We are back home and what a fantastic trip we had. My readers are going to be hearing a bit about the benefits and wonderful recipes from cranberries.
One highlight was seeing the cranberry bogs, cranberry plants and learning the benefits from cranberries plus information on raising and harvesting the fruit. We were blessed to learn much of the processing and care of the fields and also went into the cranberry bogs areas and saw the harvesting processes. It was quite an experience.
Cranberries are a health food all on their own. If you have computers, go online and look up benefits of cranberries. You will be amazed and once you learn how delicious the product is you will soon be a cranberry addict.
One stop on the trip we ate cranberry pie which was unbelievably good (I will share this one) and cranberry ice cream. Out coffee was laced with Cranberry Crème creamer and all were delicious.
Cranberry festival pie
2 cups fresh cranberries
1⁄4 cup brown sugar
1⁄4 cup chopped nuts
1 egg
1⁄2 cup sugar
1⁄2 cup flour
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 unbaked 9 inch pastry shell
Spread cranberries on bottom of pastry shell. Sprinkle with brown sugar and nuts. Beat egg until thick; gradually add the sugar and blend well. Add four and melted butter which is cooled; beat. Pour batter over cranberries and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
Kelli’s cranberry
pancakes
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
2 Tablespoons salad oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 cup cranberries, chopped
Separate egg yolk from egg white. Beat egg white until stiff. Beat egg yolk with remaining ingredients in order listed and beat until smooth. Add beaten egg white to batter Pour batter onto hot griddle. Turn pancakes as soon as they have puffed and are full of bubbles, but before bubbles break. Bake other side until golden brown. Makes 10 4-inch pancakes. Serve with butter and maple or cranberry syrup.
Cranberry syrup
1 1⁄2 cups cranberry juice
3⁄4 cup white corn syrup
1⁄2 cup sugar
In large kettle, stir and heat. Boil on high 10 minutes. Four double recipe, double the cooking time.
Cranberry butter
Add cranberry sauce to softened butter or margarine. Add a little honey to taste. Great on toast, muffins, nut bread or pancakes.
A few weeks ago at a church social a couple came up to say “hi” and get acquainted with Grouchy Bear.
Much to my error I did not get their names and invite them to receive our Elderberries newsletter and be invited to our activities. The lady said she reads this column every week so if she read this I invite her to call us (under Dixie and Jerry Ryan, Odessa) and give me a call.
See you next week! It is good to be home.
