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• Fri 16 May 2008 - Rhubarb and Strawberry Pie (Diabetic)
Rhubarb and Strawberry Pie (Diabetic)
Since summer is almost here and it is time for strawberry and rhubarb, I wanted to send this recipe in. It is a Diabetic recipe and I know you do not get a lot of these and they are just as good made this way. Or you can make it like you normally would.
Ingredients
- 3 cups, cut in 1 inch pieces (or 1 pkg frozen unsweetened rhubarb, thawed and undrained)
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup flour
- 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 2 Tbsp. Lemon juice
- 3 cups sliced strawberries
- 12 1/2 tsp. Equal Measure or 40 packets Equal sweetener or 1 2/3 cups Equal spoonful
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
Directions
Use favorite recipe for pie crust for a 9 inch crust. Bake in pre heated oven as required by your recipe. Cool on wire rack.
For the whole pie to be baked, oven should be set at 350 degrees F. Add rhubarb into a large covered saucepan over medium heat until rhubarb releases liquid (about 5 minutes). Combine water, flour, cornstarch and lemon juice. Stir into rhubarb and heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring constantly until mixture is thickened and rhubarb is almost tender (3-5 minutes longer). Stir in strawberries and cook 2-3 minutes longer. Stir Equal and nutmeg into fruit mix.
Spoon into pie crust, spreading evenly. Bake in oven until bubbly about 40 minutes. Cover edge of crust with aluminum foil if browning too quickly. Cool on wire rack, serve warm. Enjoy!
Dietary exchange:
- 1-starch/Bread
- 1 Fruit
- 1 Fat
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• Fri 16 May 2008 - Grandma’s Blackberry Cobbler
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Grandma’s Blackberry Cobbler
Crust:
1 Tbsp. granulated sugar
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup shortening (she used lard)
1/2 cup buttermilk, (saved from making butter)
1-1/3 cups flour
Filling:
1-1/2 lb. blackberries
1-1/3 cups granulated sugar
3-1/2 Tbsp. flour
1-1/3 Tbsp. vanilla extract
Topping:
1/2 Tbsp. melted butter
2-1/2 tsp. granulated sugar
Directions
Mix all filling ingredients and put into prepared pan.
For top crust: Mix sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, buttermilk and 3/4 cup of flour to form a sticky dough. Spread remaining flour on a work surface and knead dough until most of the flour is incorporated and dough is manageable. Roll dough to about 1/4-inch thickness and cut into large pieces. Cover blackberry filling with dough, overlapping pieces, patchwork style.
Drizzle melted butter over dough and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until crust is golden-brown and filling is bubbly, about 50 minutes. Top with a scoop of ice cream or a whipped topping. |
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• Thu 15 May 2008 - 11 Free Clothespin Bag Patterns
• Thu 15 May 2008 - Free Laundry Bag Pattern - Vintage (1944)..from tipnut
Materials:
3/4 yard Printed Cotton
J. & P. Coats Percale Bias Trim, single fold
Coat Hanger
J. & P. Coats or Clark’s O.N.T. Mercerized Sewing Thread in matching colors, or Best Six Cord in white
Directions for Cutting:
1 piece — 18″ x 36″
2 pieces — 7″ x 17 1/2″
Directions for Making:
(1/2″ allowed for seams)
- Place 7″ x 17 1/2″ pieces (top section) wrong sides together.
- To shape top edge, place a hanger along edge, draw around outside curve and cut along outline.
- Cut one piece in half up the center and hem cut edges 1/4″ and press.
- Baste the 2 small pieces against the one whole piece, right sides together, and stitch across the top and down the sides, turn to right side and press.
- To make bag section, stitch selvage edges of 18″ x 36″ piece together (right sides together) to within 6″ from top edge and press.
- With selvage seam at center front, stitch across bottom edge, turn to right side and press.
- Gather top edge of bag section.
- Baste and stitch top section to bag section, raw edge to raw edge (right sides together).
- Baste and stitch both edges of bias trim across front 3″ from top edge and repeat this over seam line, allowing 10″ to extend at each side of center opening for ties.
- To finish ties, top stitch 10″ of bias to wrong side of each tie. Insert hanger.
Source: J. & P. Coats Gift Bazaar Sewing Suggestions (1944)
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• Thu 15 May 2008 - Homemade Chalk
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Best for ages 4 and up
Materials
- Toilet tissue tube (or an ice cube tray to create smaller chunks for younger hands)
- Duct tape
- Aluminum foil if you are using a toilet paper tube (or petroleum jelly if you're using an ice cube tray)
- Disposable plastic container
- Plaster of Paris (Playbox plaster of Paris, about $4 for 4 1/2 pounds, dickblick.com)
- Water
- Liquid tempera paint (Prang Ready-To-Use tempera paint, about $5 for six colors, dickblick.com)
- Spoon
Instructions
Step 1
Cover one end of the toilet paper tube with duct tape. Loosely roll an 8- by-41/2-inch piece of aluminum foil and slip it into the tube so that it lines the inside, fitting snugly. (Or coat the inside of the ice cube tray with petroleum jelly.)
