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Home gardening offers ways to trim grocery costs [Survival Today, an on going thread]
Dallas News.com ^ | March 14th, 2008 | DEAN FOSDICK

Posted on 03/23/2008 11:36:40 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny

Americans finding soaring food prices hard to stomach can battle back by growing their own food. [Click image for a larger version] Dean Fosdick Dean Fosdick

Home vegetable gardens appear to be booming as a result of the twin movements to eat local and pinch pennies.

At the Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta this winter, D. Landreth Seed Co. of New Freedom, Pa., sold three to four times more seed packets than last year, says Barb Melera, president. "This is the first time I've ever heard people say, 'I can grow this more cheaply than I can buy it in the supermarket.' That's a 180-degree turn from the norm."

Roger Doiron, a gardener and fresh-food advocate from Scarborough, Maine, said he turned $85 worth of seeds into more than six months of vegetables for his family of five.

A year later, he says, the family still had "several quarts of tomato sauce, bags of mixed vegetables and ice-cube trays of pesto in the freezer; 20 heads of garlic, a five-gallon crock of sauerkraut, more homegrown hot-pepper sauce than one family could comfortably eat in a year and three sorts of squash, which we make into soups, stews and bread."

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She compares the current period of market uncertainty with that of the early- to mid-20th century when the concept of victory gardens became popular.

"A lot of companies during the world wars and the Great Depression era encouraged vegetable gardening as a way of addressing layoffs, reduced wages and such," she says. "Some companies, like U.S. Steel, made gardens available at the workplace. Railroads provided easements they'd rent to employees and others for gardening."

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Free Printable Scrapbook Papers

Posted By TipNut On November 21, 2008 @ 1:05 pm In Paper Crafts | 1 Comment

Picture of Scrapbook Paper Design [heavengraphics.com] - Tipnut.comToday’s feature is from Heaven Country Clipart Graphics with [1] Free Printable Scrapbook Papers:

These free printable scrapbook papers are available to download for personal use. Use one scrapbook paper for that perfect page background, or download a bunch and crop them into your page layouts!

These files are also excellent for digital scrapbooking, small gift wrap, handmade card designs and photo mats!

Currently there are 68 designs available and they’re really quite nice! You’ll also find freebie downloads for all kinds of printables including hang tags and note paper, many in the primitive or country style.

Please visit the site above to download all the goodies you like!

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URL to article: http://tipnut.com/scrapbook-papers/

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[1] Free Printable Scrapbook Papers: http://www.heavengraphics.com/free-scrapbook-paper.htm


6,941 posted on 11/24/2008 4:27:41 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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Top 10 Makeup Bags: Free Tutorials

Posted By TipNut On November 22, 2008 @ 6:22 am In Knitting, Sewing | No Comments

Makeup bags are perfect to give as gifts and they’re quite handy for more than just cosmetics. I took my time selecting these bags, making sure there’s a nice mix of everything: Some simple, some zipped, some larger, some small. There’s one felted pattern (knitting) and the rest are sewing tutorials. For a treat I also included two makeup brush rolls at the bottom.

Tipnut’s Picks: Top 10 Makeup Bags

Pyramid Purse [livingcreatively.com.au] - Tipnut.com

1. [1] Pyramid Purse: Sewing project. This cute little purse is easy to sew and only takes a few scraps of fabric. Ideal for small gifts, party bags or for carrying jewelery or other goodies in your handbag. PDF available to download (found via [2] whipup).
2. [3] Quilted Cosmetics Tote: Sewing tutorial. Bucket bag tote style, super cute!
3. [4] Felted Cosmetic Clutch with Tassels: Knitting pattern. This sure brings me back in time, it has a nice vintage feel to it. Snap closure. Love the hot pink!
4. [5] Makeup Bag Tutorial: Sewing project. Zip top closure, more traditional style of bag. Nice and roomy, perfect for traveling.
5. [6] Little Boxy Pouch Tutorial: Sewing tutorial. This little bag is 4.5 inches long, 3 inches high and 2 inches deep, just right for a lipstick and a compact.
6. [7] Pouch With Central Zipper: Sewing tutorial. This is just like a pencil case and has a central zipper and lining.
7. [8] Simple Makeup Bag: Sewing tutorial. Simple instructions for a simple yet adorable bag. Velcro closure, short strap.
8. [9] Zippered Wristlet Bag: Sewing tutorial. Nice little bag that’s perfect for carrying around a few cosmetics.
9. [10] Makeup Bag Tutorial: Sewing project. This bag’s style is similar to a shoe bag, top fabric strap for easy carrying. Zipped closure.
10. [11] Straight Sided Triangular Cosmetic Bag: Sewing tutorial. This is a smart looking bag, it differs from other triangular shaped purses as the sides are straight up and down rather than angling in toward the bottom.

