6 hot early Recipes

preheat oven or toaster oven (saves electricity!) to 425o f., grease a nine-inch-square baking pan , ideally with lard., in a large mixing bowl, beat the bejeesus out of 1 large egg., whisk in 1 cup milk and two tbsp maple syrup or honey (but really, you want maple syrup)., american maple syrup , not that inferior canadian stuff)., sift in 1 cup whole wheat flour , 3/4 cup corn meal (either the regular stuff or masa de harina, e.g. maseca brand, for an even earlier american flavor), and 1 tbsp baking powder., add 1 tsp salt and stir forcefully with whisk or spoon until complete and harmonious integration is achieved., then mix in three tbsp of oil or melted lard with as few strokes as possible. (it s all in the wrist.), spoon into the waiting pan and smoosh and smooth it until it s flat as kansas, then bake it for twenty minutes., it can be cut and served immediately after removal from the oven. a good, flat metal spatula does wonders for removing hot cornbread from the pan., leftovers tip: cut a piece of cold cornbread in half , heap a spoonful of hot salsa on each half, top with a slice of cheddar or jack cheese, and heat it in the toaster oven until the cheese is all melted and bubbly., read more : http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/07/early-american-hotbread-the-best-cornbread-recipe-ever/#ixzz0r8lengmy, under creative commons license : attribution share alike

sauce, catsup, yellow mustard, white vinegar, chopped garlic, coarse ground black pepper, crushed red pepper, liquid smoke, worcestershire sauce, crystal hot sauce or 1/2 oz. tabasco, fresh lemon juice, dark brown sugar, stew, diced potatoes, diced onion, chicken broth, baked chicken (white and dark ), smoked pork, early peas, stewed tomatoes - (chop tomatoes , add liquid to the stew pot), prepared sauce, baby lima beans, liquid smoke, creamed corn

russet or idaho potatoes, peeled and cubed, coarse salt, racks of lamb, cut into chops, ground black pepper, garlic, cracked from skin, flat-leaf parsley , 4 generous handfuls, divided, mint leaves , 3 generous handfuls, divided, fennel, quartered , core removed and thinly sliced, radishes, thinly sliced, scallions, chopped, celery ribs from the heart with leafy greens, chopped, heart romaine, shredded, head radicchio, shredded, ricotta salata cheese, crumbled, lemon zest, lemon, juiced (3 to 4 tbsp), heaping spoonful orange marmalade, extra-virgin olive oil, frozen green peas, hot milk, garlic and herb or black peppercorn flavored soft cheese (recommended: boursin or alouette brand)

early-season apples (gala, jonathan and/or cortland), peeled and quartered, cider vinegar, brown sugar, sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, cinnamon extract, ground allspice, red-hot candies, boiling water