Put the apricots in a bowl. Pour 4 cups of hot water over them and let them soak for an hour. Put the garlic, and ginger into the container of an electric blender or a food processor along with 1/4 cup of the vinegar. Blend until smooth. Empty the apricots and their soaking liquid into […]

Bring water to a boil; add shrimp, and cook 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Drain well; rinse with cold water. Chill, peel, devein, and coarsely chop shrimp. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add shrimp, butter, and remaining ingredients. Process until smooth, scraping down sides occasionally. Line a 2-cup mold […]

Combine all ingredients. If desired, add 3 or 4 finely chopped jalapeno peppers without seeds.

Puree the red pepper, green pepper, Scotch Bonnet peppers, garlic, coriander and lime juice in a food processor. Add the vinegar, salt, black pepper and olive oil and process again. Bottle the sauce in hot sterilized jars.

2 tb Ghee or vegetable oil 5 tb Garlic puree 4 tb Ginger puree 1 Onion puree recipe, (follows) 6 tb Tomato puree 1 ts Salt 2 tb Turmeric 4 tb Curry power 2 tb Cummin seeds, ground 2 tb Coriander leaves, fresh, chopped Chilli powder 1-6 teaspoons, (to taste) DIRECTIONS: 1. Mix the spices […]

Yield: 7 to 9 pints Procedure: Wash and coarsely grate or finely chop tomatoes, peppers, and onions. Dissolve salt in water and pour over vegetables in large kettle. Heat to boiling and simmer 5 minutes. Drain in colander. Return vegetables to kettle. Add sugar, vinegar, mustard, and cornstarch. Stir to mix. Heat to boil and […]

Heat oil to moderate in a small wok or pan. Place garlic and onion flakes in a fine wire strainer and lower into the oil. Cook until golden. Drain on paper towels. Fry whole chiles until puffed and crisp, about 40 seconds. Remove. Drain on paper towels. Let cool. Discard chile seeds. Fry shrimp paste […]

I have never tried coloring confectioners sugar but do color regular sugar by mixing it half and half with flavored gelatin powder (Jello). I use this to sprinkle on the top of sugar cookies. The color seems very pale but intensifies as the cookie bakes. It also adds a different flavor than you would get […]

Remove peel (colored portion only) from 1 small orange in a thin spiral, and place in a sterilized pint jar. Lightly bruise 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, add to jar. Heat apple cider or distilled white vinegar to just below the boiling point. Fill jar with vinegar, and cap tightly. Allow to stand 3 to […]

Chop fresh pineapple. Weigh or measure. Add 1/2 cup water to each quart pineapple and cook until tender. Add 3/4 as much sugar as fruit. Boil until thick. Pour into hot jars; seal at once.