Makeup Brush Rolls

* [12] The Make-Up Brush Roll: Sewing project. A nice tutorial showing you how to make a makeup brush roll, the idea is similar to a knitting needle or crochet hook roll.
* [13] Makeup Brush Carrier: Sewing pattern. This is another roll style, tie closure.

Check out this [14] Vintage Weekend Kit Pattern too, I think it’s pretty cool and it’s perfect for travel.

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URL to article: http://tipnut.com/makeup-bags/

URLs in this post:
[1] Pyramid Purse: http://www.livingcreatively.com.au/community/create_now_project.php?v=69
[2] whipup: http://whipup.net/
[3] Quilted Cosmetics Tote: http://abyquilt.blogspot.com/2006/11/make-up-bag-tutorial.html
[4] Felted Cosmetic Clutch with Tassels: http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/bags/bag-cosmeticclutch-felt.html
[5] Makeup Bag Tutorial: http://comeandseetheseitz.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/makeup-bag-tutorial/
[6] Little Boxy Pouch Tutorial: http://threebears.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/little-boxy-pouch-tutorial/
[7] Pouch With Central Zipper: http://londonmummy.typepad.com/london_mummy/2008/10/sewing-tutorial-—lined-pencil-case-or-pouch-wit
h-central-zipper.html

[8] Simple Makeup Bag: http://craftydaisies.com/2007/04/26/simple-makeup-bag/
[9] Zippered Wristlet Bag: http://www.splityarn.com/split_yarn/2007/06/sew_a_zippered_.html
[10] Makeup Bag Tutorial: http://www.chezlin.com/2008/04/makeup-bag-tutorial/
[11] Straight Sided Triangular Cosmetic Bag: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=176509.0
[12] The Make-Up Brush Roll: http://scpbanks.blogspot.com/2007/12/make-up-brush-roll-how-to-make-one-ive.html
[13] Makeup Brush Carrier: http://stilldottie.blogspot.com/2008/05/makeup-brush-carrier.html
[14] Vintage Weekend Kit Pattern: http://tipnut.com/weekend-kit/


6,942 posted on 11/24/2008 4:29:25 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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http://christmas.tipnut.com/

[Page is full of hints,links and more for Christmas]

Laura Ingalls Wilder Gingerbread Recipe

Yes this is a recipe from THAT Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie series). What a treasure!

Laura’s Gingerbread Recipe:

1 cup brown sugar blended with
1/2 cup lard or other shortening.
1 cup molasses mixed well with this.
2 teaspoons baking soda in 1 cup boiling water
(Be sure cup is full of water after foam is run off into cake mixture).

Mix all well.

To 3 cups of flour have added one teaspoon each of the following spices: ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves; and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Sift all into cake mixture and mix well.

Add lastly 2 well-beaten eggs.

The mixture should be quite thin.

Bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes.

Raisins and, or, candied fruit may be added and a chocolate frosting adds to the goodness.

Source: hbook.com

Date Added: Nov 29, 2007


Hot Apple Punch

Ingredients:

4 cups hot water
4 cups apple juice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp cloves
1/8 tsp nutmeg
Powdered juice crystals (red)
Cinnamon sticks

Directions:

* Mix everything together and heat until just to boiling. Boil for one minute then remove from heat. Stir in enough powdered juice crystals to achieve the desired color.
* Serve with cinnamon sticks.

Date Added: Nov 28, 2007


Caramel Candies

Ingredients:

1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup butter
1 cup light cream
1/2 cup broken walnuts
1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

* Combine the sugar, corn syrup, butter and 1/2 cup cream. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add remaining 1/2 cup cream and cook slowly to hard ball stage (260°F).
* Remove from heat, add vanilla and nuts, pour into greased 8×8x2 inch square pan.
* Mark in squares when part cool, cut when cold.
* Wrap in wax paper, keep in air tight container until serving.

