Camping with Alpine Touch!
(Birch Fett - shown right)

I just wanted to drop you a line and tell you that we love Alpine Touch! In fact, on a recent camping trip in Mexico, Alpine Touch is the only spice we took!

I have enclosed a picture of Alpine Touch across the border.

Thanks for a great product!

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Mouth Watering Beef Stew
(Grant Nelson)

Ingredients:

2-lbs. pre-cut stew meat
1/2 lb baby carrots
3 stocks of celery
6 red potatoes
1 onion
1/4 cup of Alpine All Purpose
2 packages Au Jus

Brown meat and season with Alpine All Purpose. Put carrots, cut celery, cut onion in 1/2 and potatoes in large 4 quart stew pan. Season with 1/4 cup of Alpine All Purpose and mix in meat. Make Au Jus, and top off the pan with water. Cook in oven for 2 hours at 400 degrees. Enjoy!!

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Use fresh ingredients:

1 or 1/2 bunch of cilantro, chopped
2 or 3 large tomatoes, diced into small cubes

Now the hot stuff:

Use Serrano peppers - chop or dice peppers into small pieces
1 or 1/2 medium onion chopped or diced
1 lemon, cut and squeeze juice into ingredients
1 cold 12oz. can of V-8
1 or 1/2 lb. of cocktail shrimp already cooked & chilled
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Mix all ingredients into a medium size bowl or larger. Mix in Alpine Touch All Purpose Seasoning to desired taste. The more the better! Serves 6 to 8 people as a cocktail; serves 10 to 15 as a dip. Caution - peppers are added to desired "hot" taste and you can use other varieties of peppers. Shrimp can also be large boiled shrimp that has been boiled in Alpine Touch All Purpose Seasoning, then cooled and chilled.

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2/3 cup mayonnaise (not salad dressing)
1/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup sweet pickle relish (drained)
2 or 3 tbsp. onion chopped very very fine (to taste)
1/4 tsp. dried mustard
worcestershire sauce (to taste)
Alpine Touch All Purpose (to taste)

Amounts are approximate. Stir well and refrigerate overnight.

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This one is quick and easy - a great snack anytime!

Ingredients:

Pumpkin Seeds
Alpine Touch All Purpose Seasoning

When cleaning out those pumpkins for Halloween, save all the seeds and rinse them in the sink to get all the goop off. Spead the seeds out evenly and one layer deep on a large cookie sheet and coat with Alpine Touch, making sure to coat both sides of the seeds. Toss into the oven at low setting (170-200) for a few hours until seeds are crispy but not burnt. I'm not sure as to the best way to store seeds after as mine never seem to last any amount of time.

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Ingredients:

Head of iceberg lettuce
Krab (imitation or real)
Shrimp (canned or fresh)
Mayonnaise
Alpine Touch All Purpose Seasoning

Chop up however much lettuce you will use that night. Tear apart the Krab and mix up in the lettuce. Spoon enough mayonnaise to coat the salad but not too runny. (The water in the lettuce will thin it out.) Sprinkle Alpine Touch to taste. (I put quite a bit on it.) If desired, add shrimp. Refrigerate until ready to serve. It sounds too easy, but it's so wonderful and I always get lots of compliments.

Note: I moved to California and really missed Alpine Touch. I've just found your site and ordered more. Thank goodness!

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DRESSING:
1/2 tsp. onion salt
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. Alpine Touch All Purpose Seasoning
2 tsp. parsley
1 tsp. dill weed
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
Mix all ingredients in jar or container with a tight fitting lid. Shake until well blended & pour over fresh chopped vegetables. Best when served immediately.

FRESH CHOPPED VEGETABLES:
1 cucumber thick sliced or cut in chunks
2 medium tomatoes cut in chunks
1 small to medium white onion sliced (separate into rings)
1/2 cup of celery sliced (approx. 1/4 in)
1 green pepper (cut into chunks)

Note: If you or someone in your family does not care for onions, the amount called for can be adjusted downward.

Serves 4-5

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Ingredients:

1/2 head of cabbage chopped
1 medium green pepper chopped
1 medium carrot grated
3/4 cup of chopped celery

Put chopped vegetables in large salad bowl. Add the following ingredients individually. Then toss and serve or chill for up to 2-hrs.

1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. Alpine Touch All Purpose Seasoning
1 tsp. parsley
1/4 tsp. Accent (msg)
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. water
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup of white vinegar
1/4 cup of wine vinegar

Serves 6-8

(My copy of this receipe, given to me some 26 years ago by a very special friend, just lists the ingredients. Therefore, the measurements are approximate and may need fine tuning to suit individual taste.)

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Slice steak into thin strips and wrap meat strip around a roasting stick. Sprinkle liberally with Alpine Touch. Roast over an open fire. (Add more Alpine Touch if desired, and it usually is!) Meanwhile, mix commercial biscuit mix into a dough following package instructions for tea biscuits. Roll dough pieces into a rope (about 5 inches long) Coil dough around a roasting stick, leaving space between each wrap. Toast to golden brown over an open fire, roll in butter and sprinkle with Alpine Touch.

Comment: Our family has a tradition of these "Steak and Bannock" meals around a campfire. We have had to make many trips to the States over the years and solicit the help of our American kin to provide the Alpine Touch we so desperately craved. Thanks Uncle Kent for the tradition and provision...by the way we need some more Alpine Touch.

