I tried this glazed rib recipe on the harvesters at the farm. It received favourable comments.
3 lb. pork back ribs 1.5 kg
Sauce:
3/4 cup maple syrup 175 mL
2 tablespoons ketchup 30 mL
2 tablespoons brown
sugar 30 mL
1 tablespoon cider
vinegar 15 mL
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
sauce 15 mL
1/2 teaspoon salt 2 mL
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
powder 2 mL
Cut ribs in two-rib widths. Place in roaster. Cover and roast in 425 F (220 C) oven for 30 minutes. Pour off grease. Turn oven down to 325 F (160 C).
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Sauce: Measure all ingredients into saucepan. Heat and stir until it begins to boil. Pour over ribs. Roast, uncovered in 325 F (160 C) oven for one hour. Turn ribs occasionally.
Serves four.
Note: To substitute maple syrup, put two tablespoons (30 mL) water and one teaspoon (5 mL) maple flavouring into a measuring cup. Add corn syrup to measure 3/4 cup (175 mL). Maple flavoured pancake syrup may also be used.
Source: Company’s Coming, Main Courses by Jean Paré.
Horseradish jelly
Dear TEAM: I’m looking for a recipe for horseradish jelly made with vinegar and pectin, and also other recipes with horseradish. – B.S.
Dear B.S.: I found this recipe for horseradish jelly on the internet. I thought it made a nice jelly.
2 cups sugar 500 mL
1 cup vinegar 250 mL
3/4 cup horseradish 175 mL
6 oz. liquid pectin 170 g
Boil sugar and vinegar for three minutes. Stir in horseradish and bring to a boil. Add pectin and stir constantly to a rolling boil. Boil for one minute. Pour into hot sterilized jars. Process in boiling water bath five minutes.
Yield: three cups (750 mL).
Cheese ball
A cheese ball that I often make at Christmas time has a wee bit of horseradish. I think it helps give this cheese ball a tasty blend of flavours.
1/2 pound mild cheddar
cheese, grated 250 g
1/4 pound blue cheese,
chopped fine 125 g
8 oz. package cream
cheese 250 g
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce 5 mL
1 teaspoon prepared
horseradish 5 mL
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
pepper 0.5 mL
Thoroughly blend all the ingredients together. Press firmly into a ball. Let “ripen” in the refrigerator overnight or longer.
Christmas gift ideas
- Prairie elevator paintings: Would you like a watercolour painting of the elevators that are, or once were in your town? Artist Vivian Wickwire has painted the elevators of 245 towns from across Saskatchewan. She began this project in 2000. She felt there was no better way to capture the stalwart elevators amongst the rippling fields of the Prairies than with watercolour, a medium that flows and defines at the same time. Phone her at Medicine Hat, Alta., 403-580-2965. The price will depend on the size and if framed or not.
- Cookbook: The Canadian Cookbook, History, Folklore & Recipes with a Twist by Jennifer Ogle, Lone Pine Publishing. $19.95. What foods do you think of when you try to describe Canadian cuisine? There are 75 Canadian recipes in the cookbook, and each has historical information on the origin of the recipe, as well as a large coloured photo. To order, call 800-661-9017 or e-mail: accounts@lonepinepublishing.com.
Spudnuts
Dear TEAM: Do you have a recipe for spudnuts? I have several made with mashed potatoes and wheat flour. It has recently come to my attention that they are made from potato flour and pulled into shape by hand rather than rolling the dough and using a cutter to shape them. – E.P., Shell Lake, Sask.
Dear E.P.: I’m sorry to say we haven’t been able to locate a recipe for spudnuts using potato flour instead of mashed potatoes. Would any of our readers have this recipe?
Memorable gifts contest
The giving and receiving of gifts can occur any time of the year but Christmas is the season that we most often associate with gifts. In planning for our annual Christmas contest we thought it would be fun to reflect on some of the most memorable gifts that we have received. We encourage you, our readers, to do the same. We invite you to send in your stories of your most memorable gift to win a prize.
Send your reflections along with your name and address to “Memorable Gifts” c/o TEAM Resources, Western Producer, Box 2500, Saskatoon, Sask. S7K 2C4 or e-mail: team@producer.com. The draws will be made on Dec. 4. We will be sharing some of your stories in our December columns.
A memorable gift for me was when my Uncle Bill returned from the Second World War and brought me a heart-shaped pendant made of airplane glass. I was just a little girl at the time of the war. Hearing my parents talk about what was happening worried me. The glass in the pendant was really thick, leading me to wonder what it would have been like for Uncle Bill flying in an airplane with that thick glass. Maybe it was to keep him safe, I thought. The fact that Uncle Bill was, and still is, such a wonderfully neat uncle added to the joy of receiving it from him.
Alma Copeland is a home economist from Elrose, Sask., and one of four columnists comprising Team Resources. Send correspondence in care of this newspaper, Box 2500, Saskatoon, Sask., S7K 2C4 or contact them at team@producer.com.
