Pumpkin Pie (Canadian Style)
Preheat oven to 450 ( gas mark 6 or 200)
Prepare pastry and line a 9” pie plate with prepared uncooked pastry
Blend together
1 1/2 cups pumpkin
2/3 cup lightly packed brown sugar
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
Stir in
2 well beaten eggs
1/2 cup milk
2/3 cup evaporated milk
Bake in the preheated 450 oven for 10 minutes, then lower the temperature to
350 and bake for another 30 to 40 minutes or until just firm in the centre.
A knife will come out clean when inserted.
Serve slightly warm or cold. Refrigerate if pie is to be kept more than an
hour.
Susan France
Written by Peace Lily on 2008/09/26 | Permalink to this article
Marrow Marmalade
MARROW MARMALADE
Peel and core a ripe marrow.
Cut it into small pieces and then weigh it all
Use 3/4lb of sugar to each pound of marrow (jam sugar)
Sprinkle the sugar over the marrow.
For each lb of marrow add the juice and grated rind of 1 orange and 1 lemon.
Add I dessertspoon of ground almonds and 1 dessertspoon of ground ginger.
Put all ingredients into a bowl and leave it until the next day but giving
it an occasional stir.
Put it into a buttered pan and bring to the boil. (just grease the pan like
you would a cake)
Boil gently for about one hour until the mixture is transparent.
Test for setting as for jam and put into warm jars and seal.
Suzanne France
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Bacon and Bean Bake
A very tasty meal or snack using runner beans from the garden.
5 Good sized runner beans sliced
4 Rashers of bacon diced (smoked if possible)
2 potatoes diced (peeled or unpeeled)
2 oz of butter
1/2 lb of cheese grated
1/2 pint of milk
Plain flour
Seasoning
- Variation – omit half the cheese and the milk and use a packet cheese sauce instead
First pan fry the bacon until golden and put to one side. Using the same pan and any fat from the bacon, pan fry on a medium heat the beans and potatoes for about 2 minutes until the potatoes take on a little colour and put with the bacon into a shallow ovenproof dish.
Next you need to make the cheese sauce. Melt the butter in a saucepan and remove from the heat. Stir in the flour until a soft paste is made, then wisk in the milk and return to the heat, stirring until thickened. Add to this half the grated cheese and season. Pour the sauce oven the bacon and beans and top with the remaining cheese. OPTIONAL – sprinkle with a little grated nutmeg or paprika.
Bake in a moderate oven about 150 until bubbling and golden on top. Enjoy!
Written by Day Lily on 2007/11/14 | Permalink to this article
