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FRESH FRUIT SYRUPS
With the summer harvest upon us and an abundance of fresh fruits are available nearly everywhere. Consider turning some of the bounty into delightful and versatile fruit syrups. You can splash these syrups over low fat ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet or crushed ice for a chilly summer treat, or use them to flavor a variety of dishes such as soups, wine coolers and punches, smoothies, teas, yogurts, fruit salads, French toast and pancakes or anything else your imagination can conjure.
How to Make fresh Fruit Syrups

RECIPES USING FRUIT SYRUPS
Once you've made some fruit syrups, put them to good use with these recipes:

• Fruity Wine Spritzers
• Fruit Ice

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• When you have a spoonful or so of vegetables, like beans, peas, corn, rice, etc., leftover after a meal, put in a freezer container or bag in freezer. Use it to make vegetable soup.
• Wrap fresh celery completely in aluminum foil. It will keep fresh and crisp for a long time
• Instead of buying the more expensive beef stew meat, purchase a chuck roast on sale and cut it up yourself.
• When using only part of a bell pepper, cut it from the bottom or the sides, leave the seeds attached because they hold the moisture. You can put the rest in a resealable plastic bag and use it up to 4 days later. It won't be mushy.
• To keep lettuce fresher longer wrap a dry paper towel around the root end of the lettuce head and store in a zipper close bag. The paper towel will absorb the excess water keeping the lettuce fresh and crisp.
• Save and rinse the plastic bags from your cereal boxes to use for convenient and cost free freezer wrap. Works especially well for meats. Waste not--want not.
• Freshening dry and hard lemons is effortless by placing them in a hot oven for a few minutes.
• Use a grocery bag lined with several layers of paper toweling to substitute for a salad spinner. Put lettuce into bag, close then spin it around in a circle a few turns until the greens are dry and ready to dress.
  
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