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Cranberry Pecan Pie

Cranberry Pecan Pie

Tart cranberries complement the typically sweet pecan pie in this wonderfully unique version of Oklahoma”s state dessert The first known pecan pie was created by the New Orleans French.  It is a uniquely American dessert, mostly popular in the Southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Oklahoma, where it is the official state dessert. This recipe is courtesy of the Marion Farr, Midland County, Texas...
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Very Chocolate Pecan Pie

Very Chocolate Pecan Pie

The first known pecan pie was created by the New Orleans French.  It is a uniquely American dessert, mostly popular in the Southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, and Oklahoma, where pecan pie is the official state dessert. This recipe comes to us courtesy of the Marion Farr, Midland County, Texas Cooperative Extension. Very Chocolate Pecan Pie Ingredients 3 eggs, beaten until frothy 1/3 cup sugar 1/6...
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Baklava

Baklava

The origins of Baklava are not really all that well documented, but most people will agree that the dessert is considered Greek today.  Baklava’s distinctive feature is that it”s made with honey instead of refined sugar. The pecan tree is the only major nut tree variety that grows in North America naturally, and it is also considered the most valuable. Pecan is an Algonquin word meaning, “all nuts...
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Pecan Soup

Pecans are the only major nut tree variety that grows in North America naturally, and it is also considered the most valuable.  Pecan is an Algonquin word meaning, “all nuts requiring a stone to crack.” Respective Legislature: State Health Nut: The pecan was designated the state nut by the 77th Legislature in 2001.” From the Texas Almanac “The Act no. 82-17,adopted in 1982, made the pecan the...
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Blackberry Sorbet – State Fruit of Alabama a...

In the hot summer months cool off with the icy blackberry sorbet. It”s a great way to cool down and take advantage of blackberries while they”re in season. About This Recipe This recipe is courtesy Homestead Farm in Maryland.  They grow blackberries, raspberries, tart cherries, strawberries, apples, and Christmas trees. Related State Legislature. Senate Bill 163 designated the Blackberry, Rubus, R....
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