Healthy Sweet Penguins Grapes And Italian Plums Recipes

SPICED ITALIAN PLUMS (PRUNES) IN PORT

Steps:

• Cut plums in half and remove pit. Combine sugar, water, orange peel, cinnamon sticks and cloves in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer a few minutes. Add plums, a layer at a time to heat through, about 2 minutes. Remove plums from syrup.
• Pack hot plums into hot pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Repeat with remaining plums.
• Reheat syrup to a boil. Remove from heat; discard cinnamon sticks. Stir in port.
• Pour over plums, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. (add a few cloves and pieces of orange peel to each jar). Remove air bubbles. Adjust caps.
• Process 20 minutes in boiling water bath.

FRUIT PIZZA

Steps:

• Mix curst ingredients thoroughly.
• Press into 2 round pizza pans or 2 jelly roll pan.
• Bake 8-10 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Mix together sugar, softened cream cheese, and fruit juice.
• Spread on cooled crust.
• Top with strawberries, banannas, pineapples, and oranges.
• Cook fruit juice from pineapple and mandarin oranges with cornstarch until slightly thick.
• Drizzle over fruit.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

NO-BAKE SUGAR PLUMS

Steps:

• In a food processor or by hand, finely chop apricots, pecans, figs or dates, raisins and coconut.
• Add liqueur or orange juice and almond flavoring.
• Stir until well blended.
• Roll into 36 balls, about 1-inch, by placing a small amount of the mixture between the palms of your hands.
• Roll each ball in granulated sugar.
• Layer in an airtight container, placing waxed paper or plastic wrap between each layer to prevent sticking.
• Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• Serve on a glass plate lined with a paper doily.

WEEPLESS MERINGUE

Steps:

• Mix together cornstarch and cold water.
• Add to 1/2 cup boiling water.
• Cook over low heat until it thickens.
• Set aside to cool.
• Beat egg whites, dash of salt, and sugar until stiff.
• Add cooled cornstarch mixture to beaten egg white mixture.
• Put on pie, making sure it covers the edges well.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

CUTE EDIBLE APPLE TURKEY (THANKSGIVING TREAT)

Steps:

• To make the feathers: Take raisins or Fruit Loops and slide onto toothpicks about 3/4 the way down. Place a mini-marshmallow on the end. You will need 6 or 7 "feathers" depending on the size of your apple.
• Stick the "feathers" into the back of the apple.
• To make the head: Slide raisins down toothpick and top with a green olive (head). Use cloves for eyes. If your olive has a pimiento you can pull it out the back of the olive and let it hang so that it looks like a turkey wattle.
• Insert three toothpicks under the turkey so it can stand freely.

BRIDE & GROOM APPLES

Steps:

• Wash apples and let dry thoroughly. Decide on the "front" of each apple and which apple will be the bride and which will be the groom. Insert wooden sticks into apples for handles.
• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• In a medium sized, microwave-safe bowl, melt white chocolate on medium power for two minutes. Stir and return to microwave for one minute at a time. Check every minute and stir until melted.
• Dip 1 apple entirely into white chocolate. Several thin coats are best. Let dry on wax paper.
• Dip the front of the second apple into the white chocolate. This will make the shirt front of the tuxedo for the groom. Let dry on wax paper.
• Melt the semi sweet chocolate chips using the above instructions. Dip the groom apple leaving a \/ pattern of the white chocolate showing on the front side. Several thin layers of the darker chocolate are best. Let dry on wax paper.
• Remelt the white chocolate. Hold the bride apple at a 90 degree angle over the wax paper. Slowly drizzle on the white chocolate while spinning the apple. When you are satisfied with the drizzle pattern let dry.
• Use a wooden skewer or toothpick to place three dots of semisweet chocolate on the white shirt of the groom apple. These are the buttons of the tuxedo shirt. Let dry.
• To finish each apple:.
• Bride: Loosely run a gathering stitch along 1/3 of the tulle circle. Tie off. Glue to the top of the handle for the veil. Tie the white ribbon into a bow. Glue in place. Trim ends if desired. Small silk flowers, etc can be added to the veil if desired.
• Groom: Tie a bow around the handle right above the shirt front. This makes the bow tie for the tuxedo.