[Bush Lady]

I make a wine pudding, but it uses white wine. It is a recipe in the Dr. Oetker Cooker. If anyone wants it, I will type it up for you.

Here is something else I just found.

Pesto Hamburgers Freezer
Makes 12 burgers.
3 lbs lean ground beef (not previously frozen!)
3 bread slices, crumbed (white or brown bread is fine)
2 onions, chopped
3 eggs
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
6 tbsp pesto
3 garlic cloves, minced
Optional Basil Mayo for serving day (enough for 4 burgers)
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp pesto
In a large bowl, combine egg, bread crumbs, onion, cheese, pesto and garlic, mixing well. Add ground beef, stirring until fully combined. Divide into 12 and make 12 burgers (about 5" in diameter), making sure to depress the center of each slightly. Flash freeze on cookie sheet, then transfer into freezer ziploc bag container. Or seperate each with wax/parchment paper, and freeze stacked.
On serving day: Remove burgers from freezer the night before or morning of serving, and allow to defrost in refrigerator. Cook on grill (indoor or outdoor) until center of burgers reach a temperature of 160F. Serve with basil mayonaise (mixing mayo and pesto together) on a bun with your choice of burger toppings.

[lotuseclat79]

Hi all,

I am a fan of Cooks Illustrated magazine and their cook books. There is also a show on PBS called America's Test Kitchen. Their recipes are fairly foolproof - they repeat with variations to perfect a recipe up to 80 times, mostly to correct problems with the chemistry of the ingredients - they are very good, ok excellent, at fleshing out the perfect recipe.

They recently had a few insights on cooking the Thansgiving/Christmas turkey. The problem with roasting a whole turkey is the difference in cooking the dark vs. white meat which take more or less time to cook fully, and to not over cook one at the expense of the other. Who says you have to roast a whole turkey? They recommended cutting the turkey up into its components and cooking the different meats (dark, white) separately for different times.

There may be some information on this technique of cooking at their website if you are interested. America's Test Kitchen.

-- Tom

[Bush Lady]

Pickled Garlic
2 pounds large garlic heads, separated into cloves, but do not peel.
1/3 pounds fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced.
1 cup pickling salt
7 dried red chilies
1 cup dry white wine
2-1/2 Tbsps. mustard seeds

In a large sauce pan cover garlic with water.
Place over medium heat and bring to a boil.
Let boil 2 minutes.
Drain thoroughly.
When cool enough to handle, peel each clove without crushing.
Transfer to a non metallic bowl.
Add ginger and salt with water to cover.
Stir gently to dissolve salt.
Refrigerate mixture for 2 days.
Drain garlic mixture and rinse thoroughly in cold water.
Drain again.
Pack ginger and garlic evenly into sterilized half pint jars to 1/2 "
from top.
Add one chili to each jar.
Combine vinegar, wine and mustard seed in a sauce pan and bring to a
rapid boil.
Ladle enough hot brine into each jar to cover garlic mixture.
Run knife or a spatula between mixture and jar to release any air
bubbles.
Transfer jars to a water bath and process for 10 minutes.
Let cool on rack and store in a cool dry place.
Makes 7 half pints.

[sabijon]

Wow...
Reading your posted recipes makes me hungry.... i will try it sometimes..

[Bush Lady]

Cranberries are a popular fruit packed with flavor and nutrients! Plant chemicals called flavonoids in cranberries can inhibit bacteria from attaching to the wall of the urinary tract and may help treat or prevent urinary tract infections. Cranberries are also good for your heart and may help reduce bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol in your body. And, cranberries are rich in vitamin C, a vitamin which aids in many functions of the body, including the absorption of iron.


Tip: When cooking fresh cranberries, try adding 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda when cooking to help neutralize the acid. You'll find you will need less sugar.

[bp936]

Wine pudding sounds interesting

BL you could write a cookbook by yourself by now, thanks for all your efforts.

[Bush Lady]

Wine Pudding

Wine Sweet

1/2 pint water
2/3 pint white wine or cider
1 packet Oekter Pudding Powder, vanilla flavour
3.5 oz. (100gr.) sugar
1-2 eggs

Mix the water with half of the wine and bring almost to a boiling point. In the meantime, mix the pudding powder with the rest of the wine, the sugar and the egg yolks. remove the water and wine mixture from the heat just as it is about to boil and stir in the prepared pudding powder. Bring again to the boil and cook for a second or two. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold into the wine mixture while it is still hot. Carefully pour into a glass bowl and leave to cool.



