Sweet Potato Casserole – State Vegetable of ...

ContentsBackground on the Sweet Potato – State Vegetable of North CarolinaBackground on Laura BushLaura Bush’s Recipe for Sweet Potato CasseroleSweet Potato Casserole IngredientsBackground on the Sweet Potato – State Vegetable of North Carolina Students at a Wilson County school petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly for the establishment of the sweet potato as the Official State Vegetable. Their...

Five-Minute Cranberry Sauce – Massachusetts ...

ContentsIngredients for 5-Minute Cranberry:Directions for 5-Minute Cranberry:Tasty Cranberry GoodiesAfter two years of lobbying and petitions, the fifth-grade class on the North Shore that worked towards making the Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) the State Berry was thrilled when the legislature finally officially adopted the Cranberry in July of 1994. Cranberry Juice was also adopted as the official State Beverage of the...

North Carolina Muscadine “Dump Cake”

ContentsIngredients for the NC Muscadine Dump CakeDirections for the Muscadine Dump CakeLearning Links for the Scuppernong (Muscadine) GrapeTasty Muscadine Treats For YouIn 2001, the North Carolina General Assembly named the Scuppernong the official state fruit. “All Scuppernongs are Muscadines, but not all Muscadines are Scuppernongs.” Muscadine grapes are native to North Carolina and… are large, thick-skinned...

Sweet Potato Custard – Official State Vegeta...

ContentsIngredients for Sweet Potato CustardDirections for Sweet Potato CustardTasty Sweet Potato Desserts for YouThe Sweet Potato is the official State Vegetable of North Carolina, and more than 40% of all sweet potatoes are grown there. Sweet potatoes have been around for a long time, all the way back to prehistoric times, when they may have been a favorite snack of herbivore dinosaurs. According to the North Carolina...

Cranberry Wild Rice Pilaf – Wisconsin State ...

ContentsIngredients for Cranberry Wild Rice PilafDirections for Cranberry Rice PilafTasty Organic Cranberry Treats for YouCranberries are the State Fruit of Wisconsin, and for good reason. According to the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association: The cranberry, once called “crane berry” by settlers because of its blossom’s resemblance to the sandhill crane, is best known for its place on the Thanksgiving...

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...

Greening Apple Cornbread- Rhode Island State Fruit

ContentsIngredients for Greening Apple CornbreadDirectionsDelicious Apple Treats for YouThe Greening Apple is the official state fruit of Rhode Island. This particular variety of apple is especially well suited to being cooked. This is because the Greening Apple doesn’t get mealy when cooked, and its sugar content intensifies its flavor as it bakes. Try this simple apple cornbread recipe for a delicious twist on...

Rhode Island Greening Apple Pie

ContentsIngredients for the Rhode Island Greening Apple PieDirections for the Rhode Island Greening Apple PieDelicious Apple Pies for YouThe Rhode Island Greening Apple is considered a great cooking apple. It was actually one of the first orchard grown apples in the United States. William Blaxton was a clergyman who planted the first orchard in Massachusetts. He named the first apple that he raised, Blaxton’s Yellow...

Cranberry Pecan Pie

ContentsCranberry Pecan PieIngredientsDirectionsDelicious Pecan Pies for YouTart cranberries complement the typically sweet pecan pie in this wonderfully unique version of the pecan pie recipe. 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 the classic pecan pie is part of the...

Pecan Soup

ContentsRespective Legislature:Pecan SoupIngredientsDirectionsDelicious Pecan Treats for YouPecans 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 ...