This Valentine's Day Say It With "The Magic That Is Montana"

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This Valentine’s Day, consider "The Magic That Is Montana."

This colorful cookbook is the result of a partnership between Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks employees, who supplied the recipes, and the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Foundation.

  "The Magic That Is Montana" may be just the gift for your Valentine.   The cookbook will help loved ones concoct country dishes such as Huckleberry Sour Cream Pie and Baked Venison with Sweet Onions, while knowing that the purchase of their gift contributed to conservation in the state.  

All proceeds go directly to the FWP Foundation thanks to project sponsors including: Bob Ward & Sons; D.A. Davidson & Co.; Moonlight Lodge of Ennis; Mission Mountain Winery of Whitefish; Advanced Litho Printing; and Anderson Zurmuehlen and Company.

The cookbook is $10 if you pick it up in the lobby of the FWP Helena headquarters or any of the FWP regional offices or $12.95 by mail to the address listed below or call (406) 444-1850:

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks c/o Ellen Bryson PO Box 200701 Helena, MT  59620-0701

The FWP Foundation provides private support for critical FWP work in order to preserve and enhance Montana’s natural, cultural and recreational resources for future generations.

For a sample recipe, try Huckleberry Sour Cream Pie:

  HUCKLEBERRY SOUR CREAM PIE Preheat:    425 degrees

Ingredients: 2 eggs slightly beaten ¾ C sugar ¼ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg ¼ tsp cloves 1 C sour cream 1 C huckleberries (fresh or frozen) Pastry for double pie crust

Instructions/Preparation: Put the pie crust in 8- or 9-inch pie pan. In a sauce pan, mix slightly beaten eggs, sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg cloves and sour cream. Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat and fold in berries. Pour over crust and cover with top crust. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes only, lower heat to 350 degrees and bake another 20 minutes.

Recipe is thanks to Ellen Bryson, FWP Human Resources Division, Helena.