Yield: 36 pieces

Date Added: Nov 28, 2007


Fudge Balls

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
4 TBS cocoa
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
30 arrowroot biscuits or graham wafers (crush into small pieces)

Directions:

* Mix together butter, sugar, cocoa and eggs in the top of a double boiler. Heat over hot water until everything is melted and thick.
* Remove from heat and add vanilla, nuts and biscuit bits.
* Roll into balls.
* Chill.

Date Added: Nov 28, 2007


Easy Peanut Butter Balls

Ingredients:

1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 cup icing sugar
2 TBS butter (soft)
1 cup Rice Krispies
Butter icing
Shredded, fine coconut

Directions:

* Mix together the peanut butter, icing sugar and butter. Add Rice Krispies and mix thoroughly. Roll into balls.
* Roll in butter icing.
* Roll in fine coconut.
* Chill.


6,943 posted on 11/24/2008 4:34:35 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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To: LucyJo

You are welcome anytime, TAC has done a wonderful job with her digging for new things.

I just posted a lot of craft tips and sites, and household hints, so hurry back.

LOL


6,944 posted on 11/24/2008 4:49:02 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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To: upcountry miss

Thank you for sharing your ideas, they are grand ones that we can all use.

Check Sandhill Preservation Nursery and Poultry, for the type of tomatoes that you need, they have a large variety.

Maybe you should publish your journals, they sound to me like good reading.

I hope you will continue to post your thoughts here, in years past, there has been little information on saving seeds and breeding for better varieties.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Sandhill+Preservation+Nursery+and+Poultry&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/pages/seed_catalog.html

tomato:

http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/catalog/tomato.html


6,945 posted on 11/24/2008 5:01:35 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

I immediately told my son about compressed air and how dangerous it was. We talk about smoking, drinking, drugs, and pregnancy all the time so I know he knows how I feel about him and what he does with his body.<<<

As we did with our kids, it worked with Scott, did not work with my daughter, she had to try everything.

LOL, Scott said when he found out what it cost, he was not interested, he always saved his money.

It concerns me, that the new drugs, do so much to the peoples minds, it really bends them and ruins them more than the old drugs.

The violence and suicide calls that I hear on the scanner are unbelievable and I have heard an Officer ask what was going on, and they told him, “A new shipment has hit the streets”.

The scanner is warning of flash floods for the California areas, we will have your rain on Thursday.


6,946 posted on 11/24/2008 5:07:00 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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To: nw_arizona_granny
Thanks Granny, I will take a look at these tips from tipnut. I am a real fan of these little hints to make life simpler. LOL I hope I don't get lost over at tipnut.com, it sounds like a site you can spend hours at. Thank you again for your research, you are a treasure, especially doing this when you're not feeling well. I hope you are feeling well today!

I was listening to the SD scanner last night during the Chargers game which my husband put on then fell asleep. It was interesting to contrast what was going on during the game on the field, vs. the behavior of the fans. Lots of people getting thrown out, falling down drunk, stealing recycleable cans (really!), etc. It was pretty tame stuff overall. But, the number of mentally unstable folks allowed to wander around the neighborhoods, is really bad. There's no telling what they will do at any given moment. I see what you meant - it's important to know what kind of people are out there. Wow.

6,947 posted on 11/24/2008 5:13:23 PM PST by TenthAmendmentChampion (Don't blame me, I voted for John McCain and Sarah Palin. Well, for Sarah Palin, anyway.)
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http://rochellesvintagerecipes.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html

I found this ad for the famous Libbey’s pumpkin pie in a 1979 Family Circle Christmas Helper special issue. It reminds me of the nursery rhyme Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater.
I tried several times but I just couldn’t get a very good scan of it. The colors are really very rich and warm . The text at the top is “Remember the aroma, the melt-in-your- mouth taste of homemade pumpkin pie? Now’s the perfect time of year to share that warm memory with your family. And here’s the perfect recipe:”
At the bottom there is an offer for a free plastic stand cookbook holder. Only 50 cents postage and three Libby’s, Pet or Pet-Ritz product labels.
This is the recipe in case someone doesn’t have it. I am sure it has probably been posted several thousand times by other bloggers.

