For more information, Yankee food editor Annie B. Copps recommends these books on preserving: The Beginner’s Guide to Preserving at Home, by Janet Chadwick (Storey Publishing 2009) The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest, by Carol W. Costenbader, (Storey Publishing 1997)Delivered Daily: New England Recipes and Tried & True Kitchen Tips from the Editors of […]
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New England sweet corn, the darling of New England’s farmers and cooks, comes in a dizzying number of delicious varieties. Like all seasonal foods, whose arrival we wait for with fork in hand, the sight of just-picked ears of corn at your local farmers’ market is a reason to celebrate and get into the kitchen (or […]
Helene Harbage’s fingers nimbly pick over the quart of raspberries, selecting only the plumpest, most perfect of the lot, setting each one, bottom down, to dry on a clean towel. She turns next to the blueberries, choosing the biggest. Helene is making her one-crust “Star-Spangled Berry Pie,” a favorite of hers that once won first […]
From Yankee July 1975 Haymaker’s Punch, also called switchel, came along before the introduction of Gatorade or any kind of discussion of the need to replenish electrolytes. Hardworking farmers in the young New England colonies knew what to turn to when they needed a refresher. Switchel, or haymaker’s punch, as it came to be known, […]
Celebrate the Fourth! Dine outdoors and serve a fabulous make-ahead menu.</p Star-Studded Starter Start with a sassy salsa of in-season sweet, plump Northwest cherries paired with peppers, onion and cilantro! Serve cracker-like crisps — cut from pita breads using star-shaped cookie cutters — for dipping. Cherry Salsa With Star Crisps Ingredients1 teaspoon crushed red pepper […]
Dessert by the sea, celebrating you and me!
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