I like to make this for Christmas dessert.

[bp936]

thanx BL, sounds yammi, I'll make it for Christmas for sure.

You know it nearly sounds like a recipe my grandmother used to make, with boiling milk, eggyoks an vanilla pudding and then add the whipped eggwhites into the slow cooking milk, the milk did not get too thick with the pudding, because vanilla only gave the flavour. I just don't remember the amounts.

[Bush Lady]

A LITTLE BEEWAX INFO

Beeswax is a byproduct of honey production. It makes wonderful lip balms, hand lotions, hand creams, moisturizers, in cosmetics, wood finishes, waxes, leather polishes; waterproofing products, and dental molds.
It is impervious to water and unaffected by mildew. It has a melting point of 143 to 148 degrees F. and should only be heated using a double boiler as it is flammable when subjected to fire and flames. It is pliable at 100 degrees F.
Beeswax is produced by the (female) worker honeybees. The wax is secreted from wax glands on the underside of the bee's abdomen and is molded into six-sided cells which are filled with honey, then capped with more wax. When honey is harvested, the top layer of wax that covers the cells, the cappings, must be removed from each hexagon-shaped cell.

Bees use their wax to "glue" together the wooden frames in their hive, and that must be scraped off so the frames can be separated. The beeswax, which contains some honey, bee parts, and other impurities, must be melted and filtered or strained.
Most beeswax is gold or yellow but can also be in shades of orange, brown, etc. The color of the wax is in most part determined by the type of plants the bees collect nectar from. Beeswax has a delightful, light fragrance of honey, flower nectar and pollen.
Beeswax makes superior, slow burning candles. Beeswax burns more beautifully than any other wax. It exudes a faint, natural fragrance of honey and pollen. When candles are made with the proper size of wicking, they are smokeless, dripless, and burn with a bright flame.
If you wonder why beeswax is so expensive, consider this: It has been estimated that bees must fly 150,000 miles to produce one pound of wax. Bees must eat about six pounds of honey to secrete a pound of wax. For every 100 pounds of honey a beekeeper harvests, only one to two pounds of beeswax are produced.
BEESWAX RECIPES
Moisturing Vitamin E Cream

4 oz. sweet almond oil
1 oz. beeswax
2 oz. water
10 drops Vitamin E oil
10 drops lavender essential oil

Melt the oil and the wax in a double boiler, Remove from heat, add water, and stir thoroughly.
Add your Vitamin E, essential oil and stir continuously until cool. This cream is very moisturizing and emollient.
It is nice for rough, dry, or chapped complexions and should help promote healthy looking skin.
After you have added the essential oil and the cream is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into Salve Jars or Metal Tins, we offer both below.
Antiseptic Balm (Use instead of antiseptic ointment, this is far superior!)
Ingredients:
2 ounces Beeswax
3 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
1 ounce Jojoba Oil
20 drops Wheatgerm Oil
20 drops Myrrh Essential Oil
20 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil

( Makes enough to fill 4 each 1 ounce salve jars or 1 ounce metal tins )

A rule of thumb is 2 parts oil to one part beeswax. Simply heat the Sweet Almond and Jojoba oil in a saucepan and add Beeswax. If you want a thin consistency ( such as a cream or Vaseline ) add only a little bit of Beeswax. Want it thicker like wax? Just add more Beeswax.
Allow the base to cool down to see what the consistency is like. If it's too thick, add more Sweet Almond oil and reheat, too thin?, add more Beeswax.
As the base is cooling add the essential oils to enhance the healing effect of the balm. These essential oils can be found in our Essential Oil List.
After you have added the essential oil and the lip balm is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into Salve Jars or Metal Tins, we offer both below.

Herbal Salve
Make different Herbal Salves simply by changing/mixing differnet essential oils!
Ingredients:
2 ounces Beeswax
3 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
1 ounce Jojoba Oil
1/2 oz. Canola oil
40 drops total essential oil of your preference

( Makes enough to fill 4 each 1 ounce salve jars or 1 ounce metal tins )

Simply heat the Sweet Almond, Canola oil and Jojoba oil in a saucepan and add Beeswax. If you want a thin consistency ( such as a cream or Vaseline ) add only a little bit of Beeswax. Want it thicker like wax? Just add more Beeswax.
Allow the base to cool down to see what the consistency is like. If it's too thick, add more Sweet Almond oil and reheat, too thin?, add more Beeswax.
As the base is cooling add the essential oils to enhance the healing effect of the balm. These essential oils can be found in our Essential Oil List.
After you have added the essential oil and the lip balm is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into Salve Jars or Metal Tins, we offer both below.


