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Ah yes, the gone, but hard-to-forget Stephenson's Old Apple Farm Restaurant. Two years ago, I wrote about having a nostalgic yearning for Stephenson's Restaurant too and that I had looked in my neighborhood supermarket for Stephenson's brisket seasonings and the store manager telling me that the family was no longer manufacturing its seasoning line.
I did track down a phone number for the old Stephenson's Orchard in Independence -- 816-373-4990 -- which has an answering machine announcing it as "Stephenson's Fruit Market." But even though I called during the business hours mentioned in the recording, I could never get an actual human to answer the phone.
So the question is this: Where can Linda from Dallas find those Stephenson's seasonings? Or can she?
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I am heartsick to know that Stephenson's is closed. It was always a family tradition to stop there everytime we went to visit my grandparents. Ever since I was a little girl I remember loving the rabbit warren of rooms and all the farm implements, and that huge barrel of their wonderful cider. It pains me to think of how many of these wonderful eccentric little places become lost to time, "progress" or mismanagement. We make their apple butter every year and I regularly make the fritters, always with rave reviews. I was lucky enough to have been given a copy of the 1967 cookbook as well and now I will be sure to copy and laminate it to give to the rest of my family. Thank you everyone for making the recipes available to those online!
I'm also from Wichita but now living in Texas. Loved Stephenson's. My aunt bought me their cookbook many years ago.
Green Rice
3 C of cooked rice
1 C chopped parsley
1/2 C grated Cheddar cheese
1/3 C chopped onion
1/4 C chopped green pepper
1 clove of garlic minced
14 1/2 oz. can evaporated milk
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 c vegetable oil
1 T. salt
1/2 t. each of seasoned salt, pepper (I guess this is Stephenson's packaged seasoning)
1/4 t. Ac'cent
Juice and gratd rind if 1 lemon
Mix rice, parsley, cheese, onion, green pepper, garlic in greased 2 quart casserole. Blend rest of ingredients. Mix into rice. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake 350 degrees about 45 minutes, or until like a soft custard.
Let me know if you receive this. rpdurst@verizon.net
I did not know they are out of business. - Peggy
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From page 43 of the Stephenson's cook book (1999 printing):
Fresh Apple Pie
1 qt sliced Apples
1 pie shell and top crust, unbaked
juice of 1 Orange
1 tsp grated Lemon Rind
2 tbsp Flour
1 cup Sugar
1 tsp Nutmeg
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 tbsp Butter
Place apples in unbaked shell. Add orange juice and lemon rind. Combine flour, sugar & spices - sprinkle over apples. Dot butter in center of pe. Cover with top crust. Bake @ 450 degrees for 20 mins, reduce heat to 400 and bake 15 more minutes, then lower to 350 and bake 10 minutes longer. Brush top crust with mixture of 1 tbspn surgar and 1/4 cup milk.
Is this the one you were looking for? When did Stephenson's close?
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Stephenson's Restaurants and Stephenson's Orchards have always been 2 entirely separate businesses. Stephenson's Orchards owned the Fruit Market, orchards and cider business. The restaurant made the apple butter, published the cookbook and made the spices. The cookbook is out of publication and is not available. The brisket and green rice seasonings can be ordered from the following web site: www.stephensonskc.com (this is the web site for Stephenson's Sante Fe Inn).
I too enjoyed Stephenson's for many years. The only steak tartar I ever liked came from there. I think it was really a ground brisket.I was told they no longer made it quite a while before they ever closed it though. If any of you with their cookbooks has the recipe in it, I would appreciate it if you could post it here.
does anyone have the Stephenson's Apple Pie Recipe? What are the spices used?
Not the apple crumb kind. Thanks
The new phone number for the orchard is 816-373-5138, but they are closed until spring.
If you go to http://www.stephensonskc.com/S... they still sell the green rice and brisket seasonings. They are both $3.30 each, plus $4.85 shipping.
I have the little spiral bound recipe notebook that I bought when we drove through the midwest meany years ago and stopped there to eat. We are driving through again after a decade and wanted to stop again - so sorry to hear it is closed.
There is no zucchini casserole recipe in it. Many others though....
I am looking for the recipe for Stephenson's Apple farm resturant Zuchini Casserole.
Corn Relish Recipe from the Stephenson's Cookbook my grandmother gave me. I really miss going there with her...the apple fritters were the best though!
two 1 lb. cans whole kernel corn (drained)
two 1 lb. cans tomatoes (drained)
1 cup chopped unpeeled cucumber (1/2 large)
1 1/2 cups chopped onion (1 large)
1 cup chopped green pepper (1 large)
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup cider vinegar
1 teaspoon each mustard seed,celery seed,salt
Mix all ingredients in large kettle. Bring to a hard boil. Remove from heat. Ladle at once into hot steralized jars. Seal. (makes about 5 pints)
I just want the recipe book of all those delicious recipes. Loved, Loved the resturant, so sorry it closed.
