IntermediateLentil Vegetable Soup
A hearty herbed lentil soup packed with celery, carrots, onions, red potatoes, and garlic — brightened with red wine vinegar.
A Carolina mountain recipe for Lemon Butter Cookies.

Beat the sugars, butter and oil in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
Add the lemon peel, lemon juice and egg and blend well.
Stir in the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; mix well.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour for easier handling.
Heat the oven to 350F.
Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and roll in the decorator sugar.
Place the balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 7 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove immediately from the cookie sheets.
IntermediateA hearty herbed lentil soup packed with celery, carrots, onions, red potatoes, and garlic — brightened with red wine vinegar.
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EasyClassic confectioner's fondant — sugar syrup cooked to soft-ball stage and worked on a marble slab until creamy and smooth, the base for many candy coatings.
IntermediateBeat the sugars, butter and oil in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
Add the lemon peel, lemon juice and egg and blend well.
Stir in the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; mix well.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour for easier handling.
Heat the oven to 350F.
Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and roll in the decorator sugar.
Place the balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 7 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove immediately from the cookie sheets.