Pecan Cookies – Alabama & Arkansas Stat...

ContentsAlabama State Nut – Alabama StatuteArkansas State Nut – Arkansas StatuteThe Pecan TreeOther States With Pecan SymbolsPecan CookiesIngredients for Pecan CookiesDirections for Pecan CookiesAlabama State Nut – Alabama Statute Section 1-2-19 State nut. The pecan is designated as official state nut of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1982, No. 82-17, p. 27.) Arkansas State Nut – Arkansas...

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...

Maple Sugar Candy – Vermont Official State F...

ContentsSugar Maple – Official State Flavor of VermontRecipe for Maple Sugar CandyIngredients for Maple Sugar Candy:Utensils:Directions for Maple Sugar Candy:Delectable Maple Sugar Treats for YouSugar Maple – Official State Flavor of Vermont Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), became the official tree of both Wisconsin and Vermont in 1949. New York followed suit and adopted it as the official state tree in 1956. ...

Mulled North Carolina Scuppernong Cider

ContentsIngredients for Scuppernong CiderDirections for Scuppernong CiderLearning Links on the Scuppernong GrapeTasty Scuppernong 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.” [ad#Google Banner Links] Ingredients for Scuppernong Cider 1 quart NC Scuppernong grape juice 2 (4-inch)...

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...

Chinook Salmon – Oregon State Fish

ContentsSALMON WITH GNOCCHI AND ROASTED RED PEPPERTasty Salmon Treats for YouAccording to NOAA Fisheries Service: Salmon are an important source of spiritual and physical sustenance for west coast Indian tribes, and they are very important to many other residents of the west coast and to west coast economies. Chinook salmon are also called tyee or king salmon. They are called “king” because they are the largest...

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...

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....