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This Special Edition is made possible by Ball Products. http://www.tasteofhome.com/RD.asp?ID=1804&pmcode=$$refurl-link$$ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this Issue: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ » Learn About Our Featured Products » Web Demos on “How To” make Freezer Jam & Salsa » Delicious, inviting Recipes for Freezer Jam & Salsa » Sign up for our free crafting newsletter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEATURED PRODUCTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want fresh homemade jam in minutes? Ball® Fruit Jell® Freezer Jam Pectin requires no cooking and is easy to make. Simply crush, stir and freeze! To learn how, visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/RD.asp?ID=1793&pmcode=$$refurl-link$$! Make any night a fiesta! Ball® Simple Creations® Seasoning Mixes come in 3 flavors to meet everyone’s taste bud needs, including: a sweet ‘n tangy Fruit Salsa, a hot ‘n smoky Chipotle Salsa, and a traditional mild Fiesta Salsa. Simply add tomatoes and either serve or preserve! The perfect accessory for freezing! Ball® 8-ounce plastic Freezer Jars with twist-on lids are simple to use and stack for easy storage. The jars won't leak or spill, resist stains and are dishwasher safe! To View All Our Products, Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/RD.asp?ID=1794&pmcode=$$refurl-link$$ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New to Fresh Preserving or Just Interested in Some Tips? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out our Step by Step Freezer Jam & Salsa Web Demo's! http://www.tasteofhome.com/RD.asp?ID=1795&pmcode=$$refurl-link$$ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RECIPES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stuffed Hawaiian Chicken Puffs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 can (28 ounces) petite diced tomatoes 2 cans (20 ounces each) crushed pineapple in own juice, drained 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1 package (2.8 ounces) Ball® Simple Creations® Fruit Salsa Mix 1 box (17.3 ounces) puff pastry sheets 1 cup shredded cooked chicken 3/4 cup fancy shredded Mexican cheese Chili powder Thaw pastry sheets at room temperature for 20 minutes; do not unfold. Combine tomatoes, pineapple, vinegar and Fruit Salsa Mix in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes; reserve 1 cup salsa. Refrigerate or freeze remaining salsa for another purpose. In a medium bowl, combine reserved salsa, chicken and cheese. Preheat oven to 350 °F. Unfold 1 pastry sheet on lightly floured surface. Roll into 12- x 12-inch square. Cut into nine 4-inch squares. Repeat for second pastry sheet. Place 1 tablespoon of chicken mixture into each pastry square. Fold over one corner to match the opposite corner. Pinch all sides to secure. Sprinkle tops with chili powder. Bake at 350 °F for 15 minutes, or until tops are golden brown. Yield: about 16 puffs. No-Guilt Angel Parfaits ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 bag (16 ounces) frozen unsweetened whole strawberries 1 bag (16 ounces) frozen unsweetened blueberries 1 bag (12 ounces) frozen unsweetened raspberries 1 pouch (1.59 ounces) Ball® Fruit Jell® Freezer Jam Pectin 1-1/2 cups SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener 4 scoops no sugar added vanilla ice cream 1 cup cubed angel food cake, cubed Light whipped topping Zest of 1 lemon Defrost berries, allowing a few ice crystals to remain. Crush berries. Measure 4 cups; set aside. Combine freezer jam pectin and sugar in a large bowl, stirring until evenly blended. Stir in crushed berries. Continue stirring for 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup jam. In each parfait glass, layer 1 scoop ice cream, 1 tablespoon jam, 1/4 cup cubed angel food cake and another tablespoon jam. Garnish with whipped topping and lemon zest. Yield: 4 parfaits. SPLENDA® Brand is a trademark of McNeil-PPC, Inc. Want more recipes? 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