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Recipes

Michigan Cherry Soup

We make this soup in the summer with fresh cherries and serve it cold. In the winter we use frozen cherries and serve it warm.

2 pounds (4 C.) fresh or frozen cherries, stemmed and pitted
2 C. water
2 C. medium-dry white wine
¼ C. sugar
4 tsp. cornstarch
1 Tbsp. fresh orange juice
1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
1 tsp. lime zest
Sugar to taste or lime juice to taste
Dollop of sour cream or plain yogurt
Spring of fresh mint (for garnish)

Place ½ cherries in a soup pot along with water and wine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the cherries are soft (about 15 min.) Puree in blender/food processor until smooth. Combine sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl, then add 3 Tbsp of cherry mixture and stir well. Return cherry puree and cherry paste to the pot and cook over high heat, whisking until thickened (about 5 min.) Reduce heat and stir in remaining cherries, juices, and zest. Taste for sweetness/sourness and add either sugar or lime juice to taste. Serve either chilled or warm and top with sour cream or plain yogurt and a sprig of mint.

Cherry Winks

These perky little cookies with a cherry that winks from atop each one have been popular since the 1950’s.

1 C. sugar
¾ C. shortening
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 ¼ C. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 C. chopped pecans
1 C. chopped dates
1/3 C. maraschino cherries, drained & chopped
2 ½ C. coarsely crushed cornflakes
15 maraschino cherries, quartered

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. In a large bowl, combine first 3 ingredients, blending well. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pecans, dates, and cherries. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls into crushed cornflakes. Form into 1” balls and place on cookie sheets, 2” apart. Top each with a ¼ maraschino cherry. Bake 10-15 minutes until light golden brown.

Makes 5 dozen cookies.

Lincoln Logs

Submitted by Linda Hundt

These are super easy and fun for kids to make themselves. They make great after-school snacks. Recipe makes individual servings.

1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. peanut butter
1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. powdered milk
1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. corn syrup
1 Tbsp. mini chocolate chips
1 Tbsp. graham cracker crumbs

Glaze

1 Tbsp. mini chocolate chips
½ tsp. butter

Mix together peanut butter, powdered milk, and powdered sugar. Add corn syrup and mini chocolate chips. Shape mixture into a log and roll in graham cracker crumbs.

Melt chocolate and butter in the microwave until just melted. (Watch it so it doesn’t burn) Drizzle it over the log. Place on waxed paper or foil and refrigerate until chilled… then enjoy!

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