Preheat oven and cookie sheet to 375 degrees. Remove one Pet-Ritz Deep Dish pie crust shell from freezer. Meanwhile, mix filling ingredients in order given.

Two eggs, slightly beaten
One can (16 oz.) Libby’s Solid Pack Pumpkin
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon.
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
One Tall can (13 fl. oz.) Pet Evaporated Milk

Recrimp edges of pie shell to stand 1/2” above the rim. Pout about half the filling into pie shell; place on preheated cookie sheet near center of oven. Pour remaining filling into pie shell.
Bake for 70 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Garnish with whipped cream and walnuts if desired.
I have made this recipe before and it does produce a very yummy pie. Now days I just buy a frozen pie or even a ready to serve one.
Posted by Rochelle R. 2 comments
Labels: Libbey’s pumpkin pie


Apple Recipes from Tehachapi California

This little self-published book from 1979 was well used as many pages are full of stains. I presume the recipes on those pages must have been good because it looks like more than one time use stains :).
There is some history of the area also. In 1876 a Bakersfield nursery man filled “some large orders of fruit trees to be planted in the valley.” Large quantities of trees were shipped to Tehachapi from Fresno nurseries in 1890. In the 1920’s all the region’s fruit was shipped from the railroad depot to New York and other Eastern markets. By the 30’s there was a large drop off in production but the industry was revitalized in the 50’s.
The names and addresses of seven apples growers are given in the book and a number of them provided recipes for the book.
I have noticed a lot of no sugar added pies at grocery store recently. This is the book’s Natural Apple Pie recipe:

Natural Apple Pie

1 pastry shell and top crust
5 cups raw apple slices
1 6-oz. can frozen apple juice concentrate (undiluted)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon rum or rum or vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Dash nutmeg
2 tablespoon margarine

Mix cornstarch and some of the apple juice. Heat other juice in pan and add cornstarch mixture. Cook until thick. Pour over apples. Mix. Put apple mixture into unbaked crust (9”). Dot with butter or margarine and sprinkle on spices. Cover with top crust. Drizzle with honey, if desired. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes.


This recipe is from one of the stained pages:

Autumn Apple Bread

1/4 cup shortening
2/3 cups sugar
2 eggs, well-beaten
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups grated raw apple
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 cup walnuts, chopped

Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Mix and sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add alternately with grated apple to egg mixture. Stir in lemon peel and nuts. Batter will be stiff. Fill pans about three-quarters full. Bake in greased and floured loaf pans, 8x5x2-inches, at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Do not slice until cold.


This recipe is for a rather different applesauce cake. I would make in in a bundt pan though.

Choco-Applesauce Cake

2-1/2 cups sifted flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

6 squares semi-sweet chocolate

1 cup canned chocolate syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1 cup butter or margarine

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1-1/2 cups applesauce homemade or purchased

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Grease and flour a 10-inch angel food cake pan. Sift flour and baking soda together. Melt chocolate in small pan over low heat and stir in chocolate syrup, vanilla and almond extracts. Cool. Cream together butter or margarine and sugar in large bowl. Add eggs, one at a time. Add cooled chocolate mixture. Stir in flour, in quarters, and add applesauce alternately. Fold in walnuts and turn into pan and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour 35 minutes (or until straw in center comes out clean). Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out on wire rack to completely cool.
Posted by Rochelle R. 2 comments
Labels: apple, bread, pie


6,948 posted on 11/24/2008 5:15:01 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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http://rochellesvintagerecipes.blogspot.com/2008/09/retro-chicken-contest-winner.html

Retro Chicken Contest Winner

This retro ad is on the back of a 1976 Family Circle special issue- Best Ever Chicken Recipes. The contest they are referring to is the National Chicken Cooking Contest. This contest has been around in one form or another since 1949. Since 1971 it has been sponsored by the National Chicken Council. The 2009 contest will be held in San Antonio.

