Tried and True

Instructions

1. Slice pound cake 1/2 – 3/4″ thick. Cover the bottom of a 9×13″ baking dish with slices.
2. Sprinkle agar over fruit juice in a pan and let soak for 15 minutes. Slice 1 cup of strawberries. Simmer agar in juice until dissolved (about 10 minutes for flakes). Let sit until thick, then stir in sliced strawberries and 1 cup of blueberries. Pour over pound cake and let sit until juice is firm.
3. Whip cream until foamy, add sugar or honey and continue whipping until peaks form. Spread sweetened whipped cream gently over juice.
4. Place blueberries on top of whipped cream to form the blue field of the American flag. Cut remaining strawberries into halves or quarters (depending on size) and place on whipped cream to form stripes.

TO USE GELATIN instead of agar:  Sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 c. of the juice and let it sit for a few minutes to soften.  Meanwhile, heat the remaining juice.  Stir all together until well-dissolved, then refrigerate to set.

NOTES: If you use the agar, it will set up at room temperature and will not melt in hot summer weather.  (It’s also vegan.)  However, the gelatin is less expensive and easier to come by.

Instructions

1. In 3-qt. saucepan, sizzle butter. Make roux with flour (2-3 minutes). Whisk in water and turkey broth. Cook over med. heat and bring to a full boil (5-7 minutes). Stir in remaining ingredients.

Yields 3 cups.

Instructions

1. Put all in crockpot. Cook on low all day.

Instructions

1. Remove surface fat and rub lamb with salt and pepper. Place in crockpot and surround with vegetables. Cook on high for 4-6 hours.

Instructions

1. Cook and stir onion in butter in 10″ skillet until tender. Stir in about 1/3 of bread cubes. Turn into deep bowl. Add remaining ingredients; toss. Stuff turkey just before roasting.

Yields about 9 cups.


I use one whole bread recipe (2 loaves) and cut it into cubes without measuring. If you are using storebought bread, the number of slices above is a good guideline (I don’t measure the number of cups; just cut up the slices.). Eighteen slices is not quite one whole loaf of bread.