HERBAL LEMON COOKIES

1 cup Butter or margarine

2 cups Sugar, divided

2 large Eggs

1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups Flour

2 teaspoons Baking powder

1/4 teaspoon Salt

1/3 cup Lemon Grass / Lemon Balm / Lemon Basil - chopped

Cream the butter and 1-3/4 cups sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and herbs. Add to the creamed mixture and mix. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, 3 inches apart, on a greased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with a fork or cup bottom. Sprinkle lightly with the remaining sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until barely browned. Cool slightly, then remove to a rack.

APFELPFANNKUCHEN (German Apple Pancake)

2 large Apples, any cooking variety

1/4 cup Butter

1 cup Flour

1 cup Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg, Confectioners sugar

Preheat oven to 475.

Peel, core and very thinly slice the apples: you should have approximately 1-1/2 cups. Melt 3 Tablespoons of the butter over medium low heat in a small fry pan, and saut=C8 the apples until they are just tender. Keep apples warm while preparing the batter. Place a 9 or 10 inch cast-iron skillet in the oven to heat for at least 5 minutes--the pan has to be very hot for this to work. When it is well heated, add the remaining 2 T sp. of butter to melt and put the skillet back in the oven; the butter should be very hot buy not brown when you add the apples and the batter. Place the flour, milk, vanilla, salt and nutmeg in a blender and whirl until smooth. Remove the skillet from the oven, quickly arrange the warm apple slices

over the melted butter, and pour the batter evenly over all. Bake for 15 min., reduce heat to 375 and bake 10 minutes longer. The pancake will puff and climb up the sides of the pan. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar, then cut in wedges and serve with maple syrup.

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CUCUMBER SOUP WITH LEMONGRASS AND SPINACH

2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter

2 Ribs Celery, strings removed; chopped

1 small Onion, minced

2 stalks fresh Lemongrass, tender middle chopped

2 medium Cucumbers, peeled & seeded - chopped

2 cups Chicken stock or broth

1 1/2 cups Spinach leaves

1/4 cup Fresh Cilantro leaves

3 Tablespoons Whipping cream

fresh ground Black Pepper to taste

Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add celery, onion and lemongrass. Cook gently until onion is tender, 15 minutes. Add cucumbers and stock. Heat to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer until cucumber is tender, 10 minutes. Strain solids from liquid, reserving both. Puree solids with spinach and cilantro in a blender or food processor. Add reserved liquid, cream, salt and pepper; mix until smooth. Serve warm or chilled. Makes 4 ~ 1 1/2 cup servings

GOOSEBERRY FOOL

4 cups Gooseberries

1/4 cup Water

2 cups Sugar

Whipped cream

Cook gooseberries in water until done (or you may use the equivalent of canned gooseberries). Mash gooseberries in blender or food processor. Beat sugar into hot gooseberries. When cold, mix with stiffly whipped cream and pour into sherbet glasses for serving.

FRESH HERB SOUP

1 Tablespoon Butter or margarine, unsalted

2 Tablespoons Fresh chives, minced

2 Tablespoons Fresh chervil, minced

2 Tablespoons Lemon sorrel leaves, minced

2 teaspoons Fresh tarragon, minced

1 cup Celery ribs -- finely chopped

4 cups Vegetable broth

Salt and Pepper

1 pinch Sugar

4 slices Whole wheat bread , toasted

1 dash Freshly ground nutmeg

Grated cheddar cheese

Melt the butter over medium heat in a large heavy pot. Add the herbs and celery and cook, stirring, until wilted and soft, about 3 minutes. Add the broth, salt, pepper, and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Place a slice of toast in each soup bowl and pour the soup over. Dust with nutmeg and sprinkle with grated cheese.

METHEGLIN

5 pounds of honey

1 gallon of water

1 lemon

1 sprig of rosemary

1 sprig of balm

3/4 ounce of yeast

Simmer the herbs and thinly sliced lemon rind for twenty minutes in the gallon of water. Strain the liquid and pour onto the honey, stirring well. When lukewarm, add the juice of the lemon and the yeast. Cover and leave for twenty-four hours, then stir and leave in a warm place until fermentation ceases. Strain the meade into bottles and keep them in a cool, dark place for one year.

BUTTERMILK SCONES

3 cups Flour

1/3 cup Sugar

2 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

3/4 teaspoon Salt

2 Tablespoons Butter

1 cup Buttermilk

3/4 cup Currants

1 teaspoon Grated Orange Rind

1 Tablespoon Heavy Cream

1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon

2 Tablespoons Sugar

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Use an ungreased baking sheet. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir well with a fork to mix and fold air into batter. Add the butter and cut into the flour mixture, using a pastry blender or two knives, or work in, using your fingertips, until the mixture looks like fresh bread crumbs. Add the buttermilk, currants and

orange rind. Mix only until the dry ingredients are moistened. Gather the dough into a ball and press so it holds together. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 12 times. Pat the dough into a circle 1/2-inch thick. Glaze: In a small bowl combine the cream, cinnamon and sugar; stir to blend. Brush the dough with the glaze. Cut the dough into 18 pie-shaped pieces. Place the scones 1 inch apart on the baking sheet. Bake for about 12 minutes or until the tops are browned. Serve hot with Orange Honey Butter.

ZUCCHINI BREAD

3 eggs

1 Tablespoon vanilla

2 cups sugar

1 cup oil

2 cups flour

2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

2 medium, grated, unpeeled zucchini

1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In mixing bowl, beat eggs till frothy. Beat in sugar, oil & vanilla until thick & lemon colored. Sift in flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, & salt. Fold in zucchini & walnuts. Pour mixture in 2 greased & floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.