Step 2
Set tube upright (duct tape side down) on protected surface.
Step 3
In a disposable plastic container, help your child mix 1 cup plaster of Paris with 1/2 cup water. Stir slowly and thoroughly until plaster is dissolved, about 1 minute.
Step 4
Immediately add 2 tablespoons paint (or more for brighter chalk color, but be careful it can stain). Mix thoroughly.
Step 5
Spoon into the tube (or ice cube tray). Tap gently so mixture settles to the bottom.
Step 6
Let dry overnight before using.
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• Thu 15 May 2008 - Todays quote...Theodore Roosevelt
• Wed 14 May 2008 - Tribute to Dottie Rambo
• Tue 13 May 2008 - Recipe for soap spray..........From OHG Files
From OHG Files
recipe for soap spray:
1 teaspoon to several teaspoons per gallon of water, start at the
lower concentration and work up to what works best, watching your plants
and the critters. Make sure you use a soap that has little or no additives
such as fragrance or detergents. Ivory soap, shaklee basic H are
some.
recipe for soap spray:
1 teaspoon to several teaspoons per gallon of water, start at the
lower concentration and work up to what works best, watching your plants
and the critters. Make sure you use a soap that has little or no additives
such as fragrance or detergents. Ivory soap, shaklee basic H are
some.
Hot stuff spray:
Chop grind, or liquefy 1 garlic bulb, and 1 small onion. add 1 tsp of
powdered cayenne pepper and mix with one quart of water. Steep one
hour, strain through cheese cloth, then add 1 tblsp of liquid dish soap to
the strained liquid, mix well. Spray plants thoroughly making sure to
cover the undersides of the leaves. Can be stored for up to one week
in the refrigerator.
Bug Juice: ( or revenge of the organic gardener:)
Collect about 1/2 cup of the bugs in your garden, especially ones
that seem sluggish or sick. put the insects in an OLD blender with about 2 cups
of water to liquefy. Strain the mix, then dilute with 1/4 cp of this
concentrate with 1-2 cps of water in a sprayer. You can store the
left over in the freezer, just make sure you have it labeled well! Spray the
plants thoroughly on both sides of the leaves. You can re-apply once
or twice a week, although some bug juice sprays are reported to be
effective for as long as 2 months.
Quick hot pepper spray:
Pour some red hot sauce into some water in a sprayer, run out and
spray away!
Repeat for at least three days.
This info comes almost verbatim from "the Organic Gardener's Handbook
of Natural Insect and Disease Control" Wonderful handy dandy book just
full of info.
Chop grind, or liquefy 1 garlic bulb, and 1 small onion. add 1 tsp of
powdered cayenne pepper and mix with one quart of water. Steep one
hour, strain through cheese cloth, then add 1 tblsp of liquid dish soap to
the strained liquid, mix well. Spray plants thoroughly making sure to
cover the undersides of the leaves. Can be stored for up to one week
in the refrigerator.
Bug Juice: ( or revenge of the organic gardener:)
Collect about 1/2 cup of the bugs in your garden, especially ones
that seem sluggish or sick. put the insects in an OLD blender with about 2 cups
of water to liquefy. Strain the mix, then dilute with 1/4 cp of this
concentrate with 1-2 cps of water in a sprayer. You can store the
left over in the freezer, just make sure you have it labeled well! Spray the
plants thoroughly on both sides of the leaves. You can re-apply once
or twice a week, although some bug juice sprays are reported to be
effective for as long as 2 months.
Quick hot pepper spray:
Pour some red hot sauce into some water in a sprayer, run out and
spray away! Repeat for at least three days.
This info comes almost verbatim from "the Organic Gardener's Handbook
of Natural Insect and Disease Control" Wonderful handy dandy book
just full of info.
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• Tue 13 May 2008 - Todays Quote......John Stott
Ultimately, evangelism is not a technique. It is the Lord of the
Church who reserves to Himself His sovereign right to add to His
Church.
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• Mon 12 May 2008 - Jesus: The Everliving One - Creator of All
Jesus: The Everliving One - Creator of All
Jesus: The Everliving One - Creator of All
Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
They will perish, but You will endure;
Yes, they will all grow old like a garment;
Like a cloak You will change them,
And they will be changed.
But You are the same,
And Your years will have no end.
The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You."
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In the beginning was the one
who is called the Word.
The Word was with God
and was truly God.
From the very beginning
the Word was with God.
And with this Word,
God created all things.
Nothing was made
without the Word.
Everything that was created
received its life from him,
and his life gave light
to everyone.
