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APPLES in appealing ways
APPLES in appealing ways
Leaflet No. 312 U. S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics Almost everyone enjoys apples. And there are so many ways to use apples that a family need never tire of them. This leaflet is designed to supplement the better-known apple recipes given in many cook books. You will find here some new apple adventures and some variations on favorite ways of using the fruit. Recipes calling for applesauce and apple juice are included. All recipes have been developed or ad
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Nutritionally speaking
Nutritionally speaking
Many families eat apples liberally, for apples regularly take top or second rank among the country’s most widely used fruits. Eaten in generous quantities, especially raw, apples can provide some vitamin C. The food value, however, varies considerably, depending on such factors as variety, storage conditions—temperature and length of keeping—and finally the way the fruit is kept and served at home. A small or medium-size apple makes a very pleasant low-calorie dessert in many homes....
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Choose your apples
Choose your apples
To get the most in apple enjoyment, look for a variety that suits family taste and the uses you have in mind. Many varieties are good for all purposes—general cooking, baking whole, eating raw. Tart, firm apples are generally best liked for cooking; sweeter apples, for eating raw. (See table on pages 4 and 5 for descriptions of 12 well-known varieties.) Early summer apples are likely to be juicy, tart, and quick-cooking ... especially good in applesauce and pies. Don’t forget that apples that ar
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Store for good keeping
Store for good keeping
Apples are noted for good keeping qualities, but it takes a little care to hold them at their best in home storage. Short storage (a few days to 2 weeks): Keep firm apples in a cool place, 60° to 70° F. Keep mellow-ripe apples in the refrigerator. Longer storage (up to several months): If you have plenty of cool- or cold-storage space, where temperature remains the same and the air is rather moist, you can probably save money by storing autumn-picked apples in quantity at home. Sort carefully to
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Baked acorn squash with apples
Baked acorn squash with apples
To give a sharper flavor to the mild acorn.... 2 small acorn squashes ¼ cup brown sugar 3 cups chopped apple Nutmeg ½ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons table fat Cut squash in halves and scoop out seeds. Place squash in a baking dish; fill centers with apple. Pour a little water into the dish. Cover and bake at 350° F. (moderate oven) 30 minutes, or until partly done. Sprinkle with salt, sugar, and nutmeg, and dot with fat. Bake uncovered about 45 minutes, or until the squash is soft. Four servings...
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Apple fritters
Apple fritters
Fritters are special, and especially good with any lean meat—cold sliced or hot ... 1 cup sifted flour 1 egg, beaten ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup milk 1½ teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon melted fat 1 cup thinly sliced apples 1 tablespoon sugar Fat for deep-fat frying Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar. Combine egg, milk, and fat. Add to the dry ingredients all at once, stirring only enough to moisten. Stir in the apples. Drop by spoonfuls into hot fat (350°-375°F.) and cook until b
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Apple stuffing
Apple stuffing
One way to bring together the ever-popular pork and apple team.... ¼ cup diced salt pork ½ cup chopped onion ¼ cup chopped parsley 5 medium-size tart apples, diced ½ cup sugar 2 cups soft bread cubes Cook salt pork in a fry pan until crisp, and remove from fat. Cook onion and parsley in the fat for a few minutes. Place apples in the pan, sprinkle with sugar. Cover and cook until tender, then continue cooking uncovered a few minutes until apples are candied. Add salt pork and bread cubes; heat th
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Apple relish
Apple relish
Easy to make ... no cooking.... 1 cup finely chopped unpared apples 1 cup finely shredded cabbage ½ cup finely chopped celery 1 tablespoon chopped green pepper ⅓ cup sugar 3 tablespoons vinegar ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ginger ¼ teaspoon mustard Dash of cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon chopped canned pimiento 1 tablespoon chopped canned pimiento Mix apples, cabbage, celery, and green pepper. Combine sugar, vinegar, spices, and pimiento. Add to apples and vegetables and mix lightly but thoroughly. Yi
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Jellied Waldorf salad
Jellied Waldorf salad
Mix diced tart apples, chopped celery, and nuts. Fold into a partially thickened gelatin mixture. For 2 cups of the apple mixture, use 1 package of gelatin dessert powder and 2 cups of water. Chill until firm....
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Fruit salad with onion
Fruit salad with onion
Core unpared apples and slice in thin cross sections. Arrange on salad greens with orange slices and onion rings. Serve with a clear, tart oil dressing....
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Apple slaw
Apple slaw
Moisten equal amounts of chopped apples and finely shredded cabbage with sour-cream dressing. Variations . If desired, season the dressing with a little horseradish, or add coarsely ground peanut butter....
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Main dish salads with apple
Main dish salads with apple
Mix 1 cup diced or sliced raw apple with ½ cup celery and 1 cup of any of the following: Flaked tuna fish (7-oz. can); chopped cooked pork, ham, veal, chicken, turkey; diced cheese. Moisten with tart french dressing or mayonnaise and serve in lettuce cups. Four servings. For a jellied salad. Fold the above ingredients—except the dressing—into a partially thickened gelatin mixture made from a package of lemon or lime gelatin dessert powder and 2 cups of water. Chill. Serve with the dressing. Jell
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Dessert salad
Dessert salad
Sprinkle diced apples with lemon juice. Add chopped dates, raisins, or grapes. Mix with marshmallows or cream cheese cut in small cubes....
