The Buzz Newsletter

January 2006

 

 

Page 5

Honey Recipes from the
Annual Meeting

Some of the recipes from the Cooking with Honey contest at the Annual Meeting. More will be featured next month.

Honey Crunch by Donna Brahms

Ingredients:
½ cup Butter
1 tsp. Soda
12 oz. Bugles
1 cup Honey
1 tsp. Vanilla
5 cups Crispix
(corn chex or Honey Nut)
1 cup Pecans

Instructions:
Melt butter, add honey. Bring to a boil in the microwave. Boil 3 minutes. Stir several times. Remove from microwave and add vanilla and soda. Combine bugles, chex and pecans. Pour syrup over. Stir well. Microwave 3 minutes stirring several times. Pour on cookie sheets to cool. Break into small pieces. Store in airtight container.

Festive Fruit Dip by Mary Ebert

Ingredients:
2 cups Honey
5 Tbsp. Cranberry (canned)
2 packages 8 oz. Cream Cheese
1 Orange peel, grated

Instructions:
Blend well and refrigerate. Sprinkle with colored sugar. Serve with apples or graham crackers.

Honey Rhubarb Pie by Donna Brahms

Ingredients:
Crust:
3 cups all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons water
1-½ teaspoons salt
1 egg
1 cup shortening (Crisco)
1 teaspoon vinegar

Filling:
3 cups cut fresh or frozen rhubarb (½ inch pieces)
2 cups sliced peeled tart apples
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple, drained
4 tablespoons flour
1-¼ cup honey
1 tablespoon butter

Instructions:
1. In a bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine the water, egg and vinegar; stir into flour mixture until a ball forms. Divide dough in half. Roll out one portion on a lightly floured surface; transfer to a 9-inch pie plate. Trim pastry even with edge.

2. In a bowl, combine the rhubarb, apples, pineapple, honey, lemon juice and flour. Pour into crust. Dot with butter. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Place over filling; trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. Using pastry brush apply milk to top and sprinkle with a little sugar.

3. Bake at 350 degrees for 1-¼ hours or until the pastry is golden brown and the apples are tender.

 

2006 Beekeeping Classes

Several beekeeping classes are being offered through area community colleges. Contact one of the numbers below for more information.

Iowa Valley Community College, Marshalltown Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 for six weeks beginning Feb 2nd. Taught by Phil Ebert and Margaret Hala. Class fee of $25 includes the book. Jean Brownlie 641-752-4645
Email Jean.Brownlie@iavalley.edu

Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny Tuesday evenings starting Jan. 17th from 7:00 to 9:00 for six weeks. Taught by John Johnson and Gale Urquhart. Class fee of $25 includes the book. Lois Kiester 515-964-6685
Email Imkiester@dmacc.edu

North Iowa Community College, Mason City—class starting in Feb or March
Director of Continuing Education 641-422-4222 or Pat Ennis 641-444-4767

Kirkwood Community College—class location is in Washington—class starting in Feb or March. Ron Wehr 319-698-7542

Beekeeping Class in Winterset
Pat Randol will be teaching a beekeeping class at the Winterset Library. Class will be on Tuesday nights from 6:30 to 8:00 PM beginning Jan. 17th and ending Feb. 28th.
Contact Pat at 515-462-4768 or email prandol@fbx.com There are currently six people enrolled but there is room for more.

The class fee will be $25 or $30 depending on location. This includes the cost of the book and an opportunity to join the Iowa Honey Producers at a reduced rate. Most classes will be one night a week for four to six weeks plus a field day in a beeyard. Mason City will probably be a weekend course.