Symphony wine event supports Syracuse basketball fundraiser
The Syracuse Symphony Association hosts a wine and food auction with Wegmans donations and more than 125 wines from 30 wineries. Bertie Brzostek leads the auction while notable bottles such as a 1999 Nuits Saint Georges draw bidders. Tickets are 15 for individuals, 25 for couples, with tax deductibility.
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Syracuse Symphony Association
Krows Racusane
Wiegmans
Wegmans
Bertie Brzostek
Wells
Nuits St Georges
Produce prices dip as supplies rise in Central New York
Central New York market reporter James Mapley notes wholesale tomato prices at 1.25 per pound and green beans at 79 cents while asparagus runs 1.10 per pound and peppers at about two or three for 1. This price break ends a two month lull for consumers and sweet corn returns at about 1 per ear despite high cost. Fruits and vegetables from California and Chile appear in season including strawberries apples peaches and various grapes while winter pears are listed.
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James Mapley
New York
New York State Department of Agriculture
Mapley
California
Fionda
New York State
Chile
The Bushes Secret Snack Habits Revealed
A White House tour reveals President George Bush and Barbara Bush are less demanding than prior residents. Sous chef Frank Ruta notes a relaxed environment and an informal private kitchen where late night snacks occur. a kitchen clipboard lists oysters, potato chips, zucchini and English muffins from Safeway.
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White House
Frank Ruta
George Bush
Barbara
Ruta
Big House
Safeway Supermarket
Almond Paste Cookies Sent From Fulton and Oswego
Almond cookies like Mama made are shared from Fulton and Oswego readers Nichol of East Syracuse asked for the recipe. Mrs Waldren suggests bread crusts sugar and almond paste while Mrs Runcari uses almond paste sugar flour confectioners sugar and egg whites. Mrs Grace lists almond paste confectioners sugar baking powder flour and egg whites. Only the recipe printed due to space.
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Nichol
East Syracuse
Nalian
Mary Runeari
Fulton
Sharon Waldren
Laurie Grace
Oswego
Almond Paste Cookies with Maraschino and Pine Nuts
Recipe by Dorine Lord of Ogdensburg includes 2 pounds almond paste 1 pound confectioners sugar 5 egg whites 2 cups milk margarine salt pepper flour and toppings of maraschino cherries or pine nuts. Instructions: mix by hand fold in egg whites add flour and baking powder drop on sprayed sheet bake at 350 for about seven minutes until cookies stay white.
Recipe Swap Salmon with Grapes and Mustard Sauce
A reader asks for a mustard sauce recipe from Heid's in Liverpool. The column presents a quick salmon poached in wine with a grape salsa, plus tips for measuring ingredients, and invites readers to submit requests or recipes to Evelyn Clayton in Syracuse, New York.
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Charlotte Seymour
Syracuse
Heid’s
Liverpool
Oregon
S Cuse
Evelyn Clayton
Herald-Journal
P.O
Potato comeback fuels high fiber diet trend
The Four Seasons in Manhattan serves baked potatoes at lunch sparking a national trend as potatoes move from side dish to centerpiece. publisher John Fairchild and restaurant GM Alex von Bidder note rising demand while cooks develop new varieties and recipes.
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John Fairchild
Women’s Wear Daily
Four Seasons
Manhattan
Alex von Bidder
Lydie Marshall
Harper and Row
U.S. Agriculture Department
Russet Burbank Potatoes Dominate U S Crop And Cooking Tips
The Idaho russet Burbank potato remains the leading variety, accounting for two-fifths of the nation’s potato crop. It is a high starch mealy tuber suited to baking frying or chipping and stored with care to avoid dampness. Different varieties and seasonality shape selection with tips from chefs on boil baking and finishing.
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Burbank
Idaho
Katherine Alford
Peter Kump
New York
Maine
William Handwerker
Nathan's Famous
Hirsch Aldin
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Ege
Apnoreiss
Peingersie Ellavers
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Betty Oropallo
Auburn
Nancy Avery
Freihofer’s
Mohican
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