A trip to a local farmers market will find the ingredients for the perfect holiday meal, and with over 450 farmers markets across the state and some 46 across NNY region, New Yorkers all locally and across the state can enjoy a locally grown holiday meal.

The Farmers Market Federation of New York has compiled a sample menu that people can use as a guide to plan this year’s 4th of July Celebration!

Below is the sample menu followed by the recipe for Cornell’s Chicken Barbecue Sauce.
Have a safe and locally grown 4th of July!

Sample Menu
Barbecue Chicken – using locally grown, free-range chicken and Cornell’s Barbecue Sauce (recipe follows menu)
Barbecue Ribs – using locally pasture raised hogs with maple BBQ sauce
Grilled Lamb Sausage

Grilled fresh Zucchini and Yellow Squash
Grilled Squash Blossoms filled with Ricotta Cheese

Garden Salad with fresh locally grown Leaf Lettuce
Micro greens, early Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Radishes & Scallions

Deviled Eggs
NYS Cheese (more locally McCadam Cheese) & crackers

Dessert:
Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
or Early Raspberry Cobbler

Drinks
NYS Reisling Wine
Saranac Beer
Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade

Remember if you are drinking alcohol, please drink responsibly.  And do not drink and drive.

Enjoy the 4th!

    Recipe for Cornell’s Chicken Barbecue Sauce


(enough for 10 halves)

Ingredients

    1 cup cooking oil
    1 pint cider vinegar
    3 TBSP salt
    1 TBSP poultry seasoning
    1/2 tsp pepper
    1 egg

Beat egg, add oil and beat again. Add other ingredients and stir until well combined.
You can vary recipe to suit taste and dietary requirements.

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