6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 17, 2016
Cottage Grove
Sentinel
Cook's Corner
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Soup, salmon and sweet recipes
from the 'Old Farmer’s Almanac'
BY BETTY KAISER
For the Sentinel
I
discover all kinds of trivia
from “The Old Farmer’s
Almanac”. For over 200 years,
this little paperback book has
been publishing useful and
sometimes humorous articles
that readers can put to use ev-
ery day. Weather predictions are
the No. 1 reason people read the
almanac. Sometimes they miss
the mark, but the information is
still helpful.
Recently I decided to check
out the www.almanac.com web-
site. What fun! It has a 24-hour
webcam that changes every
minute. It was 19 degrees with
snow on the ground at noon
on the day that I checked. The
buildings and grounds in New
Hampshire look like something
out of a Norman Rockwell paint-
ing — so picturesque I wanted
to move there!
The fi rst thing that I noticed
when I cracked the spine of the
2016 book edition is that this is
Leap Year (we get an extra day)
and also the 240th year of Amer-
ican Independence. So, happy
birthday to all of you Leap Year
babies and our beloved U.S.A.
For gardeners, there’s a sec-
tion on straw bale (not hay) gar-
dening. If you’re a fi sherman, it
suggests the best fi shing days. If
you’re interested in astronomy,
there’s a treatise on the Super-
moon. And there are always
both fi ction and non-fi ction
stories to entertain. My favorite
this year is about the bonding of
“Jellybean” (a donkey) and Mr.
G. (a goat). Really sweet.
I also discovered a recipe for
Cranberry Bean Soup. I had
never heard of cranberry beans.
The almanac says they are beige
colored with red spots and have
a taste all their own. Reviews
say they are sweet, nutty and
buttery. I was intrigued.
Here are some berry-bean fun
facts: They are not related to
cranberries. They are not new
or exotic and have been part of
Italian diets for years. They re-
semble the pinto bean but do not
taste like them. When cooked,
the cranberry color disappears
and they become a boring
brown color. They are highly
nutritious, high in fi ber, a good
source of vegetable protein and
tasty.
Unfortunately, I did not have
time to search for the beans lo-
cally but I discovered that Bob’s
Red Mill sells them online in
27-ounce bags. You can order
directly from them for less than
$5. The soup base is made with
a ham hock and I have one in the
freezer. So I’m going to buy me
some cranberry beans soon.
All of today’s recipes are
from the Almanac, including the
Lemon Chess Pie. If you like
lemon, you’ll love this. I think
it’s way better than the too-rich
Chocolate Chess Pie. And I can
wholeheartedly
recommend
that you try the Maple Mustard
Glazed Salmon recipe. It’s very
similar to others I’ve tried—just
better. Enjoy!
boil, reduce heat, cover, and
simmer 2 hours or until beans
are tender. Remove bone, chop
meat into small bits, discard
bone and return meat to kettle.
Add potatoes, carrots, leeks,
and garlic. Simmer, partially
covered, 30 minutes or until
vegetables are tender. Garnish
with grated Parmesan cheese.
Serves 6-8.
CRANBERRY
BEAN SOUP
For glaze: In a small bowl,
combine the oil, mustard,
maple syrup, soy sauce, lemon
juice, and ginger and whisk to
blend. Pour half of the sauce
into a small, nonreactive cas-
serole.
2 cups dry cranberry beans (or
a substitute bean)
1 cup whole dry peas
1 meaty ham bone
2 bay leaves
1 onion stuck with 4 cloves
3 quarts water (less if beans
aren’t drained)
5 potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
4 leeks, white parts only,
chopped, or 3 onions, peeled
and chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
Garnish: grated Parmesan
cheese
Instructions
Soak beans and peas overnight
in water to cover. (Drain or not,
as you prefer.) Place in soup
kettle with bone, bay leaves,
and onion. Add enough water
to make 3 quarts. Bring to a
Grilled Salmon
With Maple
Mustard Glaze
GLAZE:
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup Dijon-style mustard
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 teaspoons soy sauce
Juice of ½ lemon
1 tablespoon peeled and
chopped fresh ginger
SALMON:
4 salmon steaks, 1-inch thick
Salt and pepper, to taste
For salmon: Blot the salmon
with paper towels to remove
surface moisture. Lightly salt
and pepper both sides, and lay
the salmon on the sauce in the
casserole. Spoon the remaining
sauce over and spread evenly.
Cover with plastic wrap and
refrigerate for 1 hour.
Prepare the grill. Cook the
salmon over medium-hot coals
for 5 to 6 minutes, per side,
turning once. Makes 4 servings.
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1 9 Inch Pie Crust
1-1/2 Cups Sugar, granulated
3 Medium to Large Eggs
2 Tablespoons All Purpose
Flour
Dash Salt
2 Teaspoons Lemon Extract
2 Teaspoons Lemon Juice,
Pompeii’s
3 Tablespoons Butter, room
temperature
1/3 Cup Evaporated Milk
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Pre heat your oven to 350
degrees.
Take a fork and poke holes in
the bottom of your pie shell.
Bake the pie shell for 12-14
minutes. Inspect the pie shell at
6 minutes to make sure it hasn’t
puffed up, pat down with a fork
if it has. Remove from the oven
when it’s golden brown.
In a large mixing bowl, com-
bine the sugar, eggs, fl our and
salt, then mix at a medium
speed for one minute. Add the
lemon extract, lemon juice and
the butter and mix for another
minute. Add the evaporated
milk and mix on high for a
minute.
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Pour the mixture into your pre-
baked pie shell and bake for
another 25 minutes.
Remove from the oven and
sprinkle with powdered sugar
and let cool. Serves 6-8.
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77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290
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33761 Row River Rd. • 541-942-4851
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152 S. M St.
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Worship: 11:00am
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Pastor: Karen Hill
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103 S. 5th Street • 541-942-4999
Pastor: Herb Carson
Sunday Service: 10:00am
Sunday Bible Study: 6:00pm
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77820 Mosby Creek Rd.
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541-942-0123
Pastor: Bryan Parsons
Worship: 10:30 a.m.
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1025 N. 19th St.
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Sunday: 8:30am
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Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
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467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
Pastor Rulon Combs
Sunday School All Ages 9am
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“The Bridge” Sat Evening Service 6:00pm
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Childrenʼs Breakout Class: Wed. 6:30pm
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Preachers: Tony Martin & Robert Evans
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
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1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050
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Worship: Sunday 10:30am
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820 South 10th Street
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Pastor: Kevin Miller
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40 am
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 pm
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6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Pastor: James L. Markus
Sunday School & Adult Education 9:15am
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United Methodist Church
334 Washington • 541-942-3033
Pastor:Lura Kidner-Miesen
Worship: 10:30am
Adult Sunday School: 9:30am
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913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
Worship Service: 10:00am
Message:
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