by Admin | Feb 26, 2025 | Sweets
Makes about 2½ pints. • 2 lbs. fresh, clean raspberries • 4 tsp. fresh lemon juice • 2 lbs. sugar 1. Wash and sterilize five 8-ounce jars. 2. Put the clean berries in a large enameled pot along with the lemon juice. Squash some of the berries with a wooden spoon to...
by Admin | Feb 25, 2025 | Desserts
Serves 10 to 12 • 1 package dry yeast • ⅔ cup warm milk • ½ cup + 1 Tbs. sugar • 2¼ cups flour • 4 eggs • pinch of salt • ½ tsp. vanilla extract • ¼ tsp. almond extract • ½ cup soft butter • grated rind of 1 lemon • ½ cup seedless raisins • rum sauce • ¾ cup water • ⅔...
by Admin | Feb 24, 2025 | Desserts
Serves 6 Brandy-drenched and not overly sweet, this is marvelous tasting and very refreshing. • 4 medium-sized peaches • 3 medium-sized bananas • juice of ½ large lemon • ½ cup brandy • ⅛ tsp. cinnamon • 1 cup heavy cream • ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar • ⅓ cup slivered...
by Admin | Feb 23, 2025 | Appetizers
Serves 8 to 10 Fresh, ripe melons and an excellent vermouth are the requirements for this dessert, but proportions of one melon to another can be altered to your taste, and sliced or cubed melons will do very well if you don’t have a melon scoop. • 2 cups honeydew...
by Admin | Feb 22, 2025 | Appetizers
Serves 6 to 8 • 6 large navel oranges • ¾ cup sugar • 8 to 10 whole cloves • 1 stick cinnamon, 1 inch long • 1¼ cups dry white wine (a good one, please) • 2 Tbs. brandy • seeds from 1 pomegranate 1. Peel the oranges with a sharp knife, cutting away all the white pith...
