Get the latest Nature recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/nature One of the more unusual ones - and one which require a bit more work - is poppy syrup. Each May, fields in Turkey are cloaked in the dazzling red of millions of poppies. The species is the same as the common "corn poppy" of western Europe but there are distinct races; the farther south you go, the deeper red the petals are.sherbet actually comes from the Arabic word sharaba, "to drink," and in this part of the world is a term for sweet cold drinks flavored with fruits or other ingredients. Pronounced "shehr-bett," not "sure-butt," and a very old tradition in this part of the world, they are either made fresh or from concentrated syrups are diluted with water. During the height of the Ottoman Empire, the water system was funded largely by charitable pious foundations as well as wealthy citizens. Some public fountains - the çesmes that are still to be seen all over cities of the former Ottoman Empire - were connected directly to a water source. Others, called sebils, had a reservoir of limited capacity and were filled from another source. At various times, especially during Ramadan and other special days, these were sometimes filled with sherbet which was free to the public. As the Turks succumb with the rest of the world to the habit of eating out of boxes and packages, the sherbets have largely been forgottn, replaced by artificially-flavored drink powders (sugar, citric acid, not-found-in-nature colors and some sort of flavoring). http://www.grouprecipes.com/97670/redpoppy-syrup-sherbet.html A favorite old fashioned dessert .... and with the smooth toffee and overtones of the Eblana liqueur add great flavor to the topping on this great Irish recipe ........... ..courtesy of Irish Spirit http://www.grouprecipes.com/80661/minature-pineapple-upside-down-cakes.html A healthy turkey burger with a robust taste of many great flavors. http://www.grouprecipes.com/67682/indian-burger.html This is comfort food from my past. Another good winter recipe.Whenever my mother made this dish for us kids, it was considered a special treat. I make it a couple of times a year and wouldn't think of making it without the sauce! http://www.grouprecipes.com/34781/mickeys-stuffed-bell-peppers-with-cheese-sauce.html