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18 cups baking apples, peeled & sliced (about 6 lbs.)
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 cups brown sugar
1 cup cornstarch
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
8 cups water
In a large bowl mix the apples together with the lemon juice to keep
them from browning. Set aside. In a large pot combine brown sugar,
cornstarch, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Add water and bring to a boil
over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil for two minutes. Add
apples (you may want to drain off some of the lemon juice, but I
think it adds a nice flavor) and return to a boil. Reduce heat,
cover and simmer until apples are tender, about 6-8 minutes. Have
your quart jars and lids hot and ready. Pack each jar with the
filling to ½ inch from the top. Screw down lids. Process in hot
water bath for 20 minutes. Makes about 5 quarts.
Our Apples are allllllllmost ready and I hope to make pie filling and applesauces, along with apple CHIPS in the dehydrator too!
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. cinnamon and/or nutmeg
5-6 cups of Blackberries
1/4 cup Cornstarch
Start out with clean freshly picked Blackberries in a bowl, I sprinkle about a 1/4 C of cornstarch over the top and mix in, let it set. Grab another bowl and toss in all your other ingredients, using the tines of a fork, mix until crumbly. Pour your berries in a baking dish, oversized pie plate, etc., and sprinkle on your crumbly topping mixture, put into a pre-heated 350 degree oven, bake for 25 or so minutes and remove, cool and EAT. Mmmm!
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6 eggs
¼ cup sugar
1½ cups rice flour
1/3 cup tapioca starch/flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups milk, soy milk, rice milk or apple juice
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, or vegetable oil
2 McIntosh, Cortland or other cooking apples, peeled and very thinly sliced
½ cup raisins, optional
Butter, oil or vegetable spray
2 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar, for garnish
Beat eggs with sugar until foamy.
Add rice flour, tapioca starch/flour, baking powder and salt. Beat until smooth.
Add milk and butter (or oil).
Fold in apple slices and raisins, if desired.
In medium skillet, heat butter or oil or coat with vegetable spray. Ladle ¼ cup batter into pan and cook until top is set, about 3 to 5 minutes. Flip with spatula and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
Turn pancakes onto a warm serving plate. Roll them up like crepes and keep them warm. Repeat with remaining batter until all is used. Lightly dust pancakes with powdered sugar. Serve warm.
Recipe by Beth Hillson, Living Without food editor.
Each pancake contains: 254calories, 6g total fat, 2g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 133 mg cholesterol, 45g carbohydrate, 294mg sodium, 1g fiber, 6g protein
Here is a pre-publication peek at gorgeous new book that homesteaders and homesteaders-at- heart will love called The Riches and Treasures of Home . Browse down the page to see the beauty, grace, wisdom and quality of this new book. I am sure you will agree, after browsing a few sample pages below, that author Kari Wisdom's book does a splendid job of blending the beautiful and elegant with a sumptuous coziness and charm.
Kari has allowed me to share generously of sample pages from her nearly 300 page book. Please enjoy and contemplate each page, the imagery, and gentle language from years gone by. I am sure you will agree, this Keepsake book will be handed onto future generations and make wonderful gifts for all occasions.
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Pre-Publication Price includes 4 Bonus downloadable ebooks by Marilyn Moll including Steps to the Best Bread, Traditional Thanksgiving, Holiday Open House, and Soups and Stews for Busy Moms
Here is a pre-publication peek at gorgeous new book that Homesteaders and homesteaders at heart will love called The Riches and Treasures of Home . Browse down the page to see the beauty, grace, wisdom and quality of this new book. I am sure you will agree, after browsing a few sample pages below, that Kari's book does a splendid job of blending the beautiful and elegant with a sumptuous coziness and charm.
Kari has allowed me to share generously of sample pages from her nearly 300 page book. Please enjoy and contemplate each page, the imagery, and gentle language from years gone by. I am sure you will agree, this Keepsake book will be handed onto future generations and make wonderful gifts for all occasions.
$34.95
Pre-Publication Price includes 5 Bonus downloadable ebooks by Marilyn Moll including Steps to the Best Bread, Traditional Thanksgiving, Holiday Open House, and Soups and Stews for Busy Moms
As you know I have strongly advocated the principles of Nourishing Traditions and a Nutrient Dense Diet (scroll way down) for several years. Today, I'm delighted to tell you about the Deidre Currie Festival which has great guest speakers, including Sally Fallon, lined up to teach more about traditional foods and nutrition on Sept 13.
My friend, Kelly the Kitchen Kop, www.kellythekitchenkop.com, who has frequently helped me with phone seminar transcripts, wanted all Nourishing Traditions enthusiasts to know about this upcoming Sally Fallon speaking engagement.
