Fill a large bowl with ice and fill halfway with water. This is the ice bath you will use to stop the cooking after you blanch the garlic.Bring a very large pot of water to a full rolling boil. Plac ...
In a food processor, finely chop dates, figs, prunes/apricots and raisins.In a medium bowl, mix chopped fruit with nuts and seeds.Stir in lemon juice.Shape into 1/2-1\" balls.Roll in coconut.Dry in ...
In 2 quart heavy saucepan,Combine sugar, milk, corn syrup, and salt.Cook,stirring constantly until sugar dissolves& mixture comes to a boil.Cook without stirring to soft ball stage (234).Remove from ...
In a very large bowl, toss the vegetables (except onions) in enough olive to coat. Season generously with salt, pepper, and herbs de Provence. (You'll need to oil and season the onions on a flat sur ...
Heat sugar and the water in noncorrosive saucepan to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil 3 minutes without stirring. Pour into small bowl and let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until co ...
If canning the jam, prepare your canning jars and lids.Pulse blueberries in blender or food processor until coarsely crushed. Work in batches if necessary. You should have about 6 cups.Place 4 1/4 c ...
Peel and core about 2 1/2 pouds pears.Peel oranges, remove seeds and any loose membrane. (I used \"juice\" oranges, not navels, for a more intense flavor.).Grind or chop pears and oranges very fine. ...
Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F, and grease a cookie sheet, of cover it with wax paper.Cream the sugar, shortening/butter/margarine and vanilla.In a separate bowl, sift the flour, salt and soda and a ...
Clean cucumbers in cold water.Place water, vinegar, sugar, salt in large pot.Place sprigs of dill (stems and all) and pickling spices in cheesecloth. Knot the cheesecloth and place in pot with the r ...
Prepare the tomatoes: if the tomatoes are less than 3 inches in diameter, cut them into 1/4 inch slices. If they are greater than 3 inches in diameter, cut them in 1/4 inch slices, and then cut the ...