Welcome to another issue of Around the Kitchen Table!

Dana is September's newsletter winner. Don't forget to enter this month's newsletter contest.

Recipes this issue include Apple - Cranberry Pie, Purple Plum Pie, Whipped Cream Toppings, Company Chicken, Roasted Pumpkin Seeds.

Stock your pantry with our October specials and baking gift line products. Your recipes will get a flavor boost with our extracts and spices.

Don't throw the pickle juice away after you eat the pickles. Read the uses for vinegar from pickles in this issue.

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The Holiday and Gift Line for 2006 is now available in our online catalog, under Gifts and Entertaining - 2006. Check out the special offers for your holiday baking, entertaining and gift giving needs. You'll want to order early so you won't be disappointed if some items sell out. Online Catalog

Apple Spice Bread Mix $5.49	Spice Towels	Shortbread Cookie Mix $5.19	Aloe and Green Tea Candle in tin $5.99
Beverage Sampler Set 2 each of 3 Gourmet Cocoa Mixes $6.99	Cinna-Cream Sprinkles $4.59	Traditional Cider Brew $8.99	Pumpkin Bread Mix $5.79
Mango Shea Butter $6.99	Lemon Hand and Body Lotion $8.99	Aloe and Green Tea Shea Butter $6.99	All-Natural Lemon Hand and Cuticle Salve $6.99 and $3.79

Seasonal Baking Spices
01961 Apple Bake Seasoning
01982 Pumpkin Pie Spice
Regularly $4.59 Special $4.19 each

Original Double-Strength Vanilla (325 ml/11 fl oz) Save $2.00
01008 Regularly $11.99 Special $9.99

Baker's-Size Extracts (180 ml/6 fl oz)
01191 Almond
01192 Butter
01194 Coconut
01195 Lemon
Regularly $8.99 Special $8.49

01196 Vanilla (Original Double-Strength)
Regularly $9.99 Special $9.49

01197 Pure Vanilla
Regularly $16.99 Special $16.49

Poultry Seasoning
A savory combination of our premium-quality herbs is specially blended to complement your holiday turkey. It's the best seasoning for stuffing you've ever tasted (recipe on can): add to any chicken or turkey casserole, or use as a arub for roasting. Buy one and get another for half price!

01143 $7.49 Buy one and get a second for just $3.74

Purest Granulated Black Pepper (340 g/12 oz)
01141 Regularly $10.99 Special $13.99

Purest Ground Cinnamon
01115 (170 g/6 oz) Regularly $6.99 Special $5.99

Gourmet Spice in Tins
Enjoy the premium spices you've always loved in these classic gold tins for the holiday season.

0586 Chili Powder
00584 Cumin
00587 Ginger
00588 Mustard
00586 Oregano
00585 Paprika
Regularly $4.99 Special $3.99 each

60398 Nutmeg
Regularly $5.49 Special $4.99

05650 Spice Tin Set (Set of 7)
Regularly $35.43 Special $24.99

Basic Seasoning Blends
01960 All-Purpose Seasoning
01963 Chicken Seasoning
01972 Grill Seasoning
01973 Ground Beef Seasoning
01977 Omelet and Souffle Seasoning
01981 Poultry Seasoning
01985 Soup and Vegetable Seasoning Regularly $4.59 Special $4.19

Gourmet Extracts and Flavors (59 ml/2 fl oz)
21381 Banana
21395 Lemon
21368 Mango
21387 Orange
21367 Peach
21389 Pineapple
21705 Raspberry
21386 Strawberry
Regularly $4.99 Special $4.49

Fresh Wash
Pesticides, fertilizers, and human handling can seriously contaminate fresh produce, shortening its shelf life, and endanging your health. Fresh Wash is laboratory-proven to remove over 90% of surface contaminants and impurities.

Spray
Pre-diluted for convenient cleaning of fruits and vegetables.
02151 (355 ml/12 fl oz) $5.99 or just $2.99 with purchase of Concentrate

Concentrate (Refill)
Add to cold water in a bowl or sink for washing large quantities; or dilute with water as a refill for the spray bottle.
02150 (236 ml/8 fl oz) $7.99 Makes 5 bottles of spray.