Use Bayleaf Essential oil for relieving rheumatism.
Use Bergamot Essential oil for colds, bronchitis systems, i.e. chest rub.
Use Caraway Essential oil for antiseptic quality.
Use Cardamon Essential oil for aphrodisiac quality. Use Clary Sage Essential oil for anti-ainflammatory, aphrodisiac and scalp problems
Use Cedar Essential oil for relieving Chronic anxiety and stress.
Use Citronella Essential oil for making a insect repellent salve.
Use Eucalyptus Essential oil for chest rub, relieves congestion, eases breathing.
Use Frankincense Essential oil for asthma and other respiratory problems.
Use Gardenia Essential oil for chest rub, said to relieve flu conditions, fever, hypertension and palpitations.
Use Juniper Essential oil for emotionally cleansing effect. Calms the nerves.
Use Orange Essential oil for a lighter body lotion, said to relax, relieve sexual apprehension, and is antiseptic and antibactericidal.
Use Patchouli Essential oil for antiseptic, aphrodisiac qualities.
Use Rosemary Essential oil for relieving tired muscles.
Use Tea Tree Essential oil for Antiseptic, antifungal, antiviral qualities.

Itch Relief Salve (Good for posion ivy, posion oak)
1 pint Sweet Olive Oil
2 ounces Beeswax
1 tablespoon Chickweed Powder
1 tablespoon Comfrey Powder

Put chickweed and comfrey powder into sweet olive oil and simmer 3 hours. Strain and add beeswax. Pour into salve jars or tins.

Coconut Butter Body Moisturizer (Good for wind and sunburned skin)
Ingredients
2 tablespoons beeswax
2 teaspoons distilled water
4 oz. cocoa butter
4 tablespoons sweet almond
2 tablespoons coconut oil

Melt the beeswax over low heat with the water. Spoon in cocoa butter and blend. Gradually blend in oils. Pour into glass jar.
The lotion will thicken as it cools.
Vaseline Type Jelly
This makes a great vaseline type jelly.
1 ounce (weight) beeswax
1/2 cup baby oil

Melt the beeswax in a microwave or a double boiler. Stir in the baby oil.
Remove the mixture from the heat and stir until cool.

Skin Cream (by Elaine White)
2 1/2 ounces (weight) beeswax
4 ounces (weight) lanolin
2/3 cup baby or mineral oil
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon borax (sodium borate, CP)
Fragrant oil (optional)

Melt the oil, lanolin and beeswax to 160 degrees F. Heat the borax and water in a separate container to 160 degrees F. Be sure the beeswax is melted and the borax is dissolved. Add the water mixture to the oil mixture while stirring.
When a white cream forms, stir slowly until the mixture cools to 100 degrees F. Pour the cream into small, wide-mouth jars.
Pain Releif Salve
1 tablespoon Chickweed powder
1 tablespoon Wormwood Powder
10 drops Tea Tree oil
2 pints Sweet Olive Oil
3 ounces Beeswax

Mix together chickweed, wormwood powder, add the mixed herbs to sweet olive oil and simmer 3 hours. Strain and add beeswax and Tea Tree Oil. Pour into salve containers.

HAND CREAM
2 ounces beeswax
1 cup sweet almond oil
1 cup water
10 drops essential oil (if desired, for fragrance)

Heat beeswax and sweet almond oil until the wax melts. In another container, heat water until warm. Both mixtures should be warm, but not so hot as to be uncomfortable to the touch.
Place warm water in a blender. Cover the blender, leaving open the small opening in the cover. With the blender running on high speed, slowly pour in the beeswax-oil mixture in a thin stream. When most of the oil has been added, the mixture should begin to thicken.
At this point, add the essential oil. Continue to add oil and blend until the mixture is sufficiently thickened. Turn off the blender. You should have a thick cream. Spoon into salve jars or metal tins.
Body Lotion
This is a great recipe that does not spoil easily without the aid of refrigeration. It makes about 2 cups of lotion.

