Over 300 recipes for formal and informal entertaining of
friends and family, with sample menus and floral hints.
Garden Club Members Rita Mixer and Rita Mosca admire
cookbooks at the club's recent Cookbook Kick-off Party.
Cookbooks may be purchased at The Comforts of Home, Villarina's, and
Newbury Place all of Southbury, or by sending Your name and address and $17.95
per copy plus $4.00 shipping and handling to: Southbury Garden Club, PO Box 979,
Southbury, CT 06499
Sample Recipe
PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BREAD
3 c all-purpose flour
4 large eggs
1 T plus 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 c vegetable oil
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 c water
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 c sweetened dried, fresh, or 3 c granulated sugar frozen cranberries
1 (15 oz) can of pumpkin
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flower two (9x15 inch) loaf pans.
Combine flower, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
Combine sugar, pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil and water in a large mixing bow.
Beat until just blended. Add pumpkin mixture to flower mixture. Stir
until just
moistened. Fold in cranberries. Spoon batter into prepared pans.
Bake 60 - 65
minutes or until pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans for
10 minutes.
Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
