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  1. X-posted to rec.food.preserving

    I'm in the middle of tomatoes and apples right now. Today I bought a
    small bottle of brandy thinking I could use it with the apples since
    I've seen recipes for brandied cherries and peaches. The only BBB
    recipe for brandy with apples is for apple mincemeat. Now I have a
    bottle of brandy and don't know what to do with it so I'm turning to the
    preservers and cookers to find out what to use it for. I've googled
    with no luck. Our harvest will be ending in about a month or so. From
    my garden I still have green beens, chard, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers,
    and herbs none of which immediately appear to go with brandy. Local
    produce is mainly a variety of apples, tomatoes, and squashes. Are
    there any sauces I could make using brandy? I was thinking brandied
    applesauce but then thought baked apples with a brandy sauce might be
    nice. I'd like to use 1/2 the bottle for something preserved and the
    other 1/2 for cooking with. I'm drawing a blank here so would really,
    really appreciate any help. -- I should have bought beer, dagnabbit! --

  2. "~patches~" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    X-posted to rec.food.preserving

    I'm in the middle of tomatoes and apples right now. Today I bought a
    small bottle of brandy thinking I could use it with the apples since I've
    seen recipes for brandied cherries and peaches. The only BBB recipe for
    brandy with apples is for apple mincemeat. Now I have a bottle of brandy
    and don't know what to do with it so I'm turning to the preservers and
    cookers to find out what to use it for. I've googled with no luck. Our
    harvest will be ending in about a month or so. From my garden I still
    have green beens, chard, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and herbs none of
    which immediately appear to go with brandy. Local produce is mainly a
    variety of apples, tomatoes, and squashes. Are there any sauces I could
    make using brandy? I was thinking brandied applesauce but then thought
    baked apples with a brandy sauce might be nice. I'd like to use 1/2 the
    bottle for something preserved and the other 1/2 for cooking with. I'm
    drawing a blank here so would really, really appreciate any help. -- I
    should have bought beer, dagnabbit! --

    Brandy keeps forever. It has a lot of uses, not only in preserving and
    baking but in "regular" cooking No hurry to use it.

    --
    Peter Aitken

  3. ~patches~ said:

    X-posted to rec.food.preserving

    I'm in the middle of tomatoes and apples right now. Today I bought a
    small bottle of brandy thinking I could use it with the apples since
    I've seen recipes for brandied cherries and peaches. The only BBB
    recipe for brandy with apples is for apple mincemeat. Now I have a
    bottle of brandy and don't know what to do with it.

    I like this combo...

    Baked Apples in Butter Brandy Sauce
    Printed from Allrecipes

    These apples make their own sauce, which is decadent over
    vanilla ice cream.

    4 large Granny Smith apples,
    peeled and cored
    1 1/2 cups brown sugar
    2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    1 teaspoon ground ginger
    1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
    1/2 teaspoon allspice
    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    4 tablespoons butter
    1 cup brandy

    Directions
    1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
    2 Place apples in a shallow baking dish. Mix together the
    brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice and nutmeg;
    pack the mixture into the cores of the apples and pile the
    remaining on the tops. The tops of the apples should be covered.
    Place 1 tablespoon of butter on top of each apple. Pour the
    brandy into the dish, drizzling over the apples. Cover the
    dish with aluminum foil.
    3 Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until apples
    can be sliced with a spoon. Serve in a bowl with some ice
    cream, and spoon sauce over. The sauce will be slightly runny.
    ---

    Taffy Apple Ice Cream

    1 cup granulated sugar
    1/2 cup packed brown sugar
    2 cans evaporated milk (12 ounce) (3 cups total)
    1 tablespoon molasses
    4 beaten eggs
    2 cups whipping cream
    3 cups peeled cored, and finely chopped apple
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    Apple slices (optional)
    Caramel ice cream topping (optional)

    In a medium saucepan combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, milk, and
    molasses. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves; remove
    from heat. Slowly stir 1 cup of hot milk mixture into beaten eggs, then
    return to hot mixture in saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat just
    until bubbling; do not boil. Remove from heat. Cool slightly. Cover and
    chill.

    Stir in whipping cream, chopped apple, and vanilla. Freeze in a 4- or
    5-quart ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's directions. Ripen
    ice cream for 4 hours. Garnish with apple slices and caramel topping,
    if desired.