1 cup of aloe vera gel
1 teaspoon of lanolin 1 teaspoon of pure vitamin E oil
1/3 cup of coconut oil
1/2 ounce of beeswax
3/4 cup of almond oil
Up to 1 and 1/2 teapoons of essential oil of your choice or more to prolong scent

Place aloe vera gel, lanolin and vitamin E oil in a blender or food processor. Place coconut oil and beeswax in a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup, microwave on high for 30 second and stir. Repeat in ten second blocks until fully melted.

Stir in almond oil, reheating if necessary. Run blender at low to medium speed, then pour in melted oils in a thin stream. As the oils is blended in the cream will turn white and the blender's motor will begin to grind. As soon as you have a mayonaise-like consistency, stop motor, add essential oils and pulse blend. do not overblend Transfer cream to glass jars while still warm because it thickens quickly.
This recipe was found in the Winter 97 issue of Handcraft Illustrated Magazine. The article was written by Amy Jenner

Sweet Lavender Ointment

4 ounces sweet olive oil
3 to 4 ounces beeswax
1 ounce cocoa butter
15 drops vitamin e oil
25 drops lavender oil

Combine the sweet olive oil, beeswax, cocoa butter and heat thoroughly in the top of a double boiler. Remove from the heat. Add the vitamin e, lavender oil and beat well. Pour into salve jars and allow the mixture to cool before covering.
Basic Lotion Bar
From an email from Patti's Pleasures

Ingredients:
3 ounces beeswax
2 ounces cocoa butter
3 ounces sweet almond oil

Melt and mix all ingredients thoroughly. Mold into desired shape.

Rich Hand Cream
by Rosemary Gladstar in Tasha Tudor's Heirloom Crafts

Ingredients:
3/4 cup sweet almond oil
1/3 cup coconut oil or cocoa butter
1 Teaspoon lanolin
1/2 ounce grated beeswax
Melt ingredients together over low heat and cool to room temperature.
When cool, add:
2/3 cup rosewater
1/2 cup aloe vera gel
1 - 2 drops rose blend EO
5 drops Vitamin E oil
Whip all ingredients to a smooth consistency. Store in a sterile covered jar.
Solid Perfume
Ingredients:
3 parts Sweet Almond or Jojoba oil
2 parts White beeswax
1 part Cosmetic Grade Fragrance Oil, choose from our huge line of Rachel's Cosmetic Grade Fragrance Oils
Melt all ingredients over double boiler until well mixed and integrated. Pour into containers and let cool.

LIP GLOSS
2 teaspoons beeswax
2 tablespoons, sweet almond oil or coconut oil
5 drops essential oil (such as orange, lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, coconut or mint)
2 drops vitamin E capsule
(optional: to tint, up to 1/4 teaspoon lipstick)
Melt the oil and beeswax together. Remove from heat. If coloring, stir in the lipstick. When the mixture has cooled to lukewarm, stir in essential oil and the vitamin E. Transfer to a small container.
Stir occasionally while cooling . If a thicker gloss is desired, increase the amount of beeswax. (Experiment with other additions such as baking chocolate, crushed peppermint candy, cocoa butter, vanilla bean, oil of cinnamon, oil of camphor or eucalyptus for soothing chapped lips, wheat germ oil, etc.
Add oil-based ingredients to the oil phase, and water-soluble ingredients to the water phase.) This is a great way to use up leftover or too-dark lipstick.

BEESWAX WOOD FINISH (for bare wood)
1 pound beeswax
1 pint turpentine (odorless, if you can find it)
1 pint boiled linseed oil
Melt wax. Remove wax from heat source, then stir in turpentine and oil. Before applying to bare wood, warm the mixture to achieve better penetration. Apply with a soft cloth, let dry, then buff with a wool cloth. Old coats can be removed with an organic solvent such as turpentine. This can also be used on leather. (Another wood finish can be made with 1 pound beeswax and 1 pint turpentine, omitting the linseed oil.)

BEESWAX WOOD CONDITIONER (for previously finished wood)
1 ounce beeswax
1 pint turpentine
2 cups water
1 ounce Ivory soap flakes
Shred wax into turpentine; cover and leave in a warm spot. Shake container from time to time.
Bring 2 cups water to a boil.
Add soap and stir until dissolved. Add it to the wax/turpentine, stirring briskly until an emulsion forms.

