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Franklin-Inspired Recipes
Fact Sheet
Franklin-Inspired
Recipes
PHILADELPHIA, December 1, 2005 - Following
are recipes for menu items available during Ben Franklin 300
Philadelphia, the year-long celebration to commemorate
Franklin’s 300th birthday on January 17, 2006. The drink, appetizer
and dessert listed here, along with many other Franklin-inspired
concoctions, will be available from December 15, 2005 through April
30, 2006 at more than 60 restaurants throughout the region. All of
the offers are detailed in Ben’s Birthday Bulletin,
downloadable at www.gophila.com/ben or
available at the National Constitution Center and
Independence Visitor Center.
Ingredients:
- 6 cups of brandy
- 4 cups of peach brandy
- 2 cups of light rum
- Juice from 12 lemons
- 4 cups of club soda
- Sugar (enough to sweeten lemon juice)
- 2 cups of tea
Preparation: Mix the lemon juice and sugar, and pour over a
large block of ice in a punch bowl. Stir well, and then add the
other ingredients. Stir well again. Garnish with fruit. Makes
approximately 40 servings.
- “Franklin Fried-Onion Pie” appetizer
McCormick and Schmick’s Fresh Seafood Restaurant,
1 S. Broad Street, (215) 568-6888, www.mccormickandschmicks.com
Ingredients:
- 9 ounces of smoked trout
- 3 pounds of onion, sliced
- Butter for frying
- 3 eggs
- 1 pint of heavy cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Pinch of nutmeg (optional)
- 1/2 cup of grated cheddar cheese
- Pie pastry for a double crust pie
Preparation: Fry the onions in butter. Allow to cool
for a few minutes. Beat together eggs and cream. Add in salt,
pepper, nutmeg and cheese. Line a deep pie plate with pastry. Add
onion to the egg, cream and cheese mixture. Pour into the pie
shell. Top with the top crust and bake at 350° for an hour or until
crust is golden brown. Serves six.
Ingredients:
Cake:
- 12 eggs
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1 3/4 cups of sugar
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2 pounds of ricotta cheese
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1 teaspoon aromatic liquor, such as Millefiore
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A few gratings of lemon rind Cranberry
Topping:
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1 1/2 cups of sugar
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1 navel orange
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4 cups of cranberries
Preparation: Beat ricotta, sugar and eggs (one egg at
a time) with an electric mixer, preferably with a paddle
attachment. Add aromatic liquor and lemon gratings, and mix well.
Pour mixture into an eight- to 10-inch pan. Bake in oven at 375°
for 40 minutes. Remove, and let cool. To make cranberry topping,
grate the orange peel, and add to a pot with the sugar. Squeeze
orange juice into the pot, and simmer over medium heat until the
sugar is dissolved. Add cranberries, and cook for about five
minutes until they pop. Let cool, and spoon over cheesecake.
Ben Franklin 300 Philadelphia is a year-long
celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday, coordinated and
marketed by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, the Greater
Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, the National
Constitution Center and CBS 3. Festivities will run from fall 2005
through 2006 and will focus on the world premiere of the
international traveling exhibition, Benjamin Franklin: In
Search of a Better World at the National Constitution Center.
The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, a non-profit organization, is
supported by a lead grant of $4 million from The Pew Charitable
Trusts and established to reaffirm Franklin’s enduring legacy in
his 300th birthday year. The Tercentenary was founded in 2000 by
the American Philosophical Society, The Franklin Institute, the
Library Company of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and
the University of Pennsylvania. For more information about the
exhibition, related programs and traveling to Philadelphia, visit
www.gophila.com/ben.
Note to Editors: For photos of Greater
Philadelphia, visit our Photo
Gallery.
CONTACT:
Cara Schneider, GPTMC
(215) 599-0789, cara@gptmc.com
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