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Yummy Pumpkin Seed Snack Jan 2016

Directions:

  1. Rinse seeds under water and pull off clumps of pulp.
  2. Dry, then toss in a bowl with oil or butter and seasoning of your choice, such as salt, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, curry powder or cinnamon.
  3. Place on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake at 300 for about 45 minutes or less.  Check them often. (Seeds can also be cooked in a microwave oven.  Prepare as above and cook in a microwave safe dish at high heat for two minutes.)
  4.  Stir seeds and continue cooking in one minute increments until seeds are crisp and golden.
  5. Sprinkle toasted seeds with seasonings.
  6. Always cool before serving.  Enjoy!

Strawberry Pie Dec 2015

Ingredients

1 flaky pie shell, baked
1-1/2 quarts Porter strawberries
1 8-ounce package cream cheese
2 tablespoons sour cream
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch softened in a little water
1/2 pint whipped cream

Directions

  1. Wash, hull and dry the strawberries.
  2. Soften the cream cheese with the sour cream and spread in the pie shell.
  3. Reserving a few to decorate the finished pie, arrange the rest of 1 quart of berries whole on the cream cheese.
  4. Cook the other 1/2 quart of berries over low heat with the sugar, bring to a boil, sieve, add the cornstarch softened in water and cook a few minutes until clear.
  5. Cool and pour over the fresh berries.
  6. Cover with lightly whipped cream and garnish with the reserved berries and mint leaves.

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Pickled Asparagus Dec 2015

Porter’s Pickled Asparagus

4 pounds of asparagus makes 7pints.

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Brine

3 1/2 Cups Water
1 1/4 Cups Sugar
1/4 Cup Canning Salt
3 1/2 Cups White Vinegar
Boil All Together

In Jar Of Asparagus Put:

1/2 TSP Pepper
2 Cloves Garlic or Garlic Powder
1 TSP Dill Seed
1 TSP Pickling Spice or Mustard Seed

Directions

  1. Pour brine over asparagus in jar.
  2. Put jars in boiling bath for 10 minutes.

Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie Dec 2015

Simple recipe for a delicious strawberry pineapple smoothie!

Ingredients

4 Big scoops vanilla Ice cream
1 C. Fresh or frozen  sliced Porter’s strawberries
1 C. Fresh pineapple
2 C. Strawberry yogurt

Directions

  1. Put all ingredients in smoothie maker, If you do not have one a blender will do fine.
  2. Then blend together until smooth and creamy and chill for an hour and its ready to serve.

Classic Strawberry Freezer Jam Dec 2015

Classic strawberry freezer jam.

Ingredients

Porter Strawberries
Sugar
Fruit Pectin
Water

Directions

  1. Mix crushed strawberries with sugar, and let stand for 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, stir the pectin into the water in a small saucepan.
  3. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and boil for 1 minute.
  4. Stir the boiling water into the strawberries.
  5. Allow to stand for 3 minutes before pouring into jars or other storage containers.
  6. Place tops on the containers, and leave for 24 hours.
  7. Place into freezer, and store frozen until ready to use.

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Strawberry Dessert Recipe Dec 2015

Ingredients:

1 Yellow Jiffy cake mix
1 Pkg instant vanilla pudding
1 8 oz Pkg cream cheese
1 box Danish strawberry pie glaze
Enough Porter strawberries to cover on top of cake.

Directions:

  1. Bake cake in 9X13 pan.
  2. Beat pudding with 1 &1/2 C. cold milk.
  3. Fold softened Cream cheese into the above pudding.
  4. Then spread on top of cake.
  5. Then make glaze and combine with sliced up strawberries and put on top of pudding mixture.
  6. Chill for a couple hours then its ready to serve.

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