Sautéed Black Bass with Basil Mustard Butter Sauce...

ContentsKentucky State FishRecipe for Black Bass with Basil Mustard bUtter SauceTasty Bass Treats for YouKentucky State Fish According to the Kentucky Secretary of State: The state fish is the Kentucky Spotted Bass, Micropterus punctulatus. The bass was adopted by the state on February 27, 1956. The Kentucky Bass is acclaimed for its gameness and fighting qualities. It also a prized dish to eat. Recipe for Black Bass with...

Alligator Andouille Sauce Piquant

ContentsIngredients for Alligator Andouille Sauce PiquantDirections for Alligator Andouille Sauce PiquantTasty Alligator Treats for YouAccording to the Louisiana State Library: The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) was designated the state reptile of Louisiana in 1983. The word Alligator comes from the Spanish “el lagarto” (the lizard). Native to the Southeastern United States, alligators...

Lump Crab & Creole Tomato Linguine

ContentsThe Creole Tomato – Louisiana Agricultural ProductRecipe for Lump Crab & Creole Tomato LinguineTasty Creole Tomato TreatsThe Creole Tomato – Louisiana Agricultural Product The Creole Tomato is a popular agricultural product of Louisiana.  It was specifically designed to be grown in the hot, muggy bayou climate of Louisiana.  Although it was proposed as the official state vegetable plant of...

Scuppernong Juice – State Fruit of North Car...

ContentsScuppernong Juice IngredientsDirections for making Scuppernong JuiceAccording to the North Carolina Secretary of State: The General Assembly of 2001 designated the Scuppernong grape as the official State Fruit (Session laws, 2001, c. 488). The first grape to be actively cultivated in the United States, the Scuppernong is a variety of muscadine grape. It was named for the Scuppernong River, which runs from...

Baked Apples – New York State Fruit

ContentsIngredients for Baked ApplesDirections for making Baked Apples:Tasty New York Apple Treats for YouAccording to the New York State Library: The apple was adopted as the State fruit in 1976. Apples are sweet and crisp, and many varieties are grown in New York. Apples were introduced in the 1600s by European settlers who brought seeds to New York. Dried apples were a staple for colonists and hard apple cider was a...

Apple Popcorn Brittle

ContentsIngredients for Apple Popcorn BrittleA different Kind of Popcorn RecipeDirections for Apple Popcorn BrittleTasty Popcorn Treats Just for YouAccording to the Illinois State Museum: There are 333 Illinois farms that grow popcorn on 47,000 acres, making Illinois the third largest grower of the product. Corn probably originated in Mexico about 5,000 years ago. It is estimated that Native Americans in Illinois started...

Bombay Popcorn

ContentsIngredients for Bombay PopcornDirections Popcorn was designated the State Snack of Illinois on 01/01/04. Bombay Popcorn is a tasty alternative to plain popcorn that you may be used to eating. Ingredients for Bombay Popcorn 8 cups popped popcorn, warm 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 2 teaspoons curry powder or hot curry powder 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 cup toasted coconut, golden...

Quick Peach Cobbler – State Fruit

ContentsIngredients for a Quick Peach CobblerInstructions for Quick Peach CobblerTasty Peach Cobbler TreatsSouth Carolina was the first state to choose the peach as their official state fruit in 1984. Georgia became known as the Peach State, and they chose the peach as their official State Fruit in 1995. Alabama also decided to designate the peach as their official state fruit in 2006. According to the Acts of Alabama...

Baked Wild Turkey with Berry Stuffing – Massachuse...

ContentsIngredients for Wild TurkeyDirections for baking a Wild TurkeyIngredients for Berry StuffingDirections for Berry StuffingTasty Turkey Treats For You Wild Turkey is the state bird (or state game bird) of Alabama, Massachusetts, and South Carolina. Cooking wild turkey is a little different than cooking a standard store-bought turkey, because they are drier and have a smaller breast. It’s important to keep the...

Deer Barbeque

ContentsTasty Treats for YouThe White-tailed Deer is the state mammal (state animal, or state game animal) of Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. When cooked, deer is known as venison. It is a delicious, lean meat. According to the Illinois State Museum: The state animal was selected by a vote of Illinois schoolchildren in 1980....