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Enjoy a taste of Florida’s history with this collection of hearty recipes inspired by Seminole cooking. Each dish evokes a time now past, when foods like venison, coontie, pumpkin, hearts of palm, and guavas were important parts of delicious feasts across the state.Learn how you can use easy-to-find ingredients – pumpkin, cornmeal, bacon, and beef – to make unique and satisfying dishes, such as seafood corn pudding and hominy, in just a few steps. Or try your hand at wilder fare like rosella muffins, chilled seagrape soup, swamp cabbage salad, and sassafras jelly. Adventurous palates will delight in seasoned fried frog legs, roast rabbit with corn stuffing, and even two variations of alligator tail steak.Seminole Indian Recipes includes southern favorites that have stood the test of time, such as hushpuppies and fried green tomatoes, alongside meals re-created from history. With pancakes, breads, fritters, stews, and puddings, these authentic Florida flavors are perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert!

A delicious and versatile fruit, the Key Lime is an exotic addition to back yard gardens and a favorite on restaurant menus. Gourmets and novices alike will rave over easy-to-prepare recipes such as Key Lime Drop Cookies, Frozen Key Lime Cake Supreme, and Key Lime Rum Sherbet. Not to be forgotten are variations on traditional Key Lime pie including Black Bottom Key Lime Pie, Mango Key Lime Pie, and Key Lime Ice Cream Pie.

Remember the last orange you ate? That cool, sweet, sticky juice running through your fingers and down your arm? Who would have guessed these juicy gems would appear in today’s most sophisticated recipes? This cookbook, mailed worldwide by the Florida Fruit Shippers Association, gives you a whole new way of looking at this familiar, healthful fruit. Orange Recipes includes these tempting tidbits: Roast Crisp Duckling OrangePerfect Orange FlanSteamed Orange Bread PuddingMama’s Orange BiscuitsFlorida Orange Pancakes