Morsels

Morsels: Blueberry Maple Swirl Bundt Cake

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART | Aug. 2016

We like to spoon a little blueberry, peach and maple syrup mixture over each slice! [ MORE ]

Morsels: Maple Rhubarb Strawberry Custard Pie

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART | June 2016

Ice cream or whipped cream (maple of course!) add to the deliciousness of this dessert if the calories permit! [ MORE ]

Morsels: Maple Pineapple Upside Down Cake

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART | May 2016

Variations of this recipe are as old as colonial times, when an apple, pear, or nut version was made in a “spider” – a wrought iron pot with legs over a cooking fire. The pineapple version became popular much later when canned pineapple was available to eager cooks. [ MORE ]

Morsels: Maple Banana Bread

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART | April 2016

You don’t have to be a monkey to savor this great way to use your overripe bananas! Maple and Bananas – it doesn’t get better than this! And it improves with age if it lasts that long in your house – doesn’t in ours! [ MORE ]

Morsels: Maple Shrimp And Veggie Stir Fry

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART | March 2016

The flavor of maple enhances the natural goodness of the veggies and shrimp ingredients in this Asian inspired dish. Give it a try in this season of the Chinese New Year! [ MORE ]

Morsels: Maple Shortbread

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART | Feb. 2016

My Scottish born Aunt Catherine was an expert baker of Shortbread. I have her recipe, and it doesn’t include maple syrup. But I wonder . . . after settling in Florida, and receiving our gifts of maple syrup for their oatmeal, did she perhaps add “just a wee bit” to her shortbread batter? [ MORE ]

Morsels: Slow Cooker Maple Turkey Breast With Cranberry - Pomegranate Sauce

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART | Jan. 2016

Turkey after the Holidays???? Well, if you can take advantage of a sale on frozen turkey breast, try this EASY, MOIST and SUCCULENT version. The juices make a flavorsome gravy – for casserole stuffing if you’ve baked some. And just in case you manage to have left-overs, you’ll find a “busy sugarmaker” bonus at the end of this recipe! [ MORE ]

Morsels: Maple Apple Crumbly ‘Pizza’

ETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART |

When you’re longing for the flavor of maple apple crumb pie, but are just too “stuffed” for a whole piece, consider this alternative – all the taste, but not so filling – light enough to top it with ice cream!!
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Morsels: Baked Apple Dessert

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART |

You can serve this one warm or cold and you have our permission to garnish each apple with vanilla or maple nut ice cream, or maple whipped cream! In a hurry, try the microwave version. [ MORE ]

Monday Morsels

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART | July 18, 2016

Vermont’s Addison County Sugarmakers, in conjunction with Middlebury College, hosted a Vermont Maple Promotion Board Governor’s Tree Tapping ceremony, followed by a sumptuous maple luncheon. Then Governor Howard Dean tapped the tree on a rather rainy day, March 9, 1998. Although courses of the maple themed meal, concocted by college chefs, with financial support from Addison County Sugarmaker’s Association, were all gourmet-tasty, the most unforgettable which lingers in our memory was the dessert – Maple Crème Brulee! Luckily the recipe for that was printed in the event program, and retrievable from our files to share with you.
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Morsels: Peachy Keen Blueberry Maple Shortcake Crumble

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART |

Blueberries are a delightful pair, especially when finished with a maple shortcake crumble! Much like a pie, but without the work and calories of a crust – so you’ll feel less guilty if you serve it with ice cream or whipped cream! [ MORE ]

Morsels: Crunchy Maple Coleslaw

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART |

The flavor, sweetness, and tanginess of this maple salad makes it a tasty “go to” recipe, especially when you want to keep the “crunch” until serving time. It maintains its freshness when stored cool in the refrigerator until dinner, or in a cooler on the way to a “covered dish” celebration. Add this one to your maple recipe collection! [ MORE ]

Morsels: Simple Salmon

Betty Ann Lockhart | Photo by Don Lockhart |

Mr. Salmon, Met a Sugarmaker
Going to the Fair. Said Mr. Salmon
To the Sugarmaker “Let me Use your ware”
The result: SIMPLE SALMON!
(Two Easy Does It Mapleicious Salmon recipes)
One Glazed and Oven Baked
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Morsels: Maple chili

BETTY ANN LOCKHART | PHOTO BY DON LOCKHART |

When it’s chilly, try maple chili, and make some extra to freeze for a fast meal when the woods have kept you from the kitchen. [ MORE ]

Morsels: Maple raspberry sauce

Betty Ann Lockhart | Photo by Don Lockhart |

Raspberries are red
Violets are blue
A treat that is maple
Is best for you
And BERRY delicious too!!
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY
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Morsels: Everett Willard’s Maple Fudge

Betty Ann Lockhart | Photo by Don Lockhart |

One of our earliest maple mentors was Everett Willard, who passed away in July of this year at age 94. As Department of Agriculture maple specialist, and one of the founders of the Vermont Maple Promotion Board, Everett taught us well as we proceeded with our new career of video and still image production. “No rusty buckets and rusty spouts that the other photographers like to use – show how clean our maple production is.” [ MORE ]

Morsels: Pure Maple-Apple Topped Turkey

Betty Ann Lockhart | Photo by Don Lockhart |

We like turkey, so when there is a sale on turkey breasts, this is what we do, a feast, Thanksgiving or not! [ MORE ]

Morsels: Maple Banana Split Muffins

Betty Ann Lockhart | Photo by Don Lockhart |

These muffins were the answer to treating a busy work crew (and also the answer to using up some very overripe but flavorsome bananas!) [ MORE ]

Morsels: Maple lime cukes

Betty Ann Lockhart | Photo by Don Lockhart |

When the garden and the market abound with cucumbers, and summertime “pot lucks” promise savory treats, maple pairs elegantly with lime for a flavor reminiscent of Yankee seafaring sailors. [ MORE ]

Morsels: Slow cooker maple beef stew

Betty Ann Lockhart | Photo by Don Lockhart |

Maple Beef Stew is a wonderful way to anticipate the coming maple season, especially if you have been out in the woods all day. Having it ready to serve and eat is like going out to dinner at home! [ MORE ]

Morsels: Granola

Betty Ann Lockhart | Photo by Don Lockhart |

During sugaring season, working out in the woods stirs up hearty appetites. It’s important to begin the day with a breakfast that will last until lunch. Many sugarmakers like their oats in the form of hot oatmeal laced with maple syrup – their favorite grade. [ MORE ]

Morsels: Holiday cake

Betty Ann Lockhart | Photo by Don Lockhart |

As November and December holidays approach, thoughts often turn to special gifts, crafts and elegant recipes. There is one traditional cake that satisfies all those creative urges, because creating it is truly a crafting project. [ MORE ]

Morsels: Maple Milk

Betty Ann Lockhart |

It was a warm day in early June at the Dairy Day Celebration, organized by the Vermont Department of Agriculture (now Agency of Agriculture). School kids had been bused in from remote areas, and calves of all breeds were munching hay in pens around the Statehouse lawn in Montpelier. [ MORE ]

Morsels: Uncorked Savory Maple Salad Dressing

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Morsels: Maple Apple Crumbly ‘Pizza’

By Betty Ann Lockhart |

When you’re longing for the flavor of maple apple crumb pie, but are just too “stuffed” for a whole piece, consider this alternative – all the taste, but not so filling – light enough to top it with ice cream!! [ MORE ]