    Makes about 2 quarts (16 servings).
    Razzle Dazzle Recipes

    Sheldon

  4. ~patches~ said:

    X-posted to rec.food.preserving

    I'm in the middle of tomatoes and apples right now. Today I bought a
    small bottle of brandy thinking I could use it with the apples since
    I've seen recipes for brandied cherries and peaches. The only BBB
    recipe for brandy with apples is for apple mincemeat. Now I have a
    bottle of brandy and don't know what to do with it so I'm turning to the
    preservers and cookers to find out what to use it for. I've googled
    with no luck. Our harvest will be ending in about a month or so. From
    my garden I still have green beens, chard, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers,
    and herbs none of which immediately appear to go with brandy. Local
    produce is mainly a variety of apples, tomatoes, and squashes. Are
    there any sauces I could make using brandy? I was thinking brandied
    applesauce but then thought baked apples with a brandy sauce might be
    nice. I'd like to use 1/2 the bottle for something preserved and the
    other 1/2 for cooking with. I'm drawing a blank here so would really,
    really appreciate any help. -- I should have bought beer, dagnabbit! --

    If it's a decent brandy you could always drink it. It is great for flambee,
    with steaks, chicken (for chicken chausseur), or Christmas pudding. Keep it
    until next year and add a bit of sugar to it, fill a jar with fresh sweet
    cherries and then top it up with the brandy.

  5. "~patches~" wrote

    Quoted message said:

    I'm in the middle of tomatoes and apples right now. Today I bought a
    small bottle of brandy thinking I could use it with the apples since I've
    seen recipes for brandied cherries and peaches. The only BBB recipe for
    brandy with apples is for apple mincemeat. Now I have a bottle of brandy
    and don't know what to do with it so I'm turning to the preservers and
    cookers to find out what to use it for. I've googled with no luck. Our
    harvest will be ending in about a month or so. From my garden I still
    have green beens, chard, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and herbs none of
    which immediately appear to go with brandy. Local produce is mainly a
    variety of apples, tomatoes, and squashes. Are there any sauces I could
    make using brandy? I was thinking brandied applesauce but then thought
    baked apples with a brandy sauce might be nice. I'd like to use 1/2 the
    bottle for something preserved and the other 1/2 for cooking with. I'm
    drawing a blank here so would really, really appreciate any help. -- I
    should have bought beer, dagnabbit! --

    Just stash it at the back of a cupboard and use it next year on cherries and
    peaches. The stuff never goes bad, even when opened. For just general
    cooking, I use it in gravies, even in the meat for tacos. For that matter,
    drink it.

    Pam

  6. This is easy and everyone likes it.

    Brandied Carrots

    1 1/4 pound fresh carrots

    1/4 cup butter, melted
    1/4 cup brandy or pineapple juice
    1 teaspoon sugar
    1 teaspoon salt

    Peel carrots and remove ends; cut into 2 1/2 x 1/4-inch strips.
    Place carrots in ungreased square pan, 8x8x2-inches.

    Mix remaining ingredients; pour over carrots. Cover and cook
    in 375 oven until carrots are tender, about 40 minutes.

  7. Christmas cake

    After maki;ng your Christmas fruit cake, months in advance -- you have
    already made it, haven't you? -- using a syringe, inject cake with
    brandy multiple times. Leave a week and inject cake again.

    It will keep almost forever.

    ~patches~ said:

    X-posted to rec.food.preserving

    I'm in the middle of tomatoes and apples right now. Today I bought a
    small bottle of brandy thinking I could use it with the apples since
    I've seen recipes for brandied cherries and peaches. The only BBB
    recipe for brandy with apples is for apple mincemeat. Now I have a
    bottle of brandy and don't know what to do with it so I'm turning to the
    preservers and cookers to find out what to use it for. I've googled
    with no luck. Our harvest will be ending in about a month or so. From
    my garden I still have green beens, chard, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers,
    and herbs none of which immediately appear to go with brandy. Local
    produce is mainly a variety of apples, tomatoes, and squashes. Are
    there any sauces I could make using brandy? I was thinking brandied
    applesauce but then thought baked apples with a brandy sauce might be
    nice. I'd like to use 1/2 the bottle for something preserved and the
    other 1/2 for cooking with. I'm drawing a blank here so would really,
    really appreciate any help. -- I should have bought beer, dagnabbit! --

  8. ~patches~ wrote on 24 Sep 2005 in rec.food.cooking

    Quoted message said:

    Are
    there any sauces I could make using brandy?

