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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Some random things
Posted in EatingI had a few other pictures on the camera. The first is my yard sale find from week before last. This lovely, heavy picnic hamper and the dishes displayed on top set me back a whopping $8, and just a few miles from home. I also spent $10 on a box of very old sewing notions. It was probably too much to spend but now I have miles of red and pink rickrack as well as some lovely yellow velvet-y ribbon.
And here is the DELCIOUS coffeecake I made this morning. I crossed my fingers as I headed down to the garden and lo and behold, I was able to find almost exactly one cup of ripe blackberries. There are plenty more red, pink and even white ones to pick in the next few weeks as they ripen but this is pretty much every single berry that was ripe this morning. The morning was beautiful- the grass was wet from yesterday's rain (thank you, Lord, for that rain!) and all sorts of silvery, misty wonderful. I should have taken the camera with me but I doubt I could have captured it properly. My stockings were soaked at the ankles and my shoes are still wet inside but the finished product was totally worth it. Actually, the 10 minutes alone in the garden before the heat of the day was totally worth it, even if I hadn't gotten any blackberries.Before:
...and after:
Recipe can be found here:Pleasant View Schoolhouse
which, by the way, is my new favorite blog. I spent a few hours one day (not all at once, but it fits and starts) reading the whole thing. All the way back to October of 2005. It was lovely. Please check it out. Anna has such nice photos and sweet stories. I find the whole blog quite calming and inspiring at the same time. A rare find indeed.
Oh, I made the coffeecake last week with chopped apples and while it was delicious, none of my children would eat the apples- such weirdos. They each had 2 pieces of the blackberry version so I am calling it a success.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - wow
Posted by nyfarmwife
What a great find on the picnic basket and dishes!!! the coffee cake looks great!!!!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - Yum-o
Posted by Anonymous
Yum-O Linz!!! That looks GORGEOUS and delicious too!!!! I will have to try that one out. I just bought a small box of raspberries, and I was going to do a pan of muffins, but I may do this instead!!
Love Ya,
Chas
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Kitty
That looks soooo good, save me a piece,lol. I too love PV Schoolhouse, it is my most fav. blog. I love the pictures that her son takes.
Kitty
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Friday, June 22, 2007 - MmMMmmmm!
Posted by rellamom
Ohhhh YUMMY!
The pictures MAKE me want to try the recipe NOW!!!!!!!!!
MMmmmm!
Did it taste absolutely fabulous?!?!? I just know it did!!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Carrie
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Preserving the Harvest 2008
~June 22nd~
*11 half-pints
honey-sweetened peach-strawberry jam
~June 27th~
*7 half-pints and 2 pints
honey-sweetened peach jam
~June 28th~
*24 home-grown chickens in the freezer
(7 whole, 17 cut up
plus feet and backs for stock!!)
~July 6th~
*8 pints and 14 half-pints
honey-sweetened peach jam
~July 16th~
*18 cups fresh green beans,
blanched and frozen (a gift from the boss)
*12 pounds ripe bananas,
cut into 1 inch chunks and frozen for smoothies
~July 22nd~
*32 ears home-grown corn
blanched and frozen in meal-sized packages
~July 27th~
*8 pints cream-style corn
(home grown)
~July~
about *8 cups blackberries
and *5 cups wild blueberries
from around our property,
in the freezer
~August 4th~
14 pints
4 half-pints
and 1 quart
hot and spicy tomato salsa
(that's 18 cups altogether)
~October29th~
13 quarts chunky applesauce
5 quart jars dried apple rings
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