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Apple juice salad dressing
Apple juice salad dressing
For fruit salads.... ¼ cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch ¼ teaspoon salt Juice 1 lemon 1 cup apple juice 1 egg, well beaten 1 3-ounce package cream cheese Mix dry ingredients, add fruit juices, and blend. Cook over hot water 20 minutes, stirring frequently. Slowly stir into egg. Return to heat and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool slightly. Mash cream cheese with fork; beat into cooked mixture. Chill. Yield: 1 cup. Applesauce bran muffins Softer than most bran muffins.... 1¼ cups sifted
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Apple griddlecakes
Apple griddlecakes
Brighten any breakfast or supper.... 1½ cups sifted flour 1½ teaspoons baking powder ¾ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons melted fat 2 cups very finely chopped apples Sift dry ingredients together. Combine the egg, milk, and fat. Add gradually to the dry ingredients; stir only until batter is smooth. Fold in apples. Drop by spoonfuls onto a hot greased griddle. Cook slowly until the surface is covered with bubbles, turn, and cook until the bottom is well-brow
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Applesauce drop cookies
Applesauce drop cookies
½ cup fat 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1¾ cups sifted flour ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon cloves ½ teaspoon nutmeg ½ cup seedless raisins 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats 1 cup applesauce ½ cup seedless raisins 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats 1 cup applesauce Cream together fat and sugar; stir in the egg. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg. Mix in raisins and rolled oats. Add to creamed mixture in three portions
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Applesauce refrigerator cookies
Applesauce refrigerator cookies
¾ cup fat 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2½ cups sifted flour ½ teaspoon soda ¼ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon cloves ½ cup chopped nuts ½ cup applesauce Cream together fat and sugar; stir in the egg. Sift together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Mix in nuts. Add to creamed mixture in three portions alternately with the applesauce in two portions. Form into rolls; wrap in waxed paper and chill in refrigerator. Slice thinly. Bake on greased baking sheets at 375° F. (moderate oven) 10 to
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Chocolate applesauce bars
Chocolate applesauce bars
2 squares (2 ounces) unsweetened chocolate ½ cup fat 1 cup sugar 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 cup applesauce 1¼ cups sifted flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cloves ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ cup chopped nut meats ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ cup chopped nut meats Melt chocolate and fat together over hot water. Cool slightly. Blend in sugar, eggs, and applesauce. Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices. Add to fi
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Baked apples
Baked apples
Core apples without cutting through the blossom end. Pare apples one-third of the way down. Place apples in a baking dish. Sprinkle the holes lightly with salt, and add 1 tablespoon sugar to each apple. Top with table fat and sprinkle sugar over pared portion of apples. Pour enough water in bottom of dish to keep apples from sticking. Bake uncovered at 400° F. (hot oven) about 1 hour, or until apples are tender. 1. Fill the apples with chopped fresh cranberries and bake. 2. Fill centers with cru
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Apple-cheese dessert
Apple-cheese dessert
5 cups apple slices (pared) 1 tablespoon lemon juice ¾ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ½ cup sifted flour ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup table fat ⅔ cup grated cheese Fill pie pan or shallow baking dish with apples; sprinkle with lemon juice and ¼ cup of the sugar. Mix cinnamon, flour, salt, and the other ½ cup sugar. Cut in fat until mixture is granular. Stir in cheese. Spread over apples. Bake at 350° F. (moderate oven) until apples are tender—about 40 minutes. Cool before cutting to serve. Serve with pl
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Dessert apple slices
Dessert apple slices
Slice pared apple quarters. Put slices into pan and add enough water to half cover apples. Add a few grains of salt and 2 to 4 tablespoons of sugar for each apple used. Put the cover on and cook gently until apples are tender—20 to 30 minutes. Serve chilled, plain or with cream. Or, bake some of the drained slices in custard ( p. 15 )....
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Apple pie
Apple pie
6 medium-size tart apples, quartered ¾ to 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons table fat Pastry for 9-inch pie Pare, core, and slice the apples. Line a piepan with pastry. Place a layer of apples over the bottom; sprinkle with a mixture of the sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Dot with fat. Repeat until all ingredients are used. Cover with pastry that has a few slits in the center so steam can escape; seal edges. Bake at 425° F. (hot oven) 40 to 50 minutes, or until apples are
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Apple tapioca
Apple tapioca
2 medium-size apples ½ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 2 cups water 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca Nutmeg, if desired Pare and slice apples. Add sugar and salt to the water; put over heat and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add apples and cover the pan. Cook slowly until apples are just tender—about 15 minutes. Carefully stir in tapioca, and continue cooking a few minutes until tapioca is transparent. Sprinkle with nutmeg and serve with plain or whipped cream. Red apple tapioca. Add ¼ cup red cinn
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Apple custard
Apple custard
1 cup dessert apple slices ( p. 13 ) or canned apple slices, drained 3 tablespoons sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 2 eggs, beaten 1½ cups hot milk Nutmeg Arrange apples in bottom of four custard cups. Combine sugar, salt, and eggs. Add milk slowly. Pour over apples, sprinkle with nutmeg. Set cups in a pan of hot water. Bake at 325° F. (slow oven) until the custard is set—30 to 40 minutes. Four servings....
