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Golden Apple
Oatmeal
1/3 cup each apple juice
and water
1/8 tsp. salt
(optional)
Dash of ground cinnamon
and nutmeg.
1/3 cup quick-cooking
rolled oats
Combine apples, juice,
water and seasonings; bring to boil. Stir in rolled oats; cook 1 minute.
Cover and let stand several minutes before serving. Makes a 1 cup
serving.
Brown Bag Fruit Mix
1/2 cup apple, unpared,
diced
1/2 cup banana,
sliced
1/2 cup grapefruit
sections, cut up
2 tbsp. grapefruit
or pineapple juice
1/3 cup grapes,
halved
1/3 cup pineapple
tidbits, juice-packed, drained
Mix apple, banana, and
grapefruit sections with juice to prevent darkening of apple and banana.
Add grapes and pineapple and chill. (Fresh fruits in season may be
substituted, as desired.) Makes 2 servings, 1 cup each.
Apple Honey Shake
1 quart chilled apple
cider or juice
2 cups chilled orange
juice
1/4 cup honey
2 tsp. grated orange
rind
Combine all ingredients
and shake to blend. Pour over ice in tall glasses. Garnish with mint
sprig, apple slice or long peel of orange. Makes 6 servings.
Lunch Box Surprises
Slice top off of a
Maryland apple. Core apple, leaving bottom of apple intact. Fill with a
mixture of cream cheese or peanut butter combined with raisins and nuts.
Replace top of apple and pack in plastic sandwich bag for a lunch
surprise.
Apple Popsicles
Mix 2 cups vanilla yogurt
and 1 cup of applesauce. Fill popsicle molds and freeze for a refreshing
snack.
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Apple Fruit Roll-Ups
Peel and slice a variety
of sweet apples. Place in blender container with 1 tablespoon lemon juice
for each 4 cups of fruit. Puree until smooth. Sugar or honey to taste may
also be added. Cover an inverted baking sheet with heat resistant plastic
wrap. (Saran Wrap is good for high heat.) Tape plastic to baking sheet
with masking tape. Pour apple puree over baking sheet in a very thin
layer, leaving one inch free of puree around edges. Dry in food dryer or
in oven at 140 degrees Farenheit with door open about 2 inches. Dry until
leathery and pliable but not sticky. This takes several hours. Roll apple
layer up and store in moisture proof, airtight container. For longer
storage, refrigerate or freeze.
Apple Jello Giggles
1 package (3 oz.)
gelatin, any flavor
1 cup boiling
water
1/2 cup cold
water
Dissolve gelatin in
boiling water; stir in cold water and set aside. Core apples leaving
bottom of apple intact. Hollow out some of the apple flesh to make room
for gelatin. Pour gelatin in apple and place apples in individual bowls to
keep them upright. Chill until gelatin is firm. Cut in wedges to serve.
Fun for kids, but also makes an attractive garnish for a meat platter.
Vary the flavors of gelatin and use both red and yellow apples for a
variety of color combinations.
Brown Bag Apple Salad
1/2 cup orange or
grapefruit juice
1 tbsp. honey
1 tsp. lemon or lime
juice
1 apple (Sweet or
Tart)
1 cup seedless
grapes
1 cup orange or
grapefruit sections
1/4 cup chopped
walnuts
In medium-size bowl, stir
together orange juice, honey and lemon juice. Add apples, grapes, orange
sections and walnuts; toss into coat with juice mixture. Refrigerator pack
into individual containers for lunches and snacks. Makes 4
servings.
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