jammer > wrote in
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> On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 06:07:28 GMT, Sylvia
> > wrote:
>
>>Ron wanted me to share Mom's two good recipes. The Ruby Chicken
>>recipe has been modified for crockpot, which is a perfect way to cook
>>it. But Mom cooked it in a covered frying pan or Dutch oven, just
>>brown the chicken, add the remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, and
>>simmer until done, about 50 minutes. The Beef Stroganoff I don't
>>have, but cut some beef into small chunks, brown in butter with
>>onions, add a can of mushrooms (with liquid) and a can of tomato
>>paste, stir in some oregano and basil, simmer until the beef is
>>tender, remove from heat and stir in sour cream to taste, and serve
>>over hot cooked rice. Or do it the REALLY easy way: brown the beef,
>>add mushrooms and a jar of Prego, simmer until done, etc.
>>
>>MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04
>>
>> Title: Ann's Ruby Chicken
>> Categories: Poultry, Crockpot, Kidscancook, Favorite, Gymnastics
>> Yield: 4 servings
>>
>> 2 lb Chicken; pieces
>> 1 md Onions; chopped
>> 2 tb Oil
>> 2 ts Salt
>> 1 ts Pumpkin pie spice
>> 1 cn Orange juice, concentrated
>> 2 ts Orange peel, grated
>> 1 lb Cranberries
>> 1 c Sugar
>>
>> Night befo Chop onions, thaw orange juice and chicken, measure
>> spices.
>>
>> In the morning: Add ingredients to crockpot. Cook 8-10 hours, till
>> done. Serve over hot cooked rice.
>>
>> Copyright 1993 by Sylvia Steiger, www.SteigerFamily.com: This was
>> one of my mother Ann Sharpe's favorite recipes and I have NEVER had
>> it turn out less than delicious. It's so simple kids can make it
>> easily and it is endlessly adaptable: use more or less onion,
>> increase the pumpkin pie spice or divide that amount between
>> cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and other pumpkin pie spice
>> ingredients. You can even cut the sugar in half if you don't want a
>> sweet note in the dish, but don't omit it completely or the
>> cranberries will sour everything. Simply foolproof and
>> delightfully tasty.
>>
>>MMMMM
>
> What else could one do with this recipe without using cranberries or
> pumpkin pie spice?
>

Just leave them out. Add some orange marmalade to the mix, and perhaps
some fresh ginger. If you want an added fruit, try cherries.

Wayne