Twas the night before canning
and all through the house,
not a creature was stirring
not even my spouse.
The children were nestled
and snuggled all down.
Just the mention of tomatoes
and they’d sleep with a frown.
When down in the basement
arose such a clatter,
as I carried canning jars
and tried not to splatter.
The moon up above
the summer’s …
The other day when I posted It’s Apple Cider Season, Folkwoman asked:
I’m wondering – if you seed the apples, would the remaining stuff make a good applesauce once you’ve strained it for cider? Do you ever do anything with it?
I did not throw the …
Read the Rest »I have a new favorite homemade ingredient–homemade sweetened condensed milk!
It all started when kellyb posted her Hello Dollies recipe. These have been my absolute favorite Christmas cookie–I just didn’t know what they were called, so I’d never made them. They will now be my absolute favorite anytime …
Read the Rest »Can you tell the family has been in a sconey-mood lately? This time with caramel and apples!
These scones, when taste-tested by a co-worker, were described as, “The best thing I have ever put into my mouth.” Another said, “I should take cooking lessons from you.”
[Laree fluffs her hair, …
Read the Rest »Say hello to Pirate96 from North Carolina!
Q. What are your favorite things to cook?
I have really enjoyed baking bread and pasta dishes–the transformation that happens with simple ingredients is astonishing. Both bread and pasta sauces seem to take on a life of their own and no two are …
We’ve been looking at exotic spices—spices that named the Spice Islands. Spices that stretched the world map from letter size to double gatefold pullout! Well, it’s time for a down-home, truly accessible spice—mustard. The universally loved seeds grow all over the world. Worldwide, people consume more than 700 million …
Read the Rest »any MSG free recipes and substitutes for bouillon used to make my own, as the homemade recipes all contain flavored granules or bouillon which contain MSG
Reply to this Request »My MIL made the only thing I actually liked using the old fashioned citron fruit mix – a very soft cookie. Not a bar, just a regular cookie. Not particularly spicy, and more sponge cake like than a normal cookie.
For some reason, the citron tasted good in this …
Reply to this Request »When I was a kid, my aunt used to can crab apples that I loved. Never thought to ask her for the recipe when she was alive, but a friend has a crab apple tree so loaded with crab apples, that some of the branches are touching the ground. …
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