looking for any interesting,unusual,traditional recipes

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Have you any recipes of traditional and localised type,including the location it came from,savoury or sweet.Beans,jelly,jams,or chutnies and pickles,please also tell me the local name by which it is known.I am looking for ward to some real scrummy morsels. Thanks Liz

-- Liz (lizn@btconnect.com), August 16, 2001

Answers

Liz, My wife and I have a few of our favorite recipes listed on a little website: http://communities.msn.com/thedeliciouskitchen The latin ones are tradition recipes from her hometown...Salina, PR. Sincerely, Ernest

-- http://communities.msn.com/livingoffthelandintheozarks (espresso42@hotmail.com), August 16, 2001.

A true Maritime standby in the preserve cupboard is Chow (also called chow-chow or green tomato chow). approx 5-6 pounds green tomatoes sliced (core and stem end removed) 2 pounds onions cut up 1/3 cup pickling salt (maybe a dash more) 3 1/2 cups granulated sugar 5Tbsp pickling spice in a sachet(cheesecloth) 2 1/2 tsps turmeric 2 cups white vinegar Layer toms and onions and salt in a big pot or bowl and let sit overnight, covered. Drain. Add other ingredients. heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and then simmer about 2 hours, uncovered. Stir occassionally. You can add more sugar to suit your taste.. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal appropriately. Water bath for 5 minutes. This is really good with fish and potatoes!!!

-- Alison in N.S. (aproteau@istar.ca), August 17, 2001.

Thanks folks for the intreesting help,any more out there,perhaps traditional US dishes,for a UK interest.What do Cowboys on the range eat,beans.

-- Liz (lizn@btconnect.com), August 17, 2001.

The cowboys I know love chicken fried steak with pan fried tatoes, cream gravy, homemade bisquits, green beans seasoned with ham and peach or blueberry cobbler. Chili is also a big hit, Venison stew, anything with jalapenos or salsa.

-- cowgirlone (cowgirlone47@hotmail.com), August 18, 2001.

Ok, I'm from an Amish-type background. We eat way too much heavy, starchy stuff, like mashed potatoes, dumplings, homemade breads, pies and cakes, not to mention the cookies. Noodles are a big hit.

Here is a Pennsylvania Dutch recipe for chicken pot pie:

Simmer a whole chicken for a hour or til tender. (If using an old layer hen, simmer at least 4 hours.) Separate meat from broth, allow to cool, skim the broth and pick meat off the bones.

To the broth, add 2 potatoes, peeled and cubed; 1 cup of celery, chopped; 4 carrots, peeled and sliced; and a cup of frozen peas. If the broth doesnt cover the veggies, add enough water to cover. Add salt to taste. Boil all together for fifteen minutes. While it is cooking, chop chicken and also mix up a thickener:

Thickener: 1/2 cup flour + 1 cup rich milk. Stir boiling stuff vigorously while adding the thickener. Remove from heat and stir in chicken. Turn into oven-going casserole dish. Top with piecrust or biscuit dough. Bake in a very hot oven till crust is golden.

Guten essen!

-- daffodyllady (daffodyllady@yahoo.com), August 18, 2001.



Don't forget cowboys eat rocky mountain oysters.

-- Sandra (ColoradoDaisyMae@aol.com), August 20, 2001.

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