Fermented Foods You Can Make Yourself

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Mulled Cider

½ gallon apple cider

¼ cup brown sugar

1 orange studded w/4-5 cloves

2-3 cinnamon sticks

1 bay leaf

½ teaspoon ground allspice

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Place ingredients into a medium saucepan. Bring just to a boil, turn the heat down to low, cover and let steep for 20-30 minutes. Strain and serve.

Pumpkin Butter
Recipe Adapted from: Libby's Great Pumpkin Cookbook
Yield: 2 cups

1 15 oz. can of solid pack pumpkin

2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

¼ cup honey

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

½ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground ginger

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1/8 teaspoon salt

In a small saucepan, combine ingredients & mix well. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer 20 minutes or until thickened, stirring often to prevent scorching. Store in refrigerator for up to two weeks or freeze.

Use on bagels, scones or muffins along with Neufchatel cheese.

Combine 3 parts yogurt cheese with 1 part pumpkin butter for an easy fruit dip.

Flavor homemade kefir with a spoonful of pumpkin butter.

*Canning is not recommended due to its viscosity.

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Fried Turkey Season Is Coming
PROFESSIONAL MARINADE INJECTOR
It may look scary but it's the trick to an authentic Cajun treat. Turn the marinade inside out and fill your food with flavor. It is easy with our new professional quality marinade and flavor injector. This is a rugged tool which can be completely disassembled for easy and thorough cleaning. Better yet, the reusable needle fits inside the barrel for safe storage.

Cajun Turkey Injection Sauce
3 Tbs. paprika 2 Tbs. salt 2 Tbs. garlic powder 2 Tbs. cayenne pepper 1 Tbs. dried leaf oregano 1 Tbs. dried leaf thyme	½ cup unsalted butter, melted ½ cup olive oil 2 Tbs. Worcestershire Combine all ingredients and use as an injection sauce for deep-fried turkey or chicken.

Brewer's Best Holiday Ale Recipe
The Brewer's Best™ HOLIDAY ALE KITS $49.95
The annual release of the most anticipated beer recipe kit of the year is here. October is the perfect time to brew this combination of traditional strong English Ale and exotic spices. The resulting flavorful brew is best when aged for one to two months prior to drinking.

2008 Limited Edition Wine Selection
We are pleased to announce the Selection Limited Edition varieties for this year. The five outstanding wines, released from January through April, 2009, are available on a pre-order only basis. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW!

JANUARY - New Zealand Merlot RESERVE NOW!

Dry and medium bodied with a soft, supple fruity palate of boysenberry, plums, redcurrant and ripe black cherries. A wonderful spicy aroma, accentuated with light warm oak, leads to a long, elegant finish.

JANUARY - New Zealand Gewürztraminer RESERVE NOW!

A gently golden-colored wine, unmistakable in its heady, aromatic intensity, with a pungent fragrance of lychee, tropical fruit and rose petals. Its flavors are ample, lusciously fruity and spicy rather than complex.

FEBRUARY - South African Cabernet Sauvignon RESERVE NOW!

Cabernet from this region is dense, heavy and concentrated with deep blackberry notes, pepper spiciness, delicate mint and herbal aromas, along with abundant tannins that blend wonderfully with many different cuisines.

MARCH - Alsatian Riesling RESERVE NOW!

Medium bodied, crisp and steely, it has coy aromas of white fruits, juicy apple and the perfume of May blossoms. Wonderfully drinkable, it shows an amazing depth of flavor with minerals, acidity and structure.

APRIL - Italian Dolcetto RESERVE NOW!

Piedmont Dolcetto has black cherry and licorice flavors with some prunes and a characteristic hint of bitter almond.. The dense, inky purple hue belies its easy drinking character and smooth tannins.

Apple Pressing Means Hard Cider Making
Don't miss out on this year's bumper crop of apples. Use our Five Gallon Hard Cider Equipment Kit of the Three Gallon Universal Brewing System to stock up on refreshing hard cider for the long winter months. If you need to know how it is done visit our Hard Cider Making page for the recipe. We even have a few apple crushers and presses left for those of you with your own apple trees.