Southern Turnips And Greens

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 lbs turnips (3 to 4 with roots)
• 4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons bacon drippings

Recipe

• 1 cut turnip leaves from turnip root. wash turnip greens 3 times in cold water and cut off bit stem sections. peel turnip root and cut into small cubes.
• 2 place water in a large pot with lid and bring to a boil. place turnip greens along with cubed roots into pot. add salt and bacon drippings.
• 3 boil on simmering heat for approximately one hour. cut turnips greens into small pieces.
• 4 serve and enjoy!

Simple Raisin Sauce (for Ham)

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 lb raisins (3c)
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 soak raisins in water for 2 hours.
• 2 boil slowly for 30 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half.
• 3 add sugar and vinegar.
• 4 cook on low for 45 more minutes.
• 5 serve hot on ham.

Semi-dried Tomatoes (in The Oven)

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 16 roma tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 315f degrees.
• 2 cut the tomatoes into quarters, lengthwise. lay them skin side down on a wire rack in a baking pan.
• 3 sprinkle with salt (if using), pepper, and thyme.
• 4 cook in the oven for 2 1/2 hours, checking occasionaly to make sure the tomatoes don't burn.
• 5 toss the tomatoes in the olive oil and leave to cool before packing into sterilized jars and sealing.
• 6 store in the refrigerator for 24 hours before using.
• 7 note: to sterilize a storage jar, rinse it with boiling water and then place it in a warm oven until it's completely dry (don't dry it with a towel).

Syrup For Finikia

Total Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 lb honey
• 1 lemons or 1 orange, sliced

Recipe

• 1 combine above ingredients and boil for 5 minutes.

Syrian Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 head romaine lettuce
• 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
• 5 radishes, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced
• 2 large tomatoes, cut into wedges
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 1 small red onion, sliced
• 3 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup black olives
• 2 tablespoons capers
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
• 1 garlic clove, pressed
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pinch dried mint

Recipe

• 1 rinse the romaine, tear it into bite-sized pieces, and place it in a salad bowl.
• 2 arrange the other vegetables attractively over the romaine, topping with the feta, parsley, olives, and capers.
• 3 combine the salad dressing ingredients. drizzle the dressing over the salad.

Zinfandel Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 -4 shallots, minced (about 3/4 cup)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 cups zinfandel
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar (can add more to taste)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add the shallots and garlic, cook until just beginning to brown, 3 or 4 minutes.
• 3 add all but 2 tablespoons of the wine and bring to a boil.
• 4 let the mixture boil until reduced to about 1/2 cup.
• 5 reduce the heat and stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, honey and liquid smoke.
• 6 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 let the sauce simmer gently until thick, 6 to 10 minutes, adding the remaining 2 tablespoons wine after 4 minutes.
• 8 serve sauce warm.
• 9 it will keep in the frige, covered for several weeks.

Lorisdene's Peach Punch

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 lbs sliced canned peaches, undrained
• 4 cups pineapple juice
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 quart ginger ale, chilled

Recipe

• 1 blend peaches, juices, and sugar in blender.
• 2 chill.
• 3 at serving time, add gingerale.
• 4 for a slush, add vodka and then freeze.
• 5 fill glass two-thirds full and then fill with the gingerale.