IMPORTANT SAFETY TIP: Beeswax melts at 143-148 degrees. It is pliable at 100 degrees. All waxes will ignite explosively when they reach their flash point temperature. To melt beeswax safely, place it in the top of a double boiler, or place the container of wax in a larger container of hot water. Do not melt beeswax in a microwave, as it could become hot enough to ignite. Do not cover the beeswax while melting in a container of water, as steam may condense on the inside of the cover resulting in water in the wax.
MEASURING TIP : To measure a small amount of beeswax, grate it before melting.

[cwolfe98]

Very Quick and EASY..... BACON TOTS!!

A friend told me about it and I was somewhat skeptical, but wow, FANTASTIC. I served them as a snack during the UT vs Vandy game ( yeah, i know,, UT having a real bad year - sigh - ) They were a huge hit. Everyone wanted me to make more, so I did

These are just too easy not to try.... http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,191,...225204,00.html

ENJOY!

[Bush Lady]

Homemade Air Freshener Sprays

Ingredients
2 cups hot water
1/8 cup baking soda
1/2 cup lemon juice
Directions
First dissolve the baking soda in hot water then add the lemon juice. You can use ReaLemon for this (expired is fine).
Quick Tip: Easy Homemade Deodorizer Sprays:
You can also whip up some good, fresh smelling spray with just two ingredients: water or vinegar and essential oils.
Simply fill a spray bottle with water or vinegar, add a dozen or so drops of your favorite essential oils and spray away!

[Bush Lady]

http://tipnut.com/holiday-baking-cookies/

Found this site. And since Christmas is coming. Enjoy

[Guyzer]

I love this dish and make it in a slow cooker.
I dreamed this up out of boredom one day and it became a winner around here.

" Chick-Cheddar Sauce "

- 2 cans of Cream of Chicken soup
- 1 can of Cheddar Cheese soup
- 1 can of sliced mushrooms
- Diced onions according to your taste ( none works just as well )
( salt & pepper at the table )

Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix 'em up. Then put 1/2 of it in the slow cooker. Then I add a bunch of homemade pre-cooked meatballs that I always have in the freezer. Usually about 10. They are big meatballs. On top of that I pour the rest of the mixture. Turn the cooker on low and let it cook all day. I like to serve it on cooked rice along with freshly cooked broccoli & cauliflower mixture on the side.

I have served it on top of various noodles but I do prefer the rice. Just my taste.

Sometimes I get brave and bang out a loaf of homemade French bread to go along with it but not often. It's a hearty / heavy meal all by it's lonesome.

EDIT: Added meatball recipe.........

I don't like to overpower the taste of the sauce so I don't use a spices in my meatballs. You can add to it or delete as you like.
I also make a pile of them and keep a supply in the freezer. I also use them in spaghetti sauce which I cook in the slow cooker as well.

( Small batch )
- 2 lbs. ground beef
- 1 raw egg per lb. of meat
- about 2/3 cup of bread crumbs if you use two lbs. It helps bind it together as well as add some bulk. ( I make that myself and always have a supply on hand ) You won't ruin them if you add too much or not enough. I have been known to uses shredded raw potatoes in place of the crumbs.
- Diced / chopped onions. I'll use a whole medium sized one.
- grind some pepper in it. I don't do a lot because we like to add it to taste at the table
- pinch or two of salt... same reason as above. Besides that it tends to toughen the meat.
- Whole milk. I do this by sight. Add just enough to help mix it up. You don't want it too wet or dry.

Then I shape the balls, roll 'em in flour and fry them until cooked. ( sometimes I put bacon fat in the fry pan to add a bit of flavor to the balls )
I let 'em cool off and then freeze them on a baking sheet.
This way they don't stick together when I put them in ZipLock bags and freeze them.

The above is my hamburger recipe as well. Yummmm....


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[Cookiegal]

Guyzer,

Do you have a particular recipe for the meat balls or are they just ground beef without any spices or other ingredients? I like the sound of this recipe (especially since it involves serving it on rice ) and have a slow cooker I've never used so thought I might dust it off and give it a shot.

[Guyzer]

Originally Posted by Cookiegal

Guyzer,

Do you have a particular recipe for the meat balls or are they just ground beef without any spices or other ingredients? I like the sound of this recipe (especially since it involves serving it on rice ) and have a slow cooker I've never used so thought I might dust it off and give it a shot.

Cookie I edited my post and have added the meatball info....

I got a batch of this gut fill ready before I went to work today and am waiting for Mrs. Guyzer to arrive so I can put my bib on and get eatin'.