DAY Recipe

“While visiting Los Angeles recently,” says Katherine Mollen of New York, New York, “I made sure to get to La Brea Bakery. The ginger scones were the best I’ve ever had. Since there’s nothing that comes close here in New York, I’d like to try to make them at home.”

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For the crispiest cookies, slice the dough no thicker than a half inch. The biscotti keep well and look great wrapped in tinted cellophane tied with a silk ribbon or raffia, or packed into pretty holiday bags.

Makes about 48.

INGREDIENTS
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INGREDIENTS

1 lb onions , weight is for onions when peeled and finely chopped
2 lbs cooking apples , weight is for apples when peeled, cored and roughly chopped
4 ounces sultanas
1 ounce fresh gingerroot, grated
1 teaspoon dried ginger powder
2 teaspoons mixed spice
1 lb soft brown sugar
1/2 pint malt vinegar
1/2 pint cider apple cider vinegar
1/2-1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS

Place all the prepared onions and apples into a large preserving pan and add the remaining ingredients.
Bring slowly to the boil and then lower the heat [...]

Make two trifles to serve 30 guests, or make one and round out the dessert table with fruitcake and goodies from the bakery.

Makes 15 servings.

INGREDIENTS
cranberry filling
212-ounce bags cranberries
1 3/4cups sugar
1cup orange juice
1tablespoon grated orange peel
1teaspoon ground ginger
1/2cup chopped [...]

Makes about 1/3 cup.

INGREDIENTS
1/2cup seasoned rice vinegar*
1/4cup soy sauce
1tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
1/4teaspoon chili oil*
DIRECTIONS
Mix all ingredients in small bowl. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; refrigerate.)
*Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some [...]