Chicken ‘n Swiss Extraordinaire

3 whole broiler-fryer chicken breasts, halved, skinned and boned

1 teaspoon Accent flavor enhancer

1/2 cups flour

1/4 cup Mazola Corn Oil

6 thick slices French bread

6 slices Swiss cheese

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 pounds mushrooms, sliced

2/3 cup white wine

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Sprinkle chicken with flavor enhance. Roll in flour. Heat corn oil in fry pan. Add chicken and brown. Reduce heat; cover and cook 15 minutes or until fork can be easily inserted. Place bread slice topped with cheese on baking sheet. Heat in 200 degree oven while preparing mushrooms. Remove chicken from pan. Add butter and mushrooms to pan; cook about 3 minutes. Push mushrooms aside; add wine, salt and pepper. Return chicken to pan; simmer until sauce is slightly thickened. Place chicken piece on each bread slice; spoon mushrooms and sauce over chicken. Makes 6 servings
Posted by Rochelle R.


6,949 posted on 11/24/2008 5:22:58 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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To: nw_arizona_granny
The violence and suicide calls that I hear on the scanner are unbelievable and I have heard an Officer ask what was going on, and they told him, “A new shipment has hit the streets”.

My daughter was a rebel too, she experimented with marijuana and finally got caught with it while moving to another state. She nearly lost her car, and has a criminal record which will take a number of years to get expunged. She has given that stuff up now, thank God! We pray for her, to try to help her to stay away from that stuff.

When my daughter was in jail (for possession of 1/4 oz. of grass), she was surrounded by meth addicts, and she was horrified. I did some research after we brought her home and I was equally horrified.

One bad thing about Fresno is the prevalence of meth. It's a satanic drug that steals your life and sometimes your soul. I believe that drug opens your soul to demons or demonic influence. It's just horrible. It has taken hold in many rural ares because the materials are easy to get here, including anhydrous ammonia. It's just horrible, I can't think of a bad enough word for it. God help us all.

6,950 posted on 11/24/2008 5:23:40 PM PST by TenthAmendmentChampion (Don't blame me, I voted for John McCain and Sarah Palin. Well, for Sarah Palin, anyway.)
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National Butterscotch Pudding Day

I don’t know who thinks up the various food holidays but today is National Butterscotch Pudding Day. I don’t think that many people make the cooked type pudding anymore or even the instant type. The ubiquitous ready to eat pudding cups seem to have taken over.

There are some make food from scratch only people out there though. This recipe would be for them:

Butterscotch Pudding

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon brown sugar, firmly packed

4 tablespoons cornstarch

1/8 teaspoon salt

2-3/4 cups milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Very gradually, stir in the milk until blended. Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Continue stirring and let the pudding simmer rapidly for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Swirl in the butter until melted. Pour the pudding into 6 half-cup glasses and let cool slightly. To prevent a skin from forming cover each glass or the surface of the pudding itself with plastic wrap. Serve warm or chilled.

From More Make YOur Own Groceries by Daphne Metaxas Hartwig

Posted by Rochelle R.

http://rochellesvintagerecipes.blogspot.com/2008/09/national-butterscotch-pudding-day.html


6,951 posted on 11/24/2008 5:24:58 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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To: nw_arizona_granny
Ahh, Tehachapi, one of my favorite places in California. What a wonderful town - the area around it is just gorgeous, and the people who live there take care of their homes and the area in general. It's really pretty, nestled up in the mountains above Bakersfield.

They grow apples up in Squaw Valley, too. There's a lady who brings her produce to the Farmer's Market. I haven't seen her this year, I hope she returns soon. Her Fuji and Gala apples were excellent.

6,952 posted on 11/24/2008 5:30:11 PM PST by TenthAmendmentChampion (The best thread on FreeRepublic is here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts)
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http://rochellesvintagerecipes.blogspot.com/2008/09/freezer-recipe-apple-cinnamon-crumb.html

Freezer Recipe- Apple Cinnamon Crumb

Somewhere I picked up an over 600 page book on preserving food. It is: Stocking Up How to Preserve the Foods You Grow Naturally by Carol Hupping Stoner, 1977. This book has info on just about everything- fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats and fish, nuts, seeds and grains.
This recipe reminds me of a dessert we use to have in the grade school lunch room. It was a layered cup of cooked apples and crumbs, but it was served at room temperature.

