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Pages THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday September 1S89 Culinary Outlook icecream cones get a lick of flavor FOOD By Aileeo Claire NEA Food Editor A young businesswoman in Con nectlcut is putting the old saw about building a better mousetrap to the test But B Scanlan mouse trap is a palatable treat for young and old She created and is marketing vored icecream cones a first in a B SCANLAN has pioneer ed the development of the exoticall flavored ice cream cone staid Industry that began when Italo Marcbiony produced the first ice cream cone in 1896 in New York City Now her baby The Cone Collection is available in more than 200 outlets It all began about seven years ago She bad previously worked in the merchandise marketing department of Columbia Pictures and on licensing Marvel Comics Superheroes Then she Joined United Media where she helped to develop a licensing program for Garfield the cat But restless for a new challenge Scanlan began to doo dle in her home kitchen with the cones used the basic Icecream cone batter of sugar water shortening and flour and experimented with 20 to 25 cone flavors she says These made with a hand cone machine There were always hundreds of lit tie bags of samples for friends and neighbors to taste Finally she settled on six flavors Amaretto Mi Amore Forbidden Apple Cinnamon Cappuc cino Mocha Madness Peanut Butter Passion Raspberry Romance and Chocolate Obsession Since you can patent an icecream cone recipe Scanlan did trademark and copyright her logo and packaging The containers are designed to inter lock and use up less space on store shelves Essentially The Cone Collection is a one woman show run out of Scan Ian s home in Conn A cone company in Pennsylvania makes the product As she prepared to launch her Scanlan learned that ice cream is a seasonal business Sales almost seem to be affected by daylight sav uigs she says People don t eat ice cream much in January or February but sales pick up in March While promoting the cones at food trade shows she often got an icy reac tion She says There is a cal association with the basic ice cream sugarcone One man even said to me Why the hell do we need a new cone We re getting along very well with what we have According to no one had produced a new type of cone for a long while because the same equip ment had been used for years and most manufacturers weren t interest ed in product development Scanlan hopes to get the flavored cones into ice cream stores but many chain owners feel customers already have too many choices to make when they buy an icecream cone Scanlan counters that mixing the flavor of cones and ice cream can lure new customers For example she suggests filling an apple cinnamon cone with frozen yogurt or fresh strawberries or put ting chocolate ice cream in a peanut butter cone Her daughter Leah Insists on taking her own cone to the store to fill with tee cream Scanlan s son is only but probably will follow suit when he old enough Her children are another reason Scanlan decided to give up a full time job that included a long commute each day wanted them to remember moth as something more than a business woman she says Here s one possible filling for a or traditional cone MICHEL BOURDEAUX a chef from Frances Burgundy region is tive chef of World Yacht in New York FRESH FRUIT ICE CREAM 3 cup pints half and hall 1 can milk not evaporated milk cup pureed or mashed fresh fruit raspberries strawberries bananas peaches etc tablespoon pure vanilla extract food coloring optional Combine all ingredients in a con of an ice cream maker Mix well Freeze according to turers instructions Keep leftovers in freezer This kitchen tested recipe makes 1W quarts tilt NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE Good service good coverage good price- Thats State Farm Honey is a new twist in an old sweet By Claire NEA Pood Editor Honey has been used as a food and a sweetener since preChristian days Its the product of the hardworking and very social honeybee and is found throughout the world The high fructose content in honey makes it sweeter than sugar and many use it dally to sweeten their tea and coffee The color and flavor of honey varies depending upon the nee tar source or blossoms visited by the honeybees There are more than 300 types of honey each coming from a different floral source The flavor can be mild or bold depending upon where the honeybees buzzed Just as there are scores of flavored vinegars or mus tards lining supermarket and special ty store shelves so there Is an exotic sampling available of nature s sweet est gift All varieties offer a range of vitamins and minerals such as calci iron copper magnesium phos and zinc When cooking with honey select one with a strong flavor for spreads and recipes where a distinct honey flavor is desired Mildly flavored hon eys are best when a delicate flavor is desired For those who would like to widen their honey palate there are many exciting varieties Try the buckwheat honey of Minnesota New York Ohio Pennsylvania and Wisconsin for a full bodied taste The strongly fla vored eucalyptus honey from Austra lia and the delicate acacia from China are now produced in California Not to be outdone Southeastern beekeep ers and producers market highly regarded for its mild tive flavor HONEY PINEAPPLE TOPPING 1 cart pineapple tidbits cup honey cup melted butter 2 tablespoons lemon Juice 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel dash ground nutmeg cup water 1 tablespoon cornstarch Drain pineapple reserving syrup set aside Combine reserved syrup honey butter lemon juice lemon peel and nutmeg in saucepan Heat to a boll Combine water and cornstarch Stir into honey mixture and cook minute longer Stir in drained pineapple Serve over ice cream pancakes bis cuits or French toast This kitchen tested recipe makes about cups Microwave Method Blend all in except drained pineapple in microwavesafe measure Mi crowave at HIGH to minutes or until mixture boils and thickens Stir in drained pineapple Tip Reduce the liquid in your fa vorite 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