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  • apples
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  • celery
  • cherries
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  • nectarines
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  • pears
  • potatoes
  • red raspberries
  • spinach
  • strawberries
All tested positive for pesticide residue – even after having been washed! Sweet bell peppers were the vegetable with the most pesticides overall, with 39 pesticides detected on a single sample. Conversely, if you're going to buy conventional, peas, broccoli, onions, pineapples, mangoes, bananas, kiwi and papaya had the lowest occurrence of pesticide residue.









Basic Cream-Cheese Cookies-Part 2 Recipe
Basic Cream-Cheese Cookies-Part 2 Category Baking Recipes 
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Mary wilson bwvb02b Variation continued... 2. GINGER-CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD: Heat oven to 325~F. Omit grated lemon

peel. Beat 3 tbsp. ground ginger and 1 tbsp. molasses into dough; stir in 2 tbsp. finely chopped crystallized ginger. Pat unchilled dough into two

lightly greased 8-inch round cake pans; score each deeply into 12 wedges. Bake 40 minutes. Remove in one piece from pans to cool. Drizzle with melted semisweet chocolate (four 1-ounce squares); decorate with additional chopped crystalized ginger, if desired. Cut into wedges along score marks. Makes 2 dozen. 3. CHOCOLATE-PECAN MOON PIES: Omit grated lemon peel, after chilling,

roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness; cut into 2 1/2 inch scalloped rounds. Place 1/8 tsp. each mini chocolate chips and chopped pecans on each side of each round. Brush edges of rounds with water; fold over; press to seal. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Glaze with Quick Confectioner's Icing (recipe at the ends of the variations of recipes); drizzle with melted semi sweet chocolate (two 1 ounce squares). Makes about 5 dozen. 4. RICH ALMOND SNOWDROPS: Beat 1/2 tsp. almond extract into dough;

stir in 1 cup finely chopped almonds. After chilling, shape into 1-inch balls. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. While still warm, roll in confectioners' sugar; sprinkle with additional chopped almonds. Makes about 4 dozen. 5. NUTTY BANANA SPICIES: Beat 2 small ripe bananas, mashed (about 1

cup) and 1 teaspoon ground allspice into dough. Drop unchilled dough by tablespoonfuls; sprinkle with chopped candied orange peel and slivered pecans. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 4 dozen. -----

 
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