28
Jan
Jan
Raisin Rice Pudding
1 cup raisins
3 eggs
5 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups cooked rice
3 cups 2% milk
25
Jan
Jan
Apple Dumplings
1 recipe for double pie crust
6 apples (cooking - Macoun, Empire or your choice)
Brown sugar
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Butter
16
Oct
Oct
Egg Custard Tart
4 - 5 oz shortcrust pastry
2 large eggs
large pinch of ground nutmeg
1/2 pint milk
1 oz sugar
Roll out the pastry and line the flan tin.
14
Oct
Oct
Eccles Cakes
Pastry:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup lard 1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1 tablespoon lemon juice
cold water
14
Oct
Oct
Suet Pudding
3 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup suet
1 cup milk
1 cup golden syrup
1 cup raisins
13
Oct
Oct
Jugged Hare
“Jugged” refers to the stoneware jug in which it was cooked. 1 well-hung hare (hung bunch of sweet herbs (parsley, marjoram, for up to a week) savory, thyme, tied with string)
1 teaspoon vinegar
pinch of mace & nutmeg
seasoned flour
2 oz. red currant jelly
oil for frying
5 oz. port or claret
brown (beef) stock
salt & pepper
1 onion studded with cloves
13
Oct
Oct
Cooking With Spices
Although spices have been part of the human diet for millions of years, recent research has discovered that they can also benefit health. Spices, which are made from buds, bark, fruits, roots, or seeds of plants, can keep their active ingredients for months or even years. They contain phytochemicals which are referred to as phytonutrients. These phytonutrients are compounds in plant-derived foods that are biologically active in the body. They are not a necessity for normal metabolism and do not result in a deficiency disease if they are missing. Although current research is investigating phytochemicals’ effects on degenerative disease states, these compounds do help with the struggle against obesity by activating the body’s natural cooling system, which in turn increases metabolism and stimulates perspiration.