Aloe and Green Tea Shea Butter
10476 Regularly $7.99 Special $6.99

10513 (120 ml/4 fl oz) Regularly $7.99 Special $6.99

Lemon Cream Shea Butter
10482 Regularly $7.99 Special $6.99

Mango Shea Butter
10493 Regularly $7.99 Special $6.99

Shimmer Organza Gift Bag
Organza gift bag makes a delightful gift of any of our body care products.

05570 Regularly $2.99 Special $1.99 or FREE with purchase of 3 Shea Butters.

Aloe and Green Tea Shampoo
Designed to cleanse the hair and maintain a healthy scalp; this rich herbal formula contains aloe vera, burdock root, elderflower, green tea, lemon balm, rosemary, and sage. Deep-cleans, yet is gentle enough for everyday use by the whole family.

03326 (360 ml/12 fl oz) Regularly $9.99 Special $8.99

Aloe and Green Tea Daily Conditioner
Women in ancient Japan rinsed their hair with left-over green tea for its conditioning properties. We've added aloe vera, burdock root, chamomile, comfrey, and parsley to treat the scalp and give hair added body, shine, and manageability.

03327 (360 ml/12 fl oz) Regularly $10.99 Special $9.99

Invigorating Peppermint Foot Scrub
Gentle cleanser with aloe vera deep-cleans and moisturizes as fine pumice exfoliates dead skin cells. Peppermint oil tingels and stimulates, while our exclusive botanical blend tones and pampers well-traveled feet.

03106 (110 ml/3.7 fl oz) Regularly $7.99 or just $3.99 with purchase of Foot Cream

Rejuvenating Peppermint Foot Cream
A tingling burst of aromatic peppermint oil cools and revives tired, aching feet. A real treat that must be experienced.

03107 (240 ml/8 fl oz) Regularly $8.99
06161 Pump Dispenser $1.19

Inner Cleanse/Restore
Buildup of wastes and toxins in the body can lead to undesirable symptoms and health problems; removing them can help you get back on track and felling great again! Begin your dietary supplement or weight mangement program with this complete 3-part system, all in one convenient supplement. Not recommended for pregnant or lactating women.

02267 (1 cleansing cycle) Regularly $9.99 Special $7.99

Peptic Pre-Meal
Here comes the holidays again with more and more opportunities to overeat! Don't spend this special time in misery; make eating fun again. A blend of pure vegetable enzymes and herbs ease the digestive process and offer a natural solution for occasional indigestion. Can be taken anytime from 15 minutes prior to 15 minutes after a meal, even at mealtime for your ultimate convenience.

02261 (30 caplets) Regularly $10.99 Special $9.99

Watkins Liniment
Our "Red Liniment" is the very first product sold by JR Watkins in 1868. Its blend of camphor and capsicum extract (from red peppers) acts as a counterirritant. It stimulates nerve receptors that feel heat, masking the feeling of pain and relieving the discomfort of minor muscle ache, soreness and stiffness.

02316 Regularly $9.99 Special $7.99

Liquid form: just pat onto skin; liniment is absorbed deeply for fast relief.
Capsicum makes this our hottest formula; pat, don't rub!

Warming Analgesic Balm
Methyl salicylate (wintergreen), menthol and capsaicin team up in a great muscle warm-up rub. This greaseless, stainless, deep heating cream penetrates rapidly to relieve and relax muscle tension and soreness and provide temporary relief from minor arthritis.

00495 (265 g/9.3 oz) Regularly $12.99 Special $11.99

Icy Blue Pain-Relieving Menthol Gel
This modern pain-relieving gel cools down mucscle aches, minor arthritis, and simple back pain. Natural menthol stimulates nerve endings that transmit feelings of cold - like an ice pack - to override the sensation of pain.

00490 (250g/8.8 oz) Regularly $9.99 Special $8.99

Menthol Camphor Ointment
This cooling, soothing product has been making people feel better for more than 85 years. It helps relieve that stuffed-up, congested feeling of a chest cold and suppress the accompanying cough. Provides temporary relief from aching muscles as well as sunburn, windburn, and minor burns and scalds. Also in handy travel size.

