10 ° December 17, 2008
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by Linda Denton
Bath County Memorial
Library
It's time" for Christmas
cooking, and whatever the
style and nationality you
prefer, you'll find something
to fit at your local library.
Want to go traditional? Try
Irene Hayes' What's Cooking
for the Holidays. For some
cultures, that would include
Christmas Stollen, (page
61) a sweet bread rich with
cinnamon, candied fruit,
citrus zests, and lots of
sugar. As for candies; you'll
find recipes for Peanut
Brittle, Southern Pralines,
Pretzel Candy with White
Chocolate, and Christmas
Toffee on pages 338 and 339.
There's a Danish Holiday
Cake on page 271, a tasty
looking Holiday Cake on
page 270 and a Christmas
Jam Cake on page 286. If
you're a fan of coconut,
check out the Special
Holiday Cake on page 269.
As for veggies and main
dishes; there's no shortage.
Look for Christmas Ribbon
Salad, and Christmas Tree
Salad (pages 166 and 167),
and, if you like a bit of the
fruit-of-the-vine in disguise,
give the Port Wine Salad on
page 172 a whirl. To warm
up on a cold winter day, go
for the Hot Chicken Salad on
page 172, or the Hot Turkey
Casserole featuring left-over
turkey on page 81; and for
your Christmas dinner, try them your turkey this year? Find Michelle Stone brings you Cellular One
the Scalloped Oysters on Williams Sonoma offers out how on pages 18-27. Merry Christmas from "~
page 131 (I'd leave out the Christmas Entertaining Want the dos and don'ts Kentucky - Recipes for the
Worchester Sauce, but that's
just personal preference).
• One of my favorite
cookbooks comes from the
Kentucky Federation of
Women's Clubs and is called
Kentucky Hospitality - a
200 Year Tradition. It's full
of good food and the history
that goes with it. If, for
instance, you don't know how
to deal with country ham,
check out pages 68 through
70. If you're a hunter, you
might be interested in the
wild game recipes on pages
67 and 68. Speaking of
which, would you like to
know what George Rogers
Clark's Christmas feast
consisted of?. Find out on
page 65. Did you realize
that the Transparent
Pudding (presumably the
filling for Transparent Pie)
originated around Mason
and Fleming Counties?
Read all about it on page
251, which is where you'll
find the recipe. A favorite
of Kentucky journalist,
author and humorist Irvin
Shrewsbury Cobb (born
in Paducah in 1876...died
in 1944), was Hickory Nut
Cake. You'll find a short bio
about him and the recipe for
the cake on pages 218 and
219 along with a recipe for
Pecan Cake, which according
to my grandmother, was a
favorite of my dad's. Recipes
for Cream Candy, Candy
Pudding and Bourbon Balls
can be found on pages 269,
271, and 273 respectively.
By the way, this is the book
to go to on the first Saturday
in May (Derby Day) if you'd
like to serve a Mint Julep
the way Henry Clay liked
which covers everything
from decorating, to parties,
to the main meal, to gifts
from the kitchen. Remember
the "Figgy Pudding" that
Bob Cratchet, Tiny Tim
and family so enjoyed in
Scrooge? Check it out on
pages 94 and 95. There's
a Bourbon-Glazed Ham
on page 128-129, and a
recipe for Gingerbread with
Whipped Cream on pages
134-135. The Broccoli and
Blue Cheese Gratin on pages
130-131 is a different and
intriguing twist to the usual
broccoh casserole.
Taste of Home offers
Hohdav & Celebrations
Cookbook 2003 with a few
twists of its own. Try, for
example, the Rhubarb
Chutney Appetizer on
page 38...the Celebration
Cranberry Cake on page 76...
and the Aloha Brittle with
coconut and macadamia nuts
on page 99. The Cranberry
Spinach Salad on page 127
sounds hke a tasty and
tart addition to Christmas
dinner. The Sweet Potato
Cranberry Relish on page
131, and the Cranberry
Horseradish Sauce on page
132 are definitely different.
The Spiced Pumpkin Pie on
page 137 looks and sounds
dehcious, as does the Citrus
Cranberry Pie on page 139.
Sarah Fritschner's
Hohday's - Menus and
Recipes for the Fall Hohday
Season also covers the
gamut, so if you're new to
cooking for Christmas, or
just want to try something
different, this may be the
book for you. Want to try
brining, smoking, or frying
of gravy-making? Look
them up on pages 16 and
17. Want to know how
to make Easy Giblet or
Cornbread Dressing? The
riddle is solved on pages
30-31. Want your mashed
potatoes to be perfect?
Follow the directions on
pages 38-39. Are sweet
potatoes not sweet potatoes
unless they're cooked with
miniature marshmallows,
brown sugar and pecans?
There's a recipe calling for
all of that on page 40. Are
you fresh out of ideas for
turkey leftovers? There are
new ones beginning on page
47 along with a recipe for
the Kentucky specialty, Hot
Brown, on page 61. Never
made Christmas favorites
like Mulled Cider or Eggnog?
Find recipes on page 64 and
65.
The Southern Living
Christmas Cookbook is,
according to the publishers,
"your ultimate holiday
entertaining guide." The
Pecan Pie on page 67 looks
delicious but I think I'd
rather use more crusts
and pecans, and spread
the same 1-pie-amount of
very rich filling around to
make a bunch of very thin
tarts. If you're looking
for something different
for Christmas breakfast,
there are Pumpkin and
Eggnog Pancakes on page
81...Sausage-Filled Crepes
on page 83...a Hash Brown
Cheese Bake on page
85...Hot Russian Tea• on
page 86...and Holiday Hot
Chocolate (with peppermint)
on page 89.
Kentucky author
Season with its Spicy Tomato
Warm-up (page 69)..,Glazed
Apples and Canadian
Bacon (page 64)...Breakfast
Casserole (page 61)...Beer
Cheese Spread (page 20)...
Sausage & Broccoli Party
Squares (page 7)".Sugar
& Spice & Everything
Nice Pecans (page 176)...
Cranberry Pecan Upside-
Down Cake (page 132)...Beef
Bourguignon (page 101)..,
and Honey-Basil Chicken
(page 107).
There's no shortage of
good recipes or good books
to be found at your local
library both in the cookbook
and Kentucky sections. Visit
today and add even more
sparkle to your holidays.
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