John 1:1-4 CEV
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• Mon 12 May 2008 - Gospel Legend Dottie Rambo Killed in Tour Bus Accident
I loved this great lady's music.
May 12, 2008
The Missouri Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate a Sunday morning (May 11) tour bus accident that claimed the life of gospel music legend Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, 74, of Nashville. Six other people in the bus, including her manager, were injured when the 1997 Prevost bus crashed into a guard rail and an embankment around 2:20 a.m. on Interstate 44 near Mount Vernon, Mo. At the time of the accident, the singer-songwriter was traveling to a Mother's Day performance at a church in North Richland Hills, Texas. Rambo began her gospel music career at age 12 and eventually wrote more than 2,500 songs and won a Grammy in 1968 for her album, The Soul of Me. Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007, she was inducted twice into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame -- as a solo artist in 1982 and with former husband Buck Rambo and their daughter, singer-songwriter Reba Rambo, as the Rambos singing group in 2001. Her new album, Sheltered, is scheduled to be released this summer. Her songs have been recorded by Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Whitney Houston, Barbara Mandrell and many others. She and Parton recorded a duet for the title track of Rambo's 2003 album, Stand by the River. |
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• Mon 12 May 2008 - Jelly Glaze
Jelly Glaze
What do you do with leftover jelly or jam? Make a glaze for chicken or pork.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup jelly or jam
- 2 Tbsp. Dijon-style or brown mustard
- 2 tsp. lemon juice or balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp. Soy or Worchester Sauce
Directions
Combine all ingredients. Heat just long enough to melt the jam or jelly and combine the flavors. Thin with water, as desired.
You also could add dried or fresh herbs. And don't be afraid to play with the formula, which includes a balance of sweet, tangy and salty elements. Spicy would be good, too.
Source: This was in an insert in the May 7, 2008 edition of the Denton Record Chronicle. Denton, Texas. |
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• Mon 12 May 2008 - The Homesteading Carnival #49: My Mama Edition
• Mon 12 May 2008 - How To Turn One Stick Of Butter Into Two
During the World War II food shortages, people were forced to make the most of what they had. With today’s escalating grocery prices, one hint from that time still makes a lot of sense (and cents!)… how to turn one stick of butter into two. This extended butter has the same taste and texture as regular butter. It’s frugal… half the cost… but it’s also healthier… because it has half the fat and half the calories of regular butter. You can use extended butter almost anywhere you would normally use butter, but remember that it contains only half the amount of fat, so you cannot use it in any dish that depends on a certain fat content. This is why you cannot use it for baking.
Extended butter is easy to make. Just beat one half cup of lukewarm water into one softened stick of butter. If you use a mixer, start slowly to prevent splattering. Add small amounts of water at a time and keep beating until the water is thoroughly incorporated into the butter. The mixture will be smooth and fluffy, and you will end up with one cup of soft butter. After this soft butter is refrigerated, it will become as firm as regular butter. I make up only one stick at a time and usually store the butter covered in a stainless steel measuring cup that lost its handle some time back. If your preferences run to something fancier, try shaping it or putting it in a pretty dish. This butter will also pick up detail nicely from a mold.For more frugal tips, visit Frugal Fridays
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• Mon 12 May 2008 - Blackberry Preserves
Blackberry Preserves
- 7 cups whole firm, ripe, fresh blackberries, rinsed and drained
- 6-1/4 cups sugar
- 3-ounce package of liquid pectin
- 1/2 teaspoon butter
Have 6 or 7 clean, half-pint jars, lids and rings ready.
Layer the blackberries in a large, heavy saucepan or dutch oven alternately with about half of the sugar. Do not stir. Allow to set for 30 or 40 minutes.
Heat the mixture at low-medium heat, stirring slowly and continuously to prevent sticking. When sugar is dissolved, add the remaining half of the sugar, one cup at a time. Again, heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring continuously. Add the butter, and stir to incorporate.
Bring mixture to a full rolling boil at medium-high heat, stirring continuously. Add the pectin and, stirring continuously, return the mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil for one minute, stirring continuously. Remove pan from heat, and skim off any foam, if present.
Allow the mixture to cool for 5 minutes before filling the jars. This will prevent floating fruit. Slowly stir the preserves to evenly distribute the fruit, then ladle the preserves into the jars, leaving a quarter-inch headspace. Wipe jar rims with a clean, damp cloth, cover with hot lids and screw the rings on. Process jars in a 200°F water bath for 10 minutes. Makes 6 or 7 half-pint jars.
Note: Blackberries do not continue to ripen after they are picked, so be sure your berries are completely ripe when selecting them.
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• Mon 12 May 2008 - Texas Blackberry Pie
My blackberries are starting to ripen. Can't wait , I love my blackberries.
