September 2017 IncSmart Newsletter

Kabobs

Kabobs will make your pool party festive and fun. They are easily assembled ahead of time, grilled to perfection in minutes and there's little clean up after the meal. And there is so many ingredients to choose from. Beef, chicken, turkey, ham, lamb, meatballs, bacon slices, sausage, shrimp, scallops, onions, squash, peppers, partially cooked carrots, canned potatoes, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, pineapples, apricots, peaches and apples.

Kabob Tips
Round skewers can easily turn inside the food, making it difficult to rotate all parts of a kabob. One solution is to use skewers with flat blades.

Ham Kabob

1 lb. ham, about - cut into 1" cubes, 1 tsp. cinnamon, Apple wedges, from 2 large apples, 1/2 cup apple jelly,1 T. lemon juice
Sprinkle lemon juice on ham. Melt the apple jelly and cinnamon. Skewer ham and apple wedges. Brush glaze. Grill 10 to 12 minutes, basting frequently.

Scallop Kabob

1/2 cup orange juice, 1/2 cup Major Grey's Chutney, 6 sea scallops, 6 large pineapple cubed, 6 slice red bell pepper
Mix juice and chutney. Skewer scallops, pineapple and red pepper. Baste with sauce. Place the kabobs on the grill, and, basting frequently, cook three minutes each side.

Beef Kabob

Sirloin cut 1 inch cubes, Mushroom caps, 1" green pepper strips, Small Onion quartered, 2 Crushed garlic cloves, Cherry tomatoes
1 cup teriyaki sauce, ¼ cup brown sugar, 2 Tbl honey
Skewer beef, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms. Mix teriyaki sauce, brown sugar, honey and garlic for glaze. Grill for 6-8 minutes on each side, frequently basting.

Native American Day

Europeans did not discover America, Asians did. American history records the first meeting with a tribal nation was with Chief Canassatego. He is now best known for a speech he gave at the 1744 Treaty of Lancaster, where he recommended that the British colonies emulate the Iroquois by forming a confederacy. Benjamin Franklin echoed Canassatego at the Albany Congress in 1754. Colonist had little experience with democratic institutions that they adopted the Algonquin word caucus to designate new decision making procedure.

Indian Pudding

1 cup Cornmeal, 1 cup Molasses, 4 cups Milk, 1/4 cup butter, l tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg, 1 tsp. Vanilla, 1 egg, 1/2 cup raisins.
Scald 3 cups of milk. Mix cornmeal with remaining milk. Add this to scalded milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low. Cook 5 min. Remove from heat. Add butler, spices, vanilla, raisins and mix. Add egg. Pour into greased baking dish. Set dish in a baking pan of hot water. Bake at 275 degrees for 3 hours.

Maple Candy

4 cups maple syrup, 1 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup butter, 1 cup chopped nuts, 1 teaspoon lemon extract.
Line a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with lightly buttered waxed paper or aluminum foil. Combine maple syrup, cream and butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook for 9 minutes once mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat and add nuts and extract. Stir with a heavy wooden spoon for 5 minutes. Pour into prepared pan. Cool at room temperature. Invert pan, peel off paper and cut into squares.

Wild Nut Soup

24 oz Hazelnuts, crushed, 6 ea Shallots, with tops, 3 tb Parsley chopped, 6 c Stock, 1 t Salt, 1/4 ts Black pepper
Place all ingredients in a large soup pot & simmer slowly over a medium heat for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Fry Bread

4 cups white flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon baking powder
Combine all ingredients. Add about 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water and knead until dough is soft but not sticky. Shape dough into balls the size of a small peach. Shape into patties by hand; dough should be about l/2 inch thick. Make a small hole in the center of the round. Fry one at a time in about l inch of hot lard or shortening in a heavy pan. Brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels and serve hot with honey or jam.