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2C ♦ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13,2006 From sea to shining sea Virginia looking toward 400th birthday By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Lifestyle Editor As 2007 nears, what bet ter state to celebrate than Virginia? Well, make that the Commonwealth of Virginia. Named after Elizabeth I, The Virgin Queen, Virginia was home to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and six more presidents: James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor and Woodrow Wilson. Its first permanent English settlement, Jamestown, was started in 1607. The state has a little bit of everything - from a beau tiful coastline on the east to mountains on the west - and in between you’ll find Virginia’s famed apple orchards. So, from the “cradle of democracy,” here are some recipes that are as American as apple pie. Virginia Apple Joy Cake 3 eggs 1 teaspoon soda 1-1/2 cups oil 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups sugar 3 cups Virginia apples, chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup pecans, chopped 3 cups all-purpose flour Beat eggs; add oil, sugar and vanilla. Sift together flour, soda and salt. Add flour mixture and beat well. Fold in apples and pecans. Bake in tube pan, 1 hour at 325 degrees or until done. When cake is done, top with the glaze recipe below. Glaze 1/4 cup evaporated milk 1/2 stick margarine 1 cup brown sugar Cook 1-1/2 minutes and spread on cake. Williamsburg Apple Cream Cheese Torte Crust: 1 1/2 sticks margarine softened 6 tablespoons sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups flour Cream margarine and sugar. Add vanilla and flour. Pat onto bottom and up 1” sides of 9” springform pan. Filling: 12 oz. cream cheese, softened 1/4 c. sugar 1 egg 1 tsp lemon rind. Combine all ingredients, spread over crust. Pick up your LED Christmas lights and watch them glow for five years! H - % w | f Cr >- Tfhe tinj Stcre r^\ \| A Division of Southeast Electrical Supply gr 926 Carroll St. • Perry, GA 31069 478-224-8888 T-F 9am-spm SAT 10am-2pm — j- ' ' ' ■ ,'xJLfAU HK3QB i* wMr An? J^rtMf•• ) wmmmmmmu i— i ——— *JU^JV^? > .<U' Virginia Commonwealth University Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia home, Monticello, is one of the nations most cherished historic landmarks. Topping: 1 qt. baking apples, peeled, sliced 1/4 c. sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg Combine topping ingre dients. Arrange mixture on top of cheese mixture. Sprinkle with 6 tbsp. sliv ered or sliced almonds. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 min utes. Reduce to 400 degrees and bake 25 minutes longer. Cool completely. Quick Apple Crisp 6-8 apples, peeled and sliced 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1(5 oz.) stick pastry mix 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1 c. brown sugar Place apples in greased, 8 inch square or round pan. Combine pastry mix (dry) with sugar and spices. Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 min utes. Serve with ice cream or whipped topping. Apple Pecan Crumb Pie 1/4 cup chopped pecans 1 deep dish 9-inch .... (i I v-*-- • - •' • -vl USA Apples Apples are a major Virginia crop, and many delicious cakes, pies and dumplings are part of the common wealth’s home cooking traditions. unbaked pie shell FOOD 6 cups York, Golden °f flff fl F love / ', ! ■ ffISMW I I I / . ■ flff. f I I >. i Vv Thf_ K i ms 7J ffyw/ijy ... located m S77&tom &mnto4Mi ffiewy, > -If • S^r>-y.- &»& $- f- 1 w&oJSr’ f|H 4«»ir Delicious apples, peeled and sliced 1 cup sugar 2 tsp. flour 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 2 tbsp. margarine Crumb Topping: 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup margarine 1/3 cup flour 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/4 cup chopped pecans Sprinkle pecans in pie shell. Mix sugar, flour and spices; toss with apples. Heap apples in pie shell; dot with margarine. Blend crumb topping ingredients with fork until size of peas; sprinkle over pie. Bake 425 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Apple Dumplings 6 or 8 favorite apples (Golden Delicious, Rambo, Stayman) Your favorite pie crust recipe Sugar Cinnamon Sauce 1 c. water 1/4 stick butter 1/2 c. granulated sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon www.frontporchtca.com HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL 1/2 c brown sugar 1/2 c. honey Make pie crust and roll out. Cut dough into squares large enough to wrap apples. Peel, core apples. Place each apple on square of dough. Fill hole with sugar and cin namon. Fold dough around apples and seal. Place in baking dish. Make sauce by bring all ingredients to a boil in saucepan. Pour over apples in pan. Bake about 1 hour at 350 degrees. Spoon sauce over apples while bak ing. Great Deals Free AD for items under SSO Call 987-1823 for details j&xusitmt j&mly oJTie cporcfif Christmas Parties & Holiday Catering Open Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm for lunch, specialty desserts and afternoon tea 922 (urrod gtreet (Perry, Georgia 31069 478-98H866 0004l815rfi"