[Sca-cooks] Re: Cooked for Thanksgiving

[Elaine Koogler]

Devra at aol.com wrote:

>        This year I tried four new things, of which three turned out very 
>nice and one was dubious. The dubious one was a Weight=Watchers' cranberry sauce, 
>made with raw berries, chopped dried apricots, unsweetened applesauce, and 
>'spreadable fruit' orange,  cooked together. It turned out very sharp and I 
>thought it was nasty. Others thought it might be improved with some sweetening, 
>but I say forget it.
>     The ones that worked: Lady Selene's Cream of Turnip soup from this list, 
>a buttermilk spoonbread from Bon Apetit, and a fruit dressing meant to go 
>with goose (also from Bon Apetit) which was my favorite: a filling of cooked 
>bacon, onion, chopped tart apples, canned chestnuts, chopped celeraic, sherry, 
>chicken broth, and whole prunes, cooked together and then topped with a mixture 
>of cubed bread, cream, eggs, grated parmesan and seasonings. Baked until puffy. 
>Very nice indeed.
>     Devra
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>Devra Langsam
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That fruit dressing sounds really yummy.  Any chance you could share the 
recipe?

Kiri