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1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter ¼ cup butter, softened 1 tablespoon vanilla 6 cup powdered sugar Milk

1 ¼ cup packed brown sugar ⅔ cup light-colored corn syrup ¼ cup milk ¼ cup margarine or butter

Creeping phlox (Phlox subulata) is a low mounding plant smothered with bright flowers in spring. Its slender 1/2-inch leaves are evergreen, stiff and prickly. It seldom tops 6 inches tall. Zones 3-8 David phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘David’) is a disease resistant selection with fragrant, pure-white flowers that grows 4 feet tall. Zones 4-8 Franz Schubert phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Franz Schubert’) bears big flowerheads of lilac-pink blooms in summer and early fall....

2 tablespoon sugar 1 ½ tablespoon cornstarch Reserved pineapple syrup (about 1 2/3 cup)

1 cup shortening 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon almond extract 4 cup powdered sugar 3 tablespoon milk

1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ⅓ cup shortening 4 tablespoon water Crispy Pastry Strips Pastry scraps from pie crust recipe Granulated sugar

* The bread machine pan must have a capacity of 12 cups or more.

1 tablespoon butter ¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans 1 ½ cup pure maple syrup ½ cup whipping cream

Tips Use a slotted spoon to serve quick pickles to top crostini, layer in grilled cheese sandwiches, add to a cocktail, or stir into a grain salad.