Subject: Stuffed Dried Fruit
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Fri Feb 18 2000 - 08:11:29 EST
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: FOOD FUNNY :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
This food funny is either from reader Stacia Spaulding or Jonathan
Rice. According to the signature on the email, they share an email
address and they are both physicians. I doubt it took both of them to
send this, but you never know.
A physician told this story about her then-four-year-old daughter: On
the way to preschool, the Doctor had left her stethoscope on the car
seat, and her little girl picked it up and began playing with it. Be
still, my heart, thought my friend, my daughter wants to follow in my
footsteps! Then the child spoke into the instrument: "Welcome to
McDonald's. May I take your order?"
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If there is one thing I would do to change the eating habits of the
average American, I would insist on more fruits for dessert. Fruit,
frequently accompanied by cheese, is the standard finish to a meal in
much of the civilized world, and we Americans would do well to follow
that lead rather than resort to our standard fat and sugar-laden fare.
Today's "Quick and Easy" recipe is designed to sneak some fruit in at
the end of the meal without arousing suspicion.
Stuffed Dried Fruit
1 lb (500 g) dried apricots, figs, prunes, and/or dates
Suggested stuffings:
Ripe camembert or brie cheese
Chevre (goat cheese) or bleu cheese
Cream cheese
Whole blanched almonds
Pecan or walnut halves
Candied ginger
Chutney
Marshmallows
Optional coating:
Grated coconut
Steam the apricots, figs, and prunes over hot water for 20 minutes and
allow to cool. Do not steam the dates. Fill the fruits with one or
two of the suggested stuffings and roll in grated coconut if desired.
Serve slightly chilled or at room temperature. Serves 6 to 8.
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