Freeze fresh ginger and grate as needed.
It will stay fresh for months.
Category: Tips and Tricks
Tips and Tricks Tuesdays: Juicing Your Lemons and Limes
Microwave lemons and limes to get more juice out…
Microwaving the citrus for 15 or 20 seconds helps break down carbohydrates in the fruit and encourages maximum liquidity.
Tasty Treat Thursdays: Apple Orchard Snack Cake
Freezing Apples
Apples
1 Gallon water
1/4 C Salt
Freezer Bags
Place one cup warm water in a large bowl. Stir in salt until dissolved. Add remaining water cold. Peel and slice apples. Place each slice in salt water as you go along. When done with all apples, stir water a bit to make sure all have been submerged. Drain in a colander. Place immediately in freezer bags, label, and freeze.
Apple Orchard Snack Cake
1 C sugar
3 eggs
2 to 3 apples, peeled and diced
1/2 C butter or margarine, melted
2 C graham cracker crumbs
3/4 C chopped walnuts
Blend sugar, margarine, and eggs in bowl with a spoon. Stir in graham cracker crumbs, apples, and walnuts until blended. Spread batter into greased 8×8 pan. Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes or until firm to the touch. Sprinkle liberally with powdered sugar. Cool and then cut into squares.
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