So glad to see all the comments, with the disclosure of recipes etc. I am still looking for the apple pie spices, Thanksgiving is coming! I talked to the lady at the orchard, she says she has mentioned to one son many times that we are all looking for the spices, he doesn't do anything about it! Perhaps we could all write him and get some action? I also called the bar & grill and left a message but not even a return message.
Linda
BJ - According to what I've read, you can still order the brisket and green rice seasonings here: http://www.stephensonskc.com/S... Hope this helps!
Anyone know how to make the brisket seasoning?? I am dieing for some, I only have 2 packets left.....
Okay did old Stephenson's Orchard in Independence -- 816-373-4990 -- which has an answering machine announcing it as "Stephenson's Fruit Market. has anyone found out if the orchard is selling any of the spices. I am heading home to visit and would love to find some of the brisket spices etc.
Thank you
I loved their creamy Italian salad dressing. I have at least on of their cookbooks but that recipe is not in it. The packet of dressing was not at all the same as what was served in the restaraunt. Does anyone have that recipe?
Does anyone have Stephenson's recipe for corn relish... it was absolutely wonderful!
This is for Phyllis
From the Stephensons Apple Farm 1967 cookbook
Grandma Murphy's Apple Butter
Peel 6 lbs. apples (Winesap or Jonathan), then quarter or slice. Cook in 1 quart Apple Cider until soft, stirring often. Press through sieve or food mill. Put pulp into a large kettle. Stir in 1 and 1/4 cups (1/2 lb.) Sugar, 2 teaspoons Cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. each Salt, Cloves, Nutmeg. Boil rapidly, stirring constantly, to prevent splattering. Continue cooking until thick enough to spread. (Pour a Tablespoon of hot butter onto a chilled plate -- if no rim of liquid forms around edge of butter, it's ready.) Pour at once into sterilized jars. Seal.
In 1964 Better Homes and Gardens published �Famous Foods from Famous Places Specialty-of-the-house recipes from America�s leading restaurants
They include in their three page article a picture of a table in the dinning room and a brief introductory of Lloyd and Leslie Stephenson�s goal on their return from WWII.
The article included recipes for Baked Chicken �N� Butter and Cream, Apple Dumplings, Green Rice, and Apple Fritters.
Any one interested in obtaining the originals with recipes may contact me at BenishAgency @hotmail .com. I will send you either a Word file or fax copy which ever you prefer.
I have a library of 2000 plus cookbooks if I can help you find any other recipes don�t hesitate to ask.
Pat
No that is not really the correct baked chicken recipe it is completely covered with butter baked to a golden brown then you take it out to cool (bake on 350) after cool you cover with half 1/2 & 1/2 and the other half with milk, cover with foil and bake an additional 1-1:30 hours. The breading ingredients it flour,a small amount of baking powder,salt,white pepper,season salt and paprika. I do not have exact amounts any longer, I just eyeball it, I cooked it for one of there restaurant for 4years and have been making it at home now for 10 years. Good luck!
Betty Moon: Here you go.
Stephenson�s Baked Chicken N Butter and Cream
Makes 3 to 4 servings
1 cut-up frying chicken
� cup butter
1 & � cups hot water
� cup flower
1 & � teaspoons salt
� teaspoons paprika
� teaspoon pepper
� cup nonfat dry milk powder
Dip chicken into water. Coat with mixture of flour and seasonings. Put skin side up into 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Dot with butter. Bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes (or until golden brown). Remove from oven. Pour milk around chicken. Cover with aluminum foil. Return to oven and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
I have the Stephenson�s cookbook & the above is the recipe word for word. They don�t mention that you are supposed to mix the dry milk with the hot water. Our family has made it many many times and we tweak it a little to our liking. But here you go enjoy.
The Green Rice and Brisket seasonings are available at the new Stephensons Santa Fe Inn and on their website www.stephensonskc.com.
I would like very much to have the receipe
for the spring baked chicken. I've loved it so , I'm 80 years old and would like very much to enjoy it one more time.
greatly appreciated.
Lived in Kansas city all my life ,so had a lifetime of Stephenson's good food
thakk you
I was a cook at Stephenson's in my years growing up. The kitchen staff consisted of teens, with an occasional adult. It's funny how so many people had never realized how extremely dirty and un-maintained the kitchen was. Yes, the food was excellent, however the cleanliness or kitchen skills of practically all of it's workers were sub-par. All of the meats were prepared by a guy who had worked there for along time named Charlie. The other things, such as the sauces, fruit salads, etc were made by a woman named Wilma who had also been there for years. Practically everything was used by cooking it in recycled smoke grease, not to mention all of the pans and equipment was so old, which is probably a reason why stuff tasted so good. This kitchen alone could have been the Enron for cars ran on recycled kitchen grease. None of the equipment was ever replaced, if anything ever broke, it was always just "band-aided". I had finally a year or so before it finally closed -- it was due to the power being shut off for non-payment and had caused electricity problems because the restaurant was so oddly wired. Any profit was practically milked by the owner(s) in Flordia -- if Rick (the owner's son who managed it) would have been able to put more money back into it, it could have probably made it.