02358 (117g/4.13 oz) Regularly $8.99 Special $7.99

Many other products are featured in the October Highlights Catalog and October Specials Online.

Although many men in our rural area have difficulty accepting women's lib, my husband helps with the housework. One day he took over the vacuuming while I went to the store.

The doorbell rang. It was one of his friends, a burly ranch foreman clad in a battered cowboy hat, faded jeans and worn boots. "I was just cleaning," my husband said somewhat abashed, turning off the vacuum.

The rancher looked relieved. "That's all right," he said gruffly, handing my husband a white paper bag. "I'm delivering Avon!"

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER OCTOBER CONTEST

September's newsletter contest winner is Dana in California. Her family's favorite pie is pumpkin. She wins her choice of a bottle of Apple Bake Seasoning or Pumpkin Pie Spice. Apple Bake Seasoning is a blend of spices for apple pies, cobblers, crisps, and more. Pumpkin Pie Spice is a traditional blend of spices for pumpkin pie, as well as squash and sweet potatoes.

I've included two delicious pie recipes sent in by subscribers, Lorraine and Audrey, in the recipe section below.

Thanks for reading my newsletter and entering each month. Please don't quit; you might be next month's winner!

The winner of October's newsletter contest receives their choice of a can of Six Onion Soup Base, Mexican Soup and Seasoning Base, or Poultry Seasoning. These products are from our 2006 Gift and Entertaining Products. To enter October's contest tell us your favorite soup. If homemade, please include the recipe to share with our subscribers. Email your answer, name and address to: eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com with "October Contest - Soup" in the subject line.

Make your life the best it can be. Eat nutritious foods, exercise, love, and laugh!

A study published in "Diabetes Care" found that consuming just 1/4 (1.2 ml) of cinnamon every day may help to lower blood sugar, fats and cholesterol in those with Type 2 diabetes.

Sprinkle some cinnamon on your toast, bagel, or oatmeal. Add some to your coffee, hot cocoa, or hot apple cider. Bake cookies, breads, cakes, and pies with cinnamon.

Watkins Cinnamon on Special this month!

Uses For Vinegar From Pickles

When you've used the pickles from your glass jars, do not throw away the vinegar solution. Use it in your salad dressings and marinades. It has more flavor than plain vinegar. "Recycling" the juice also makes good economic sense. A good value to start with, pickled vegetables and their juices are an easy and relatively inexpensive way to pack extra flavor into foods.

• Mix sweet pickle vinegar with mayonaise or salad dressing and a little mustard for great tasting potato salad.
• Use sweet pickle juice in deviled eggs.
• Add sliced onions to a jar of bread and butter pickle juice. The "pickled" onions liven up turkey, chicken or ham sandwiches, as well as hamburgers.
• Add cut-up raw carrots, celery sticks, broccoli and cauliflower florets, and red and green pepper strips directly to the jar of any type of leftover pickle juice. Make sure to keep these tangy tidbits refrigerated. The marinated veggies are great for snacking on straight from the jar or an innovative addition to a crudité platter.
• Use as a marinade for roasts. Pour over roasts before roasting in oven or slow cooking in crock pot.
• Pickle and pickled pepper liquids make excellent marinades. Combine with a little olive oil and chopped fresh herbs, or added to bottled Italian salad dressing.
• Add juice from pickled beets to beef stew.
• Gazpacho, a cold summer soup that makes the most of garden veggies, is a refreshing start to any meal. In a blender or food processor, puree tomatoes, onions, green pepper, and cucumbers or zucchini. Thin with a little tomato juice and add hot pickled pepper juice to taste for a tangy zip.
• Sauerkraut juice is the basis for this zesty marinade for grilled pork and other meats. Combine 1 cup sauerkraut juice, 1/2 cup white grape juice, 1/4 cup oil and 1 clove chopped garlic with 1 tablespoon each of Dijon mustard, minced shallots, chopped fresh rosemary and chopped fresh thyme. Add black pepper to taste. The acid in the sauerkraut juice acts as a tenderizer, resulting in super-succulent meats.

