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Deer Barbeque...

The 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. Candidates were nominated...
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Cranberry Pecan Pie

Cranberry Pecan Pie...

Photo by BenFrantzDale 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 Oklahome, where it is the official state dessert. This recipe is courtesy of the Marion...
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Very Chocolate Pecan Pie

Very Chocolate Pecan Pie...

Photo by Aldon Hynes 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 ...
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Tortellini Soup in a Dutch Oven

Tortellini Soup in a Dutch Oven...

The Dutch Oven was designated as Oklahoma’’s Official State Cooking Pot on March 15, 2007. This dutch oven recipe for tortellini soup is courtesy of the Oklahoma Agricultural SiteMade in Oklahoma Tortellini Soup in a Dutch Oven Cooking and Preparation Time: 35 Minutes Ingredients 1 pkg. (14 oz.) Fast Fixin‚Äô Sirloin Philly Beef Steak 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 Cup diced onion 1 Cup diced carrot 1...
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Swedish Nuts...

Pecans are both the state nut of Alabama, and the state tree of Texas.  These nuts are also an important agricultural product in many US states, the top five of which are: Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, according to the College of Agriculture, New Mexico State University. These Swedish Nuts are a wonderful holiday snack food, and they make a perfect recipe for a classroom state report project. Swedish...
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