by Judy Ann Davis
This year, winter snowflakes arrived in Central Pennsylvania on
November 15th without giving advanced notice. If you didn’t get all
your outdoor chores finished, like trimming the shrubs, storing or covering the
patio furniture, or shoving the barbecue grill undercover, you’ll now have to
wait for a sunny day and first melt. Luckily, at the Davis house, we were able
to get most winterizing finished.
I’m a fan of November. It’s the month when we celebrate the first
Thanksgiving of the Pilgrims as well as offering our gratitude for all we have.
We gather with our family and friends together, without the hassle of presents,
and enjoy good food and friendship.
It’s the month when we can snuggle down and enjoy the many smells of
the season from the cinnamon and sugar in an apple pie baking in the oven to
luscious, rich scent of a steaming cup of hot chocolate. Squash of all varieties
become a staple fall accompaniment to a pork or beef roast. Cooked, baked, and
roasted root vegetables such as carrots, turnips, beets, and potatoes, stored
for winter use, appear on our holiday tables. These are our comfort foods. And
they remind us as the temperatures fall that winter is around the corner.
My favorite dessert during November and December is pie. Pumpkin,
apple, and pecan pies show up on our table during the holidays. Here is my
favorite recipe for pecan pie:
Pecan Pie
4 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
l cup light corn syrup
½ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons melted butter (or margarine)
2 ½ tablespoons dark rum
1 cup (about 7 ounces) shelled pecans
1. Beat
eggs lightly in a large bowl. Stir in sugar, corn syrup, salt and butter,
mixing just to blend. (Do not over beat.) Stir in rum and pecans. Pour into a prepared, unbaked,
9-inch pastry shell.
2. Bake
in moderate oven (375 degrees) for 40 minutes or until filling is golden brown
and firm to the light touch. Serve at room temperature with a bowl of lightly
sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Do you have a favorite winter pie or dessert?
If so, please share your seasonal choice in the
comment box below.
This month, I'm featuring my anthology of short stories:
UP ON THE ROOF AND OTHER STORIES
This is a collection of nineteen humorous and serious
short stories exploring the lives and relationships
of the young and old.
These are clean, contemporary stories
for an audience of all ages.
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Thanks for sharing your recipe. I love looking at pictures of snow and ice, but I'm a warm weather girl and like only a few days of winter.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you. I love the sight of snow-covered pines and landscapes, but now I sit happily in Florida watching the palm trees sway for a few months. Either way, I'm still a fan of pie!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post and recipe. Wow.
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