Just peach harvest boosts local farmers market chatter
The Otts report a bumper peach crop due to mild winter and early spring. Floyd Ott praises the harvest while Tib and Pat Price of DeSoto plan to freeze extras for pies. The Otts sell at the Farmers Market, drawing regular customers who praise the peaches as heavenly.
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Navajo Peach Crumble Topping and Fruit Mix
A basic crumble topping combines unbleached white flour cornmeal sugar salt and butter with optional toasted pine nuts. Fruit uses three cups peeled and sliced fresh peaches or one pound frozen peaches.
Pine Nut Peach Pie From Moosewood Desserts
A peach pie with lemon juice cinnamon and a crumbly cornmeal butter crust topped with optional pine nuts. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes until bubbling and golden and serve warm or at room temperature.
Fruit Desserts: Cobbler Crumble Slump Betty and More
A compact guide explains fruit dessert varieties such as cobblers with biscuit crusts, crumbles with streusel toppings, slumps cooked on the stove, steamed gravies like grants, and baked puddings like Bettys. It notes pandowdies with doying, dowdying, shortcake with berries, and the role of butter, sugar, spices, and juices in forming sweet fruit dishes.
Trans fats and their health concerns explained
Trans fats are created when polyunsaturated oils are hydrogenated, producing trans fatty acids that resemble neither saturated nor polyunsaturated fats. They are not usually formed in the body and may raise total and LDL cholesterol, lower HDL cholesterol, and increase heart disease risk, with some researchers ranking them as worse than saturated fats.
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Trans fats in foods and heart health explained
A Cooking Q A explains why trans fats are used in foods to stabilize texture and shelf life through hydrogenation. FDA may require trans fat labeling to help consumers reduce intake, potentially saving thousands of lives. now choose liquid or soft margarines and naturally low fat snacks like fruit, with expert Susan Krum of K State Extension Douglas County available for details.
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Salad recipe from local gardener Carol Thrasher inspires unique potato mix
A gardener and former Lawrence Farmers Market manager, Carol Thrasher, shares a salad idea featuring a mint and feta dressing with fresh dill as a bright note. The salad’s look varies with the potato and onion varieties chosen, influencing color and presentation.
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