From Lorraine in Wisconsin
One of our favorites is Apple – Cranberry Pie. Just follow your favorite apple pie recipe and substitute about ½ to 1 cup of cranberries (right out of the bag) for one apple. We like the streusel topping on this one better than a top crust (mix ½ c butter with ½ c flour and ¼ c brown sugar and ½ tsp cinnamon).

From Audrey in Idaho
This is my favorite pie. It sounds unusual, but everyone always requests the recipe.

Purple Plum Pie

4 c. sliced fresh plums (or frozen)
½ c. sugar
¼ c. all-purpose flour
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 unbaked deep-dish pastry shell (9-inches)

TOPPING:
½ c. sugar
½ c. all purpose flour
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
3 Tbsp. cold butter or margarine

In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients; pour into the pastry shell. For topping, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over filling. Bake at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown. Cover crust edges if needed during last 20 minutes of baking. Cool on a wire rack. 8 servings

Whipped Cream Pie Topping
Use as a topping for pumpkin pie.

1 cup Heavy Cream
Powdered Sugar to taste
1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
Chopped Pecans

1. Chill the beaters and the bowl
2. Beat the cream at low speed until it begins to thicken then add the powdered sugar and maple syrup and beat on high until stiff and creamy.
3. Serve each piece of pie with a dollop of the whipped cream and some chopped nuts.

Variations
Add instant coffee to the topping for a chocolate pie
Add 1 teaspoon Watkins Rum Extract for a pecan pie.
Add 1 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla Nut Extract for an apple pie or a pumpkin pie.

Company Chicken
Make this recipe for your family or special guests.

8 half boneless/skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup milk
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 pkg sliced Mozzarella or Swiss cheese
1 box Stove Top Chicken Flavor Stuffing
Salt
Watkins Granulated Black Pepper to taste

Prepare stuffing per package directions. Place chicken breasts in a 9×13 inch baking dish. Mix soups, milk, salt, pepper and Worchestershire sauce; pour over chicken. Place slices of cheese on chicken; then top with stuffing. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

Shredded cheese can be substituted for sliced cheese.
One cup white wine can be substituted for the milk.

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
These pumpkin seeds have just enough heat to take the chill off autumn afternoons and snackers!

2 cups pumpkin seeds, washed and dried
5 teaspoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Garlic Salt
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon Watkins Cayenne Pepper

In a bowl, toss pumpkin seeds with butter and Worcestershire sauce. Combine the sugar, garlic salt, and cayenne; sprinkle over seeds and toss to coat. Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with foil or parchment paper; coat the foil with nonstick cooking spray. Spread seeds in pan. Bake at 250° for 45-60 minutes or until seeds are dry and lightly browned, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 2 cups.

Nutrition Facts
1/4 cup equals 95 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 181 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Flavor Variations

After tossing the seeds with butter before baking, toss with the following ingredients instead of those listed above.

• Combine 1/2 teaspoon Watkins Ground Cinnamon and 1/8 Teaspoon each Watkins Ground Nutmeg and Watkins Ground Cloves for sweet treats.
• For savory sensations, combine 1/2 teaspoon each salt and Watkins Paprika; 1/4 teaspoon each Watkins Onion Salt, Watkins Oregano, and Watkins Thyme; and 1/8 teaspoon Watkins Granulated Pepper.
• Combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon Watkins Onion Salt, 1/4 teaspoon Watkins Oregano, 1/4 teaspoon Watkins Cumin, 1/4 teaspoon Watkins Chili Powder, and 1/8 teaspoon Watkins Cayenne Pepper for a Mexican fiesta.

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“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway. We might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” - Earl Nightingale

If anything in this newsletter has added a little spice to your life tell me about it. If you have any other helpful hints for using spices and herbs, share them with our readers. Email me at: eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com

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Hope to see you next month!
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23 Oak Ridge Lane
Danville, CA 94506

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