Meat Glaze

Maple syrup is a delicious glaze over baked ham and many other meats. After basting ham with maple syrup, the juices are probably a little too sweet for soup, but makes a scrumptious pot of baked beans.

MAPLE SWEET POTATOES

6 sweet potatoes 1 T. butter 1 cup apple juice 1/2 cup maple syrup 1 t. salt 1/2 cup water Boil potatoes until tender. Peel and slice into baking dish. Heat remaining ingredients to the boiling point; pour over potatoes and bake at 300F for 1 hour.

MAPLE BAKED BEANS

1 small pkg. navy beans 1/2 cup maple syrup 6 slices cooked bacon, broken in pcs. 1/2 cup chopped onion 1//2 cup chili sauce Cook beans until soft. Add remaining ingredients in order (onions, maple syrup, chili sauce, and bacon), mix and pour into bean pot or 3 qt. casserole. Bake in slow oven (325F) for 4-5 hrs. Double recipe for larger amount. Salt and pepper to taste.

HOT MAPLE APPLE CIDER

1 gal apple cider 2 large cinnamon sticks 1 t. ground cinnamon 1-1/2 cup maple syrup 1 t. ground allspice Perk in percolator; serve hot.

Ice Cream Topping

Maple syrup, fresh blueberries & walnuts make a great topping for vanilla ice cream.

MAPLE SYRUP APPLE

CAKE

1-1/2 sticks margarine or butter 1/2 cup oatmeal 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 cups flour Mix. Add 3/4 of it to bottom of 9"x13" pan. Save the rest for top. Slice 2 quarts of apples on the crust. Syrup: 1-1/2 cup maple syrup 2 T. cornstarch Cook until thick. Add 1-1/2 t. vanilla. Pour over apples. Sprinkle on rest of topping. Bake at 350 F for 1 hour. Serve with whipped cream.

MAPLE MILK SHAKE

2 cup milk 1 pint vanilla ice cream 1/2 cup maple syrup In large bowl, with rotary beater, beat all ingredients until well combined. Serve at once in glasses.

MAPLE PECAN PIE

3 eggs, beaten 1 cup maple syrup 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 T. melted butter 1 t. vanilla extract 1-1/4 cup pecan halves or pieces Line a 9" pie pan with your favorite crust. In bowl combine all ingredients. Pour in shell and bake in lower half of oven at 350 F. for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool.

MAPLE APPLE CRISP

Grease a 9"x13" pan. Sprinkle 4 T. flour on bottom. Spread in pan 12-15 apples, peeled and sliced. Pour over 1 cup maple syrup. Sprinkle some salt on top of apples. Blend and sprinkle over apple mixture: 1 cup brown sugar (or maple sugar) 1 t. cinnamon 1/2 cup softened butter 1/2 cup flour 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup nuts, if desired Bake at 350F 45 min. to 1hour. Best if served with ice cream or whipped topping.

MAPLE SYRUP CAKE

w/maple Icing

1/2 cup shortening + 2 T. 2 eggs 1 cup maple syrup 2-3/4 cup flour 1/4 t. salt 1 cup sugar + 2 T. 1 t. vanilla 1/2 cup milk + 2 T. 2-1/2 t. baking powder Grease, flour 9"x13"cake pan. Cream together shortening, sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs thoroughly. Add vanilla. Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Combine milk, maple syrup; beating until smooth after each addition. Pour into prepared pan; bake 40 min. at 350 F. Cool and frost with maple icing.

Maple Icing

1-1/4 cup maple syrup 2 stiffly beaten egg whites Boil maple syrup to 242 F on candy thermometer. Beating on high, add syrup gradually to beaten egg whites. Spread on cooled cake. This also good on angel food cake.