Fifty-Nifty Recipes...Freedom and Unity

"Freedom and Unity" is the motto for the Green Mountain State...or Vermont.  About three-fourths of Vermont is forest!  Must be beautiful this time of year.  Did you know that Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream gives their ice cream waste to the local farmers to feed their hogs?  Did you know that the hogs seem to like all the flavors except mint oreo...?  Just one of those fun facts!

Since Vermont has the largest production of maple syrup in the country, I searched for a few maple recipes.  The baked squash and maple syrup recipe is delicious.  I had it at a church potluck....I remember a mom trying to convince her small son to try a bite...He decided it looked like pumpkin mashed potatoes...He ended up having a second helping of "Pumpkin Potatoes" because he liked them so much...

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<>Vermont Maple Float

• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 1 scoop vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. Pour milk into tall glass, stir in maple syrup. Mix well, and top with a scoop of ice cream.                 

Ingredients 3 1/2 pounds butternut squash 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup diced onion 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 cup chicken stock 1/3 cup real maple syrup Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place squash halves, cut side up, on large baking sheet. bake until very tender, about 50 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly. Using large spoon, scoop out squash flesh and transfer to large bowl. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add chopped onion and ground nutmeg and saute until onion is tender and light brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer to bowl with squash. Add chicken broth and maple syrup. Puree mixture in batches in processor until smooth. Season squash puree with salt and pepper. Return puree to same saucepan. Stir puree over medium heat until heated through. Transfer to bowl and serve.  **I found theses recipes at www.allrecipes.com

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