Recipes of the Month

Harvest Blessing Snack

Barbara E. shares this snack mix and the reason behind each ingredient.

Materials Needed:

2 cups Bugles Brand Corn Snacks

2 cups Pretzels

1 cup Candy corn and/or Corn Nuts

Brand Snack

1 cup Dried or Candy Fruits

1-cup Peanuts and/or Sunflower Seeds

Instructions:

("Make a card with these descriptions: Bugles Brand Corn Snacks - represents a cornucopia, a horn of plenty; Pretzels - represents arms folded in thanks and prayer; Candy Corn and/or Corn Nuts Brand Snack - during the first Winter, the pilgrims were each allotted only 5 kernels of corn per day because food was so scarce; Dried or Candy Fruits - Thanksgiving is the celebration of the harvest; Peanuts and/or Sunflower Seeds- seeds represent the potential of a bounteous harvest for the next season if they are planted and well tended.) In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together. Make this mix as a family and eat while discussing each ingredient and how it relates to Thanksgiving.

Mary's Harvest Muffins

Recipe submitted by Betsy Parks at the Cranberry World Visitors Center;

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4-cup butter or Margarine

1/4-teaspoon salt

2 eggs

2 cups flour

1/2 cup CITRUS REFRESHERS cranberry orange juice drink

2 cups OCEAN SPRAY Fresh or Frozen Cranberries, coarsely chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease muffin tins. Using an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter together in a medium bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Add this alternately with the juice drink to the butter mixture. Stir in cranberries and spoon into muffin cups, filling 3/4 full with batter. Bake 20 minutes or until

golden brown. Makes 12 muffins.