Combine egg yolks, sugar, vinegar, pineapple juice, butter and salt. Cook over hot but not boiling water until mixture thickens stirring constantly.
Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Add enough water to juice to equal 2 cups. For syrup, in a small saucepan, combine the reserved 2 cups juice mixture, sugar, and mint
Place strawberries in a blender container; cover and blend until smooth. Place desired fruit in bowl; gently toss together. Spoon fruit into cones. Drizzle with the strawberry puree.
Remove stems from berries, forming a flat base. Place berries pointed end up. With sharp knife, carefully slice berry in half vertically through center to within 1/4 inch of base.
Mix together last 4 ingredients and enjoy with the apples!
Chocolate Striped Strawberries
This is a crafty idea even though it is made with strawberries and chocolates! Melt white chocolate bark in microwave safe dish. Melt chocolate bark in separate microwave dish.
This is quick, healthy, and GOOD!
Place the fruit juice, water, pineapple juice, cinnamon, star anise or cloves, lemon zest, orange zest, and sugar in a pot and bring to a boil. until reduced by one-half. Strain the stock.
I love rhubarb but until recently never bothered to try cooking it because I assumed it was too complicated. I mentioned this woe to a neighbor. She laughed loudly and told me just how easy it is!
This is an old recipe, but it's kind of fun and different! Cube bread. Put into large bowl. Add milk and desired amount of sugar. Let stand at least 15 minutes before serving. Each person adds the amount of berries he so chooses.
Cut bread into squares. Melt margarine. Brown bread until crisp. Combine remaining ingredients and pour into dish.
Mix all ingredients together and pour into cups. Freeze. Thaw 1 1/2 hours before serving. Should be slushy. Makes 20 - 5oz. servings.
Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Add frozen orange juice and stir until dissolved. Add fruits and chill overnight. Serves 12-15.
This recipe is so easy and is wonderful for drizzling, dipping or mixing for any type of fresh fruit! It's also a great way to use up bananas that are about to expire.
Bring to boil the applesauce and add the dry Jello. Then add the crushed pineapple and the can of 7-Up. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Mix crackers, margarine and sugar. Reserve 1/4 cup for topping. Pat rest in 9x13 inch pan. Mix together milk and orange juice. Fold in Cool Whip and drained oranges.
Cracker Barrel's "Fried" Apples
For Cracker Barrel restaurant lovers. In a large skillet, melt bacon drippings. Pour apples evenly into the skillet. Sprinkle with lemon juice, brown sugar and salt.
I purchased a bag of tangerines that are just awful. They are sour and full of seeds and just not edible at all. Any ideas of what I can do with them besides juicing them? There is so much pith that I don't even think they will juice very well.
Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Let start to jell. Add strawberries, lemon juice and pineapple.
We have too many bananas. Any ideas, other than banana bread?
My sons love homemade applesauce and are always thrilled to help make it. We add nutmeg for a little kick.
When I think of fall, my mind goes to new pencils and pumpkins and, of course, apples. If you are lucky enough to have an orchard near you, this is the time of year to go and get yourself a bushel of apples.
I don't know about you but I love shopping at the Farmer's market. I have a small garden but it is not enough to feed the seven people who live in my house so I do my quantity shopping at the farmer's market. My mother did not can or preserve food in any way so I had to learn this on my own trial and error.