Kelly writes:
"Last fall, my friend Kathy spoke at a Weston A. Price conference near Detroit, organized by a woman named Deidre Currie. At the time, Deidre was pregnant with she & Archie's first child. Sadly, it wasn't long after the conference that Deidre passed away, just after giving birth to their baby boy, Jack.
This fall, her husband is organizing the Deidre Currie Festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 13th, 2008, to honor her memory. He has some great speakers lined up to teach us more about traditional foods and nutrition, which Deidre was passionate about."
I wanted you all to know about this Festival, because as a recent widow myself, my heart goes out to Deidre's husband Archie, a single dad of their infant son.
2.Register for the Festival at this link, say you heard about it through me, Marilyn Moll. OR
You Can Win 2 FREE TICKETS TO THE DEIDRE CURRIE FESTIVAL!HERE'S HOW:
Tell all your friends!
Have themregister onlineBEFORE 11:59 pm on September 1st, 2008
When they register, be sure they put your name in the "Referred by" box, so we know who wins the free tickets.
3. Consider making a donation to Archie, a single dad. Here is more information:
Being a single Dad, Archie works quite a bit to make ends meet, and he's hoping to move he and Jack back to New Zealand after the conference so that Jack can grow up around Deidre's family, but moving is costly. If you'd like to send a donation, send it to: Archie Welch, P.O. Box 690, Clarkston, MI 48347.
If you do sign up for the conference or make a donation, please say you heard about it through Marilyn Moll, The Urban Homemaker.
Last week I was invited to the home of local Paonia residents Joan and Ron Beers, grandparents to my daughter's boyfriend Brandon Coble, for a family dinner. Brandon's parents, sisters, sister's boyfriend, sister's husband, uncle and aunt were there as well. (Stephen and Mary were out of town.)
Brandon has been serving our country in Baghdad for the past 8 months and has been home for an 18 day leave before returning to Iraq for another five months. Laura and Brandon have been friends for the past three years and have been dating long distance for the past 5 months. ( With Duane's permission.)
After dinner I was busy visiting with Uncle Rick and Grandpa Ron, and Mom Karen, while the grown children were enjoying a spirited word game called Probe. Apparently this game requires each contestant to spell out one word, and everyone takes turns guessing one letter, and as in Wheel of Fortune, if the letter is there, then the card is overturned and you can take a guess at the word.
All of a sudden Grandma Joan, comes into the room and says, "Marilyn I really think you need to see what's going on with this game."
My reply was, "I don't do word games." But Grandma Joan insisted, "Marilyn! I REALLY THINK YOU NEED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS GAME IN THE KITCHEN!"
Meanwhile, my daughter Laura is calling, "MOMMY, MOMMY, MOMMY!" At this point, I realized I better get up and see what the commotion was all about. As I entered the kitchen I saw a sparkly ring upon Laura's ring finger.
It turns out Brandon's 15 letter "word" was really a phrase "Willumarryme". Look at the above picture carefully.
No one was getting Brandon's word, until Laura's turn, when she called out "l" and "m". Her startled and nervous response to the word/phrase was "ARE YOU SERIOUS?" At which point, Brandon got down on his knee in front of Laura and his family, and asked "Will You Marry me?" and Laura said "yes!" This is the point at which I discovered what all the commotion was about and that my daughter had just become engaged!
So, I am a very excited mom this week , although sad to not share the happy event with Duane. Duane had already decided before his death that he would give his approval to a winter wedding.
So shouting from the roof tops, I am pleased to announce my daughter, Laura's, engagement to Brandon Coble for a January 3, 2009 wedding. More details and pictures will be at my blog, marilynmollcom as soon as I get to it.
Now, I'll admit I shouldn't have been too surprised because Brandon had asked for my permission to marry Laura before Laura received the ring. Nevertheless, I really didn't know when, where and how this special event would happen, nor did I expect to get to participate in the excitement! God has been so good t o us.
Please be sure to be praying for Brandon and the thousands of other troops deployed in Baghdad and around the world.
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Hi! Welcome to our family blog. We hope that it will allow you to get to know us better. Our family of six lives on a small homestead in Vermont. Where we grow and preserve many things you will find in our kitchen table. Simple county life has brought many people to our door to find out why we do what we do.
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Hi! Welcome to our family blog. We hope that it will allow you to get to know us better. Our family of six lives on a small homestead in Vermont. Where we grow and preserve many things you will find in our kitchen table. Simple county life has brought many people to our door to find out why we do what we do.