• 9 lbs. ripe, red tomatoes • 4 medium-sized yellow onions, chopped • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped • 1 cup cider vinegar plus 2 to 3 Tbs. (optional) • 1 tsp. whole allspice • 1 tsp. whole cloves • 5 sticks cinnamon, broken • 1 tsp. celery seeds • ½ tsp. dry...
Makes approximately 3 quarts • 4 lbs. firm, ripe apricots • 4 cups sugar • 4 cups water • 1 generous cup brandy 1. Use only firm, blemish-free apricots for this recipe and follow it carefully. 2. Wash the apricots. Heat the water and sugar together in a large pot....
Makes about 3½ pints • 4 lbs. firm, unblemished peaches • 3¼ cups cider vinegar • 2 cups sugar • 1 stick cinnamon • 1 Tbs. allspice • 1 Tbs. whole cloves • ½ tsp. ginger • zest of 1 lemon, peeled off in thin strips 1. Put the peaches carefully into a large pot of...
Makes 3 to 4 pints, depending on how concentrated you like it. Because a fruit butter does not depend on pectin to set, the proportions of fruit to sugar can be varied. I like mine slightly less sweet than jam (which still leaves plenty of room to be sweet). The...
Makes about 3½ pints • 1 lb. cranberries • 1 lb. fresh figs • 2 pippin apples (or other firm, tart green apples) • 2 lemons • ½ cup water • 2 lbs. sugar • 2 Tbs. kirsch 1. Wash the cranberries and pick them over, discarding any that are soft or brown. Trim the stems...
Makes about 3 pints • 3½ lbs. tart green apples • 2 cups apple cider • 1 cup white sugar • 1 cup brown sugar • ½ tsp. allspice • ½ tsp. cinnamon • ¼ tsp. ground cloves • ⅛ tsp. salt • 2 Tbs. molasses 1. Quarter, peel, and core the apples. Cook the peels and cores in...
Makes 3 pints • 2½ lbs. fresh, firm strawberries • 2½ lbs. sugar (about 6 cups) • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice 1. Wash and hull the berries. Cut them in half if they are very large; leave smaller berries whole. 2. Combine the prepared berries, the sugar, and the lemon...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...