General tips

Buy Local Food : Cultivate an awareness of how far your food travels. When Rich Pirog, Food Systems Program Leader for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, tracked the miles traveled for 16 types of produce, he found that locally sourced fruits and vegetables such as apples, lettuce and tomatoes traveled an average of 56 miles, compared to 1,494 miles — nearly 27 times farther — for the same fruits and vegetables delivered through conventional retail channels. Things get stickier with combination foods, strawberry yogurt for example. Pirog came up with 2,216 miles by adding up the distance traveled for the yogurt’s milk, sugar and strawberries. That figure could be slashed by 90 percent if you buy plain yogurt and stir in some locally grown honey and fruit.

Microwave Tip : Use your microwave as often as possible in the summer. You'll be more comfortable and save on air conditioning costs.

Lily CookiesNo.2 Recipe

	Category	Baking Recipes
	Views	40
	Ratings	0

Ingredients And Procedures

4 1/2 oz. cream cheese

1 c. butter or oleo

2 c. sifted flour

Apricot preserves Confectioners' sugar

Cream cream cheese, butter or oleo and flour. Cut with 2 inch round cutter. Roll into cornucopia by bringing 2 rounded edges together, letting them overlap. Press them gently; shape like a lily. Fill open part with preserves. Bake 375 degrees about 15 minutes. Cool. Drench with powdered sugar.

Rate this recipe!

Post this recipe to your site