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Cut your favorite meat (I prefer antelope, deer, etc.) into 1/4 inch thick pieces. Place on your smoking rack and sprinkle with Alpine Touch All-Purpose Spice until the meat is completely covered. Turn meat over and repeat. Dead Alder brush makes a great smoke. Let dry until desired consistency. Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

1 cup flour
1 cup instant potatoes (flakes)
Lots of Alpine Touch All-Purpose Spice
Strips of chicken breasts

Begin by dipping chicken strips in egg and milk then roll in mixture of flour, potato flakes and All-Purpose Spice. Deep fry for the best chicken nuggets ever! Double dip for even better taste.

We also love this recipe for Walleye or any white fish!

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Ingredients:

1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tsp oregano
Alpine Touch Spices to taste
6 chicken breasts

Mix mayonnaise, cheese, oregano and Alpine Touch Spices. Cover chicken breasts with mixture and place in a sprayed baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Yum!

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Ingredients:

Eggs
Alpine Touch All-Purpose and Pepper Blend
Ham, Cheese and whatever else you like in your omelet

You'll also need quart-size freezer bags and a large pot of boiling water.

Break as many eggs in freezer bag as you like in your omelet. Add cheese, ham, mushrooms or whatever you desire. Shake in Alpine Touch All-Purpose and Pepper Blend to season. Squish all together and boil for 12 minutes (low altitude) to 18 minutes (high altitude). You can boil 7 or 8 bags at a time, so this is great for camping or a large crowd.

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Ingredients:

1 can of Tomato Soup
1 lb ground beef
1 small onion (diced)
4 stalks of celery (diced)
1 package of mushrooms (sliced)
1 12 oz package elbow noodles
2 tbsp butter
Lots of Alpine Touch All-Purpose Spice

While cooking the ground beef, add Alpine Touch All-Purpose Spice to taste, celery and onion. Wait until the end to add the mushrooms so they do not get soggy. Boil the noodles. Mix all ingredients together and let it gel for 10 minutes.

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Ingredients:

1 package cream cheese
1 pint cottage cheese
8 oz sour cream
2 cans shrimp or 1/2 lb fresh peeled, cooked and chopped.

Blend all ingredients with mixer until mixed really well. Now add plenty of Alpine Touch Spice to taste. (I like about a tablespoon.) Eat with potato chips or crackers.

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This is the most simple recipe I grew up loving as a girl in Kalispell when the product was still being manufactured just up the road in Whitefish--pan fried steak with Alpine Touch. Take a nice cut of meat like a good rib-eye, coat generously on both sides with Alpine Touch and ground black pepper, and slip into a hot frying pan with a little melted butter (now I use olive oil). The high heat sears in the spice to create a beautiful brown, flavorful finish. Fry about 2-3 minutes per side for a nice juicy medium rare. Serve with a baked potato and veggie. Beautiful!

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2 fresh tomatoes
2 103/4 oz cans Campell's soup or other brand
1 can corn or 2 cops fresh corn
1 or 2 fresh polish kielbasa cut in 1/2 inch chunks
1/4 head cabbage shredded
1/2 of big onion
1/2 cup celery
1/2 clove of big garlic head chopped
1 zucchini if desired
1 cup cauliflower
1 cup carrots
3 potatoes cut up
1 tsp Tarragon
1/4 cup more or less All Purpose Seasoning
2 to 3 quarts water, more or less

In the summer add fresh green beans or other garden vegetables; I love beets in there at times. You can add more or less of whatever. I like to add a cup of scotch barley at times. Very good, taste and add more seasoning if desired.

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1 Loaf french bread cut length wise
1 C. Bestfoods Mayonnaise
1/2 onion chopped small
1/2 tsp. Alpine Touch

Mix mayo, onion, and Alpine touch. Spread on bread. Place on cookie sheet. Put under broiler and toast till slightly brown.

* Parmesan cheese can also be added or sprinkled on one or both.

My son is a wonderful cook and came up with this Recipe, so in our family, it has his name.

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People just love my grilled steaks, hamburgers, etc. They always ask me how do I make them taste sooo good. I tell them that the secret is to use Alpine Touch.

They still do not believe me! Therefore, I am going to have to give them some of your spices (with web site address) so they can find out by using your spices. Hope this will help get you some more customers. Thank you again for making your spices.

PS: I have always told people that the two main crops in Montana are kids and weeds. I believe that I will add a third. Alpine Touch!

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I recently placed two orders from your company, one for my household, and one for my deployed husband. I recieved my order today, along with a note saying that I wouldn't be charged for my husband's order, and I just wanted to tell you how thankful I am for your kindness. It is very rare that people, especially companies show such gratitude for our military men and women and their families. On top of your incredible act of kindness, today is our 4 year wedding anniversary, and not only did I recieve my order, but my husband, who is in the Middle East right now, recieved his as well and was so excited about it. You just have no idea how much you have touched me. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart.

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I thought it was awesome while deployed in Iraq, I had 8 pounds shipped to me and that made me very happy. THANKS!

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I purchased the salsa seasoning a couple of days ago, and I have to admit that is the best salsa I have ever tasted! It was such a big hit that I had to make jars of it for friends!

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Boil potatoes until fork goes through them easily, but not until mushy. Also boil 5-7 eggs until hard boiled, remove both from heat, and cool. Peel potatoes and dice into large bowl. Peel and dice eggs and add to potatoes. Add Miracle Whip or Mayonnaise until creamy, then add salt and Alpine spice generously. Cut up medium cheese into cubes and add to salad. Mix well, and taste to see if you need more Alpine spice. The more the better! Chill if desired or serve immediately.

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