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Fare Exchange is a longtime meeting place for people who love to cook and love to eat. We welcome both your recipes and your requests. Be sure to include precise instructions for every recipe you send. Mailing address: Jane Henegar, 913 Mount Olive Road, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750 E-mail: chattfare@gmail.com
Good morning and welcome to March. This column gets written a week before it is printed, so the words that follow came on a soon-to-snow afternoon, a day when almost all of us stocked our larders in anticipation.
When the man of the house comes and dinner is not far behind, it’s easy to whip something up, but I’m thinking of the mood that is set when the door opens to smells of dinner in the simmering. It might be meat or vegetable stew or soup or a pot roast. There might be a hint of curry or the promise of onions and garlic. But aromas from the kitchen simply and deliciously say: “Welcome. We’ve been waiting for you.”
Today we remind you of three repeat requests: recipes using kale, guidance for different kinds of sea salt and other salt and how to use them, and recipes for homemade vinegars.
Sue Moore asked about a recent recipe, Cherry Coca-Cola Salad, calling for sour cherries and juice. She could only find a can of red tart cherries, whole pitted cherries in water, at Wal-Mart. Should she be satisfied with what she’s got for the Jell-O recipe? Are variations not only possible but recommended? If you know, please tell us.