2 cups apple sauce
1 cup apple cider
1 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons Vermont maple syrup
1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses
and serve.
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6 Plain graham wafers - 2 1/2 x 2
1/2 inches each
1 1/2 tb Margarine, melted
1 tb Granulated gelatin
1/2 c Cold water
1/3 c Boiling water
1/2 ts Grated lemon rind
1/2 c Fresh lemon juice
Sugar substitute equivalent to 1/4 cup sugar
2 tb Water
2 c (16 oz) cream-style cottage cheese 4% fat
1/2 ts Lemon extract
4 lg Strawberries
Prepare an 8" x 8" x
2" cake pan with vegetable pan-coating; set aside.
Make fine crumbs, with graham crackers (1/2 cup) and
mix thoroughly with melted margarine; set aside. Soak
gelatin in cold water. Combine boiling water and lemon
rind; add to gelatin; add lemon juice and sweetener,
stirring until completely dissolved. Chill until it
is the consistency of unbeaten egg whites. Put 2 tablespoons
water, cottage cheese, and lemon extract into a blender
or food processor and cover; turn to high speed for
10-15 seconds. Add partially set gelatin mixture; turnto
high speed 15 seconds or until well blended. Pour into
prepared pan. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs evenly
over top. Wash,
hull, and dry strawberries. Slice in halves lengthwise.
Arrange on top of cake so that, when cut into eight
servings (4 by 2 inches), each will have a strawberry
garnish in center. Chill several hours, until set.