Texas Blackberry Pie
Luscious! Perfect served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon quick-cooking (or instant) tapioca
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon dried orange peel
- 4 cups blackberries
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1-1/3 tablespoons butter (4 teaspoons)
- Pastry for 9-inch double-crust pie
Preheat oven to 450°F.
Combine the sugar, tapioca, cinnamon and orange peel in a medium bowl. Stir in the blackberries and water. Set aside for 15 minutes.
Pour berry mixture into a 9-inch unbaked pie shell. Dot with butter. Cover with top crust, seal edges and crimp. If a lattice crust is not used, put one or several vents in the crust. Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes. Then reduce oven setting to 350°F and bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes longer until crust is brown.
Note: Here are links to our piecrust recipes. Either standard or butter pastry is right for this pie.
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• Mon 12 May 2008 - Honey Lime Chicken
Honey Lime Chicken
1/4 cup honey
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
juice of one lime, about 2 T.
zest of one lime, about 1 T.
18 whole chicken wings, tips removed or 10 boneless, skinless thighs
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. season salt, optional
oil for frying
Mix the first six ingredients together. Place the flour and salt in a zip top bag and add chicken. Shake well until chicken is coated. In a large iron skillet heat about one inch of vegetable oil to 325°. Add chicken about 5 pieces and fry for 4 minutes on each side. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Fry the rest of chicken. In a large bowl toss chicken with honey lime sauce. Serve immediately. Serves 5-6.
Note- I doubled the sauce so that there would be extra for the rice. I also heated the sauce with 3 T. water and 1 T. cornstarch for a thicker glaze. Cook sauce until clear, shiny and slightly thickened. If you get it too thick just thin it with a little water. If you do not want to fry, then skip the flour dusting and bake in 450° oven for about 15 minutes then toss in glaze.
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• Fri 9 May 2008 - Off I go ........
• Thu 8 May 2008 - Attracting Winged Beauties Into Your Garden
Part of the beauty of an organic garden is watching birds, butterflies, dragonflies, and bees foraging among the flowers — dipping in for a drink of sweet nectar, loading up with golden pollen, and plucking at tender seeds and berries. But growing organically isn't the only way to ensure visits from these winged beauties. Growing the right plants and flowers helps attract them.
Get "hummers" to hover in your yard. If you want to witness magic, attract hummingbirds. Creating a hummer haven is easy — think red and tubular! Hummers will flock to clematis (Clematis spp.), trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens), cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit), and their favorite plant, trumpet vine (Campsis radicans). Also consider red-flowered lobelia, salvia, fuchsias, morning glories, mallow, penstemons, and bee balm.
Invite them in with sugar water. Make your own sugar water for hummingbird feeders. The ratio is four parts water to one part table sugar. Bring water to a boil, then add sugar and stir until it dissolves completely. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature before filling your feeder. Change the nectar once a week when temperatures are below 80 degrees F. On warmer days change it every three days so the nectar doesn't ferment and spoil. Unused nectar will store for two weeks in refrigerator. Clean your feeder monthly with a solution of 1/4 cup of bleach mixed with 1 gallon of water. Soak the feeder for an hour in the bleach solution and scrub with a bottlebrush. Rinse well and refill with nectar.
Grow It and They Will Come!
Songbirds:
Attract songbirds with a combination of shrubs, flowers, and trees that will provide seeds and fruits all season.
Trees provide food and cover from predators.
Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
White cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
Red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
American mountain ash (Sorbus americana)
Crabapple (Malus varieties)
Flowers provide fruit and seed.
Bee balm (Monarda spp.)
Penstemon (Penstemon spp.)
Goldenrod (Solidago hybrids)
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Cosmos (Cosmos spp.)
Tickseed (Coreopsis spp.)
Aster (Aster spp.)
Shrubs and vines provide food and cover.
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.)
Japanese yew (Vaccinium spp.)
Cotoneaster (Podocarpus macrophylla)
Common juniper (Juniperus spp.)
Butterflies:
Bring in butterflies with nectar-rich flowers.
Butterfly bush (Buddleia spp. Note that these shrubs can be invasive in some parts of the country.)
Yarrow (Achillea spp.)
Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
Violets (Viola spp.)
Bee balm (Monarda spp.)
Lilac (Syringa spp.)
English lavender (Lavandula spp.)
Passion flower (Passiflora spp.)
Dill (Anethum graveolens)
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias spp.)
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Lupine (Lupinus spp.)
Aster (Aster spp.)
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• Wed 7 May 2008 - To keep the heart unwrinkled
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Here is a collection of free clothespin bag patterns found online. You can click the picture above to print out this sweet vintage clothespin character pattern, transfer it to your bag if you like and embroider. It’s an animated clothespin bouncing on a bar of soap from an old clothespin bag pattern I have (the complete sewing pattern is too large to scan and share unfortunately). See embroidery pattern notes at the bottom.
