Recipes


The following recipes have been enjoyed in Mohawk Valley kitchens for 200 years. They are presented here in the hope that you might enjoy them too. 
                        Maple gingerbread
2-1/3 cups flour, sifted         Sift together flour, soda, ginger and salt.
1 teaspoon baking soda           Set aside.  In a separate bowl, beat
1-1/2 teaspoons powdered ginger  the egg vigorously, then stir in maple
1/2 teaspoon salt                syrup, sour cream and butter.  Mix
1 egg                            cream and butter.  Mix in the flour
1 cup maple syrup                combination and pour into a greased flat
1 cup sour cream                 pan.  Bake for 30 minutes at 350 or until
4 tablespoons melted butter      cake pulls away from the sides of the pan.
                                 Maple frosting is a tasty option.

Maple Wine                             Kitty's Fritters
from "Valuable Secrets", 1809          A Kniskern Family recipe from the
                                       Schoharie Valley
"Boil 4, 5, or 6 gallons of sap             1 pint of milk
according to its strength into one and      3 eggs
add yeast according to the quantity         3-4 cups flour
you make.  After it is fermented, set it    1/2 teaspoon salt
aside in a cool place well stopped.  If     4 teaspoons baking powder
kept for two years, it will become a        Stir milk and eggs into dry
pleasant and round wine."                   ingredients.
                                            Fry in deep fat.  Serve as a side
                                            dish or as a dessert with maple
                                            syrup.

                     Baked Ham from the Smokehouse
Take one smoked ham. Soak overnight in cold water. Wash and remove all mold. Place ham in a large container with lid and fill 3/4 full with water. Boil hard for 1/2 hour, reduce heat and cook slowly 4-5 hours, turning every 2 hours. Remove the outer skin from ham, leaving layer of fat. Coat with mixture of Maple Syrup, cinnamon, sweet cider and cider vinegar. Sprinkle with fresh bread crumbs. Score and dot with cloves. Brown in oven for 30 minutes. 
                                Jack Wax
                             (sugar on snow)
Jack Wax is one of the universal traditions of Sugaring Off. This instant maple confection is made by dropping hot syrup from the kettle onto well packed snow in "bite-sized" pools. These delicious, waxy treats are popped immediately into the mouth.

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