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Blueberry Lemon + Thyme Lemon Squares

2 cups plain flour 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup butter 4 eggs 1 ½ cups sugar 1/3 cup lemon juice ¼ cup plain flour ½ tsp. baking powder Sallie’s Greatest Blueberry Lemon + Thyme Jam   Sift together flour and powdered sugar. Cut in margarine to form crumbly mixture. Press in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Beat eggs: add sugar and lemon juice: blend well. Sift flour and baking powder and mix well with egg mixture. Pour over crust. Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes or until top is light brown. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into bars and top each with a teaspoon of...

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Strawberry + Basil Kiwi Trifle

1/2 pound cake cubed 2 cups fresh strawberries chopped 6 strawberries sliced thin 3 Kiwi sliced and halved 1 jar Strawberry + Basil Jam 1 jar Lemon Curd (11.5 oz.) Whipping Cream (1 pint) with 1/4 cup sugar       Cube pound cake. Place layer of cake in bottom of deep trifle dish. Spread with thin layer of lemon curd (1/2 jar). Line side of bowl with sliced strawberries and Kiwi halves. Next mix 1 jar Sallie’s Greatest Strawberry + Basil Jam with 2 cups strawberries. Spread ½ of this mixture over lemon curd. Whip the cream and sugar. Then spread a layer of whipped cream (half the pint of whipped cream). Then repeat the layers in the same...

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Strawberry + Basil Chocolate Trifle

Chocolate or red velvet cake cubed 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries (thawed) 1 jar Strawberry + Basil jam 1 jar chocolate sauce 1 pint whipping cream with 1/4 cup sugar         Slice or cube cake. Place layer of cake in bottom of deep trifle dish or wine goblets. Spread with thin layer of chocolate sauce (1/2 jar). Mix Strawberry Basil Jam with berries, top cake with layer of fruit/jam mixture. Whip the cream and sugar together until it peaks. Then spread a layer of whipped cream (half the pint of whipped cream). Then repeat the layers in the same order. Top with berries, drizzle with chocolate sauce and garnish with sprig of fresh mint or basil....

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Blueberry + Lavender Chocolate Trifle

  Chocolate or red velvet cake cubed 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (thawed) 1 jar Blueberry + Lavender 1 jar chocolate sauce 1 pint whipping cream with 1/4 cup sugar         Slice or cube cake. Place layer of cake in bottom of deep trifle dish or wine goblets. Spread with thin layer of chocolate sauce (1/2 jar). Mix Blueberry + Lavender Jam with berries, top cake with layer of fruit/jam mixture. Whip the pint of whipping cream with sugar. Then spread a layer of whipped cream (half the pint of whipped cream). Then repeat the layers in the same order. Top with berries, drizzle with chocolate sauce and garnish with sprig of fresh mint or basil. ...

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