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| I can remember when my grandma cooked tapioca the vanilla flavor in it smelled so good; but I always wondered what tapioca was. From Wikipedia -Tapioca is essentially a flavourless starchy ingredient produced from treated and dried cassava (manioc) root and used in cooking. It is similar to sago and is commonly used to make a milky pudding similar to rice pudding. Purchased tapioca comprises many small white spheres each about 2 mm in diameter (although larger grain sizes are available). These are not seeds, but rather reconstituted processed root. The processing concept is akin to the way that wheat is turned into pasta. These tapioca pearls are made mostly of tapioca starch, which comes from the tapioca, or bitter-cassava plant. In other parts of the world, the bitter-cassava plant may be called mandioca, aipim, macaxeira, manioca, boba, or yuca.
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| Although apples trees are not very common in Cajun country; apple remains a very popular fruit for both eating and cooking. Here are fun facts from www.funfacts.com - If you grew 100 apple trees from the seeds of one tree, they would all be different. Apples are fat, sodium, and cholesterol free. Apples are a member of the rose family. 25 percent of an apple's volume is air. That is why they float. The largest apple picked weighed three pounds. China is the leading producer of apples with over 1.2 billion bushels grown in 2001. It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider - and only 6 apples to create this delicious dessert.
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| This pumpkin roll is very reminiscent of a jelly roll and oh so good.
What are the world's largest fruits? The largest fruits are giant pumpkins, specially grown and bred for their size. The largest ones can weigh over 1,000 pounds! Pumpkins can vary in color from white to yellow to orange.
Pumpkins contain vitamin A and potassium.
Pumpkins are an ingredient in pies, breads, soups, and other foods.
Pumpkin seeds can be roasted for a snack.
Pumpkins are used as feed for some farm animals.
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| Berries one of the Cajun’s most well liked fruits have origins in both Europe and here in the United States. The Native Americans were the first to incorporate berries into their diets and lifestyle. Berries signify summer and rightfully so, as the warmer months are the peak harvest for these fruits. Berries have traditionally included blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries. Many berries are suitable to eat raw and most types vary from 50 to 100 calories per serving if eaten raw. Berries are brimming with vitamin C, potassium, and fiber. Source: http://www.foodreference.com/html/artberries.html
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| La Tarte de Citron de cerise - Deux Grands Parfums - Une Grande Tarte
Such a simple great tasting pie made with prepared items.
The same chemicals that give tart cherries their color may relieve pain better than aspirin and ibuprofen in humans.
Does this mean that every time I have a headache I should eat cherry pie?
Today, in Michigan alone, there are almost 4 million cherry trees that annually produce 150 to 200 pounds of tart cherries. It takes about 250 cherries to make a cherry pie. Eating about 20 tart cherries a day could reduce inflammatory pain and headache pain.
Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries. Lemon trees bloom and produce fruit year-round. Each tree can produce between 500 and 600 pounds of lemons in a year. California and Arizona produce 95% of the entire U.S. lemon crop.
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| When MawMaw read the title of the recipe she thought of the 1961's hit of Trini Lopez - "Lemon Tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat" -except in this very easy and versitile dessert. |
| This recipe has it roots from Duhon's Bakery in Kaplan. The perfect holiday pie or to serve to your co-workers like Debby did! Not yet rated |
| Don's (Seafood & Steakhouse), one of the finest and longest lived business in Lafayette, LA. I am told some waitresses working there that this has been their first and only job. |
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| Here is a fun fact about what cararmel is - Cooking a sugar syrup to the point where all the water has evaporated and the sugar begins to burn results in caramel. The sugar begins to colour when it reaches about 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Caramel can also be made by the dry method, where no water is added before cooking. This is a faster method as it eliminates the evaporating time but requires more attention to avoid burning. Caramel sauce is made with the addition of whipping cream and butter. ... Now this question arises - How many of us have lost a filling to caramel candy? No eating this pie won't cause that; it will actually make you want seconds! The flavor reminds you of Bayou Goo! |
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