    Chicken Gravy or Turkey Gravy with a little brandy added is marvelous...

    Soaking dried fruit (raisins, apricots, etc) in brandy, instead of water,
    to plump them up is good...for things like nut loaf quick bread recipes, or
    Fruit Cakes.

    --
    The eyes are the mirrors....
    But the ears...Ah the ears.
    The ears keep the hat up.

  9. "Kathy in NZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Christmas cake

    After maki;ng your Christmas fruit cake, months in advance -- you have
    already made it, haven't you? -- using a syringe, inject cake with
    brandy multiple times. Leave a week and inject cake again.

    It will keep almost forever.


    I've been doing that for years since I bought a set of coarse-needled
    hypodermics that were being sold by a woodworking company for injecting glue
    into loose chair joints.

    I sometimes use Cointreau or Grand Marnier instead of plain brandy.
    Graham

  10. I take dried apricots and soak them in brandy until rehydrated. Makes a
    great addition to any dessert.

    --
    Jennifer Lopez Lingerie *plus* Gourmet Goodies
    www.cafepress.com/dwacon

  11. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Mr Libido Incognito said:

    ~patches~ wrote on 24 Sep 2005 in rec.food.cooking

    Quoted message said:

    Are
    there any sauces I could make using brandy?

    Chicken Gravy or Turkey Gravy with a little brandy added is marvelous...

    Soaking dried fruit (raisins, apricots, etc) in brandy, instead of water,
    to plump them up is good...for things like nut loaf quick bread recipes, or
    Fruit Cakes.

    I like to make brandied fruit for christmas gifts. ;-)

    Take some fresh frozen mixed berries (strawberries/blueberries/raspberry
    mixes can easily be found in the frozen section) and put them into a
    jar. Add about 3 tbs. of sugar, then pour grain alcohol into that 'till
    full. Let sit about 2 weeks (I do not refrigerate) then drain off the
    grain alcohol. Set that aside for "other" recipes. The pure alcohol
    dries and preserves the fruit.

    Add 3 more tbs. sugar and fill the jar with brandy. Let sit for another
    2 weeks, then use to top vanilla icecream, angel food or pound cake.

    The now berry flavored grain alcohol can be used in mixed drinks, or
    added to other baked recipes.

    Cheers!
    --
    Om.

    "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

  12. "graham" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    "Kathy in NZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Christmas cake

    After maki;ng your Christmas fruit cake, months in advance -- you have
    already made it, haven't you? -- using a syringe, inject cake with
    brandy multiple times. Leave a week and inject cake again.

    It will keep almost forever.


    I've been doing that for years since I bought a set of coarse-needled
    hypodermics that were being sold by a woodworking company for injecting
    glue into loose chair joints.

    I sometimes use Cointreau or Grand Marnier instead of plain brandy.

    I alway use rum🙂

  13. "Ophelia" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    "graham" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:gZzZe.261260$Hk.212205@pd7tw1no...

    Quoted message said:


    "Kathy in NZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Christmas cake

    After maki;ng your Christmas fruit cake, months in advance -- you have
    already made it, haven't you? -- using a syringe, inject cake with
    brandy multiple times. Leave a week and inject cake again.

    It will keep almost forever.


    I've been doing that for years since I bought a set of coarse-needled
    hypodermics that were being sold by a woodworking company for injecting
    glue into loose chair joints.

    I sometimes use Cointreau or Grand Marnier instead of plain brandy.

    I alway use rum🙂


    Must be the pirate in you:-)

    Graham

  14. "graham" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    "Ophelia" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    "graham" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    "Kathy in NZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    > Christmas cake
    >
    > After maki;ng your Christmas fruit cake, months in advance -- you have
    > already made it, haven't you? -- using a syringe, inject cake with
    > brandy multiple times. Leave a week and inject cake again.
    >
    > It will keep almost forever.
    >
    I've been doing that for years since I bought a set of coarse-needled
    hypodermics that were being sold by a woodworking company for injecting
    glue into loose chair joints.

    I sometimes use Cointreau or Grand Marnier instead of plain brandy.

    I alway use rum🙂


    Must be the pirate in you:-)

    O hides her eyepatch. I dunno wot you mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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