March, 2002 Vol. 2, No. 3
In a small bowl, cream 1 pkg. ( 8 oz.) cream cheese until soft. Gradually
beat in ¼ cup honey.
Breakfast Tips With
Honey
Grapefruit & Honey - Drizzle honey on fresh grapefruit halves.
Eat cold or brown halves under the broiler for two minutes.
Honey Power - Mix 2 Tbsp. honey with 1/4 cup each nonfat yogurt
and applesauce. Add 1/4 cup orange juice and stir for a power shake
without the blender.
Sweet Surprise - Spread toasted bread, bagels or English muffins
with low fat cream or ricotta cheese. Sprinkle with almonds and drizzle
with honey.
Sunshine Smoothie - In a blender or food processor container,
combine 1 cup plain or vanilla yogurt, 1/2 cup orange juice, 2 tablespoons
honey, 1 cup cut-up fresh fruit and 1/2 cup crushed ice; process until
smooth.
Honey-Orange Yogurt - Mix together 1 cup plain or vanilla yogurt,
2 tablespoons honey and 2 tablespoons undiluted frozen orange juice
concentrate. Use as a topping for frozen waffles or stir into hot oatmeal
for a hearty and healthy treat.
Five-a-Day Toss - Mix together 1/2 cup plain or vanilla yogurt,
2 tablespoons honey and a pinch of ground ginger. Toss with 3 cups cut-up
mixed fruit.
Citrus Times Two - Combine 2 tablespoons honey and1 tablespoon
undiluted frozen orange juice concentrate; drizzle over grapefruit halves
and broil, if desired.
Tips for Burning Pillars and Other Large Candles
I have recently had some questions regarding burning large
pillar candles. Here are some suggestions I have put together.
- All pillars (beeswax or paraffin) need to be carefully watched
during burning. Keep an eye on the circular pool of wax suffounding
the flame. If the pool of wax becomes too large or too close to the
edge, it may overflow the sides. Extinguish the candle before it overflows.
We try different wicks in all of our candles to get the best results,
but some candles may not be burned continuously as long as others.
- Cylindrical pillars or very large pillars like our Large
Ball, Cut Glass, or Large 2 Wick pillars may be almost burned
continuously. We have burned these for 3-5 hours at a time.
- Somewhat irregular in shape pillars such as our Hexagonal
pillar (4 1/2 inch or 9 inch) or Heart Pillars should only be
burned for 2-3 hours at a time.
- Very irregular shaped pillars such as our Rose, Bethlehem,
Angels should only be burned for 1 hour at a time. Some people
do not burn the very decorative pillars at all (Baby Bear, Pilgrims,
etc)
- The thing to keep in mind for any pillar
is to not let the pool of wax overflow the sides!
- Pillars should be "hugged" as they are burned.
Any pillar will tend to burn down and create a deep cavity in the
center of the pillar. When the pillar has burned for a while and the
wax is softer, try gently folding in the sides toward the flame. This
"hugging" will cause the wax on the sides of the
pillar to be consumed. Do not do too much ast once or the flame will
be drowned out.
- Keep the wick straight up. Sometimes we have found (recently
when burning a Heart Pillar) that if the wick is sticking out at angle
the pool of wax will be off-centered causing the candle to possibly
leak. I just pushed the wick upright with a pencil.
- Relighting Pillars - Sometimes a pillar can be difficult
to relight and it is helpfull to scrape out a small area around the
wick (1/2 inch or so) before lighting.
Getting
Started
Hannah Grace Perry
Breakfast
Tips with Honey
Tips for Burning Pillars and
Other Large Candles
Honey Butter & Honey
Creamed Cheese
The
continuous story of Cayuga Row 34 and how it behaves during this
growing season.