I am looking for the french onion soup recipe but would also like to see the baked chicken recipe. Thanks.
Does anyone have the Stephenson's baked chicken recipe (mary bell?). I owned the cookbook, but it seems to have disappeared (much sadness here), or I foolishly lent it out. Would much appreciate - thanks!
cat, i have the cider mill punch recipe from their cookbook. i don't know if it's bess trumans punch but it's in the stevenson's cookbook. 1/2 gal apple cider
2 c. orange juice, 1 c. lemon juice, 1/4 c. honey, 2&1/2 inch cinn. stick, 5 whole cloves, 1/4 t. allspice, 1&1/2 t. butter. bring to a boil. cover and simmer 1 hour hope this helps
yes i have it and have made them and it's exactly the same. i have their cookbook. also im mad ab not having the green rice packets and brisket packets also cuz the homemaid recipe is close but not as good as their packets. Fresh apple fritters recipe. 1 c. milk
1 egg, beaten
4 T. margarine
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 t. salt
1 orange, rind and juice
1 cup apples, chopped fine (peeled)
3 cups flour
2 t. baking powder
1 t. vanilla
Beat egg. In mixing bowl combine the milk, egg, and melted margarine. add the orange juice,rind,chopped apples and vanilla. Sift together the flour salt and baking powder. stir into the milk mixture with a spoon until blended. Do not overmix. Preheat oil in a skillet to 350 degrees. Drop off end of tablespoon into hot oil. Fry to a golden brown, turning so they brown evenly. allow to cool. roll in powdered sugar.
Can anyone help me out with the Stephenson's recipe for Apple Fritters??? I've been looking at some on the internet, and they are simply fried apples - not at all what I remember them being like at Stephenson's. Any and all help is appreciated!
Thanks
My family has always used the Stevenson's Brisket Seasoning even after we moved from Kansas City to Raleigh, NC. We have a small bit left but didnt know if there was a way to get someone to replicate it.
I am looking for the original Stephenson's Apple Farm apple butter recipe. Any help in finding it would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
I was born & raised in KC still go there to see my mom. Stephenson's was always a great place to go for dinner when we were home. I didn't know all of the Stephenson's Restraurants had closed. Does that include the one down in Jane, MO? This summer when I came home I looked all over for Stephenson's BBQ Rib spice, BBQ Chicken spice, & Green Rice Mix. Never found it and I tried every HyVee & PriceChopper (both used to carry it)north of the river.I even tried Best of KC @ Crown Center where I had bought a 1/2 case of the BBQ Brisket spice back in 2002. Still have some of it left so I guess I will horde and try to replicate it as best as I can. I guess I am also lucky that I had bought one of their small cook books back in the 80's before we left KC for Indiana.(it had their apple fritter recipe which is still a favorite with my family!) Too bad we can not get a recipe for all of the spice combos somewhere. If anybody knows where it can be obtained I would be interested in finding out.
I used to enjoy the Bess Truman Punch, does anyone have the recipe from Stephenson's restaurant??
Thanks
Nancy,
From the 1967 receipe book:
Green Rice (makes 10 servings)
3 c. cooked rice
1 c. chopped parsldy
1/2 c. grated cheddar cheese
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. chopped green pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
14 1/2oz. can evaporated milk
2 eggs, beated
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1 Tbl. salt
1/2 tsp. EACH Seasoned salt, pepper
1/4 tsp. Ac'cent
juice and grated rind of 1 lemon
Mix first 5 ingred. in greased 2 Qrt. casserole. Blend rest and mix into rice. Sprinkle w/ paprika, bake @ 350 about 45 min. until like a soft custard.
I grew up in Wichita, but travelled a lot to KC, and always loved to eat at Stephenson's. Last time I was there must have been right before they closed. I bought a package of green rice seasoning, but there was no recipe attached. I've been looking everywhere for it. Can anybody help?
LINDA, I AM FROM SHAWNEE KS. I HAVE BEEN TO STEVENSONS GROWING UP AND MISS IT AS WELL.I PURCHASED THE APPLE PIE SPICE AT HYVEE GROCERY STORE.I ALSO FOUND THE RECIPE FOR GREEN RICE ON INTERNET AND HAD TO BUY INGREDIENTS SEPERATLY TO MAKE IT. IT WHOULD BE NICE TO HAVE ALL OF THE SPICES IN ONE PACKAGE.YOU NEVER KNOW HYVEE MIGHT HAVE IT AS WELL.GOOD LUCK
The restaurant you refer to is not the "recently re-opened" Stephenson's Old Apple Farm Restaurant but a bar-and-grill owned by one of the sons of the original owners. It bears no resemblence to the legendary Stephenson's, although there are a few similar dishes from the more famous Stephenson's menu.
NOt sure about spices but here is a site with some information about the recently reopened resturant.
http://activerain.com/blogsvie...
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