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Sweet Tea
4 (pitcher size) Cold Brew Tea Bags or 6 tablespoons orange pekoe tea in a diffuser
3 quarts 75 degrees F water
1 cups water
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 lemons, sliced
fresh m ... read more
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Cherry-Vanilla Cream Soda
The cream soda pop bottled on the Mississippi Gulf Coast was a bright ruby red, writes Foose in her book, Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a Southern Cook (C ... read more
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Asparagus With Cucumber Dressing
If you can’t get young Vidalia onions, use a leek instead. You can prepare the asparagus and dressing a day ahead, but add the herbs and diced cucumbers to the dressing ... read more
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Etsuko Scholz's Fried Chicken
Etsuko Scholz was born in Tokyo and grew up on carefully rendered versions of traditional Japanese dishes, particularly its delicate tempura. After marrying an American busine ... read more
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Siria Flores's Fried Chicken
Siria Flores is an 84-year-old grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of nine more. She did not bring many possessions when she followed her grown daughter and two sons fro ... read more
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Ardia Herndon's Fried Chicken
For 50 years, Ardia Herndon has lived in the same farmhouse on the same 600-acre farm she and her late husband took on as newlyweds in Spencer County, Ky. Soon they had 75 dai ... read more
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Mocktails, Anyone?
Salud, cent'anni, l'chaim! Here's to a celebration that includes the grandchildren.
Shirley Temple, take a bow ... and step aside. Some new entertainers have taken center stage. The effervescent, sometimes sparkly, always refreshing, and totally nonalcoholic ... read more
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Tuna Salad Sandwich
The perfect tuna sandwich is a delicate balance of mayonnaise, herbs, spices and tuna. The Heminways' version adds capers for a special punch, but they may be omitted to satis ... read more
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Chocolate Scat Cookies
Beyond simple, these cookies travel well in a hard-plastic container.
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 pound whole pecans, toasted then halve ... read more
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Cherry Ice Cream, Philadelphia Style
You can involve grandchildren in preparing the fresh cherries required for the recipe, using inexpensive cherry/olive pitters. Some of the variations, including cherry malted ... read more
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Oatmeal Ice Cream
"Finally, ice cream for breakfast," says Bruce Weinstein. When asked, the author of The Ultimate Ice Cream Book (William Morrow, 1999), immediately says this is his favorite r ... read more
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Watermans Maine Lobster Rolls
In Maine, the locals think of lobster rolls as "lazy man's lobster" for everyone but the person who has to pick the shell clean of its meat. The arduous task can be a wonderfu ... read more
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Steamed Lobster
This basic technique can be used in any recipe calling for steamed lobster. For a sweeter broth, add a slpash of dry sherry, for a spicier one add one garlic clove and a sprin ... read more
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Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Although the recipe calls for cutting the chicken in half, you can use chicken pieces as well. However, keep in mind, a halved chicken maintains more juiciness and is less apt ... read more
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Jamaican Jerk Fish
Although pork is the traditional meat for "jerking" Vernon says that Jamaicans have added fish, shellfish, poultry, and other meats to the jerking repertoire. Snapper is a tra ... read more
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Jamaican Jerk Sauce
"The secret to good jerk sauce is taking the time to make it well," says Allan Vernon, the restaurateur whose bottled jerk sauce is celebrated here and in Europe. Vernon belie ... read more
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