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Applesauce puff
Applesauce puff
4 slices bread or plain cake 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1½ cups applesauce 1 teaspoon cinnamon ⅓ cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 cup milk ¼ teaspoon salt Spread bread or cake slices with butter or margarine, and arrange in the bottom of a greased baking dish. Cover with applesauce; sprinkle with cinnamon and about half the sugar. Beat together egg, milk, salt, and rest of sugar. Omit sugar in this mixture if cake is used. Pour over mixture in baking dish. Set in pan of hot water and bake at 350°
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Frozen applesauce cream
Frozen applesauce cream
1 cup applesauce 1 cup thin cream ⅓ cup sugar ¼ cup lemon juice Combine ingredients, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Pour into freezing tray and freeze at the coldest refrigerator temperature until firm. Turn into chilled bowl and beat smooth. Return quickly to tray; freeze....
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Applesauce Bavarian cream
Applesauce Bavarian cream
1 tablespoon gelatin ¼ cup cold water ¾ cup applesauce 2 tablespoons lemon juice ½ teaspoon grated lemon rind ¼ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon each cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg ¼ teaspoon salt 1 egg white ½ cup heavy cream, whipped ½ cup crushed ginger snaps ½ cup crushed ginger snaps Sprinkle gelatin on water and soak for a few minutes. Heat applesauce, lemon juice, and lemon rind with half the sugar. Dissolve gelatin in hot applesauce. Add spices. Chill until partly set. Add salt to egg white and beat until
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Applesauce gelatin dessert
Applesauce gelatin dessert
3 cups applesauce ½ cup (1 box) gelatin dessert powder (any fruit flavor) 32 small vanilla wafers ½ cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon sugar Heat applesauce slowly, stirring frequently. Stir dessert powder into hot applesauce; stir until dissolved. Chill until partly set. Place a layer of wafers in bottom of 8-inch square pan. Pour in applesauce mixture, and cover with another layer of wafers. Chill until firm. Top with sweetened whipped cream just before serving. Nine servings....
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Applesauce chiffon pie
Applesauce chiffon pie
1 tablespoon gelatin ¼ cup cold water 3 eggs, separated 1½ cups applesauce ⅛ teaspoon ginger ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ½ cup milk 1 tablespoon lemon juice ½ teaspoon grated lemon rind ½ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 9-inch baked pastry shell, or graham cracker shell Nutmeg if desired ¼ teaspoon salt 9-inch baked pastry shell, or graham cracker shell Nutmeg if desired Sprinkle gelatin on water; soak a few minutes. Beat egg yolks slightly, and add the applesauce, ginger, cinnamon, milk, lemon juice and rind
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Applesauce
Applesauce
Wash, quarter, and core apples. Cook until soft with a small amount of water in a covered pan. Put apples through a sieve or food press. Add a few grains of salt, and sweeten to taste while still hot. Quick applesauce. Pare quartered and cored apples. Cook as above. When apples are tender, crush pieces with a potato masher or stir until smooth. Add salt and sweeten as above. For variety. Sweeten the sauce with brown sugar or honey. Or, cook a few whole cloves or a piece of stick cinnamon or a fe
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Apple juice cake
Apple juice cake
½ cup fat ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 cups sifted cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon cloves ½ teaspoon nutmeg ¾ cup apple juice ½ teaspoon nutmeg ¾ cup apple juice Cream fat, vanilla, and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating each one in well. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture in three portions alternately with apple j
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Fluffy apple juice frosting
Fluffy apple juice frosting
1 cup sugar ½ cup apple juice Pinch of salt 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten Mix sugar, apple juice, salt, and lemon juice. Cook until the sirup forms a soft ball (234° to 240° F.) when a little of it is dropped into a cup of very cold water. Pour very slowly over stiffly beaten egg whites, beating constantly. Continue beating until mixture stands in soft peaks. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Variations. When frosting is ready to spread, stir in ½ cup
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APPLE SNACKS
APPLE SNACKS
As a snack, or a fruity appetizer for tea, use apple slices spread with a topping. Applewiches they are sometimes called, especially when a second apple slice is placed over the topping. To prepare the slices, core the apple and cut thick rounds, leaving the colorful peel on. Toppings include— Soft sharp cheese ... cream cheese with strawberry jam or chopped nuts ... peanut butter and mayonnaise ... sliced ham, chicken, or turkey, or any of these meats ground and mixed with mayonnaise. BUREAU OF
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