachets closed. Store in an airtight container [...]
• Homemade HP Sauce: Today’s feature tip is a yummy one from Kansas A. with her HP Sauce Recipe: The original recipe called for 4 1/2 cups of sugar but I found it too sweet, almost like that “Tutti Fruiti” HP Sauce so I cut the sugar back to about 3 cups and it’s now more like regular HP Sauce. [...]