Apple Cinnamon Crumb

1 pound cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced

1 to 2 tablespoons water

1 tablespoon honey

1/4 cup raisins (if desired)

2 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

1/4 cup whole-wheat bread crumbs (or wheat germ or bran)

3 tablespoons honey

Cook apples with water and 1 tablespoon honey until soft. Mash lightly. Add raisins.
Melt butter in a saucepan, and add cinnamon, chopped nuts and bread crumbs. Brown gently. Add 3 tablespoons honey.

Layer the crumbs and mashed apples in a foil pie plate, beginning and ending with the crumbs. Press down lightly. Cool quickly. Freeze. Wrap, label, seal, and date. Return to freezer.

When ready to serve: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove wrapping and bake for about 1 hour until crisp and golden brown. Serve hot with whipped cream, ice cream, or yogurt. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Posted by Rochelle R.


6,953 posted on 11/24/2008 5:32:14 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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http://rochellesvintagerecipes.blogspot.com/2008/09/lots-of-pie.html

Lots of pie

The ad man that thought up this 60’s ad really got a lot of bang for their clients budget. Ten recipe suggestions in one ad! The variety of colors really draws your eye to the ad too.

The ideas aren’t very inspired but there sure are a lot of them. The fruit cocktail slice description is: “Put drained fruit cocktail in it, glaze with thickened syrup and it’s Fruit Salad Pie.” No thanks.

I didn’t realize that ready made crumb pie crusts had been around for so long. The recipe I like to use with one is this:

Pina Colada Pie

2 containers (8 oz. each) pina colada yogurt

1 container (8 oz.) Cool Whip whipped topping, thawed

1 large can crushed pineapple, well drained

1 9-inch graham cracker crumb crust

Fold yogurt into whipped topping, blending well; fold in pineapple. Spoon into crust. Freeze until firm, 4 hours or overnight. Remove from freezer 30 minutes before serving and keep chilled in refrigerator.
Posted by Rochelle R.


6,954 posted on 11/24/2008 5:34:01 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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Gourmet Peanuts?

If I was doing a word association with the word gourmet, peanuts would not be a word that would pop in my mind. The Oklahoma Peanut Commission seems to think they are though. They titled their booklet It’s easy to be a Gourmet with Saucy Peanuts. This undated twenty nine page booklet has lots of recipes that cover all the usual courses; main dishes, soups, vegetables, salads, breads, cakes and desserts. Some of the recipes are quite odd. The typical, trying to use a food item where it really doesn’t belong. How about peanut butter in meatloaf?

Meat Loaf Plus

2 pounds ground beef chuck

1/3 cup peanut butter

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1 can (8-oz.) tomato sauce

Combine ingredients. Place in 9x5-inch greased loaf pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Serves 8


This one might be quite good:

Baked Peanut Butter chicken

1 broiler-fryer chicken, 2-1/2 to 3 lbs., cut up

1/4 cup flour

1 egg

1/3 cup peanut butter

1 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1/3 cup milk

1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

1/4 cup peanut oil

Wash and dry chicken pieces. Dip in flour. Blend egg with peanut butter, salt and pepper. Gradually add milk, beating with fork to blend. Dip floured chicken in peanut butter mixture and then crumbs. Place on oiled baking pan. Drizzle remaining oil over chicken pieces. Bake in 375 degree oven 45 minutes or until tender. Serves 4.


This is a different version of a peanut cookie:

Lemon-Peanut Crispies

2/3 cup margarine of butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Grated lemon peel from 1 lemon

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cups finely chopped peanuts

Thoroughly cream margarine and sugar; add egg, lemon peel and lemon juice. Beat well. Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in peanuts. Shape in rolls 2-in. across. Chill thoroughly. Slice very thin. Bake on greased cookie sheet a 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool before removing from pan.
Posted by Rochelle R. 4 comments


6,955 posted on 11/24/2008 5:39:42 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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Wonderful links!!!
6,956 posted on 11/24/2008 5:40:08 PM PST by TenthAmendmentChampion (The best thread on FreeRepublic is here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts)
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thanksgiving Pie No.2

Pecan pie like great-great-grandmother used to make was the request of “Jay” who is intrigued as to how she did it without corn syrup.

The pecan is a native of North America, and was a prized food of the Native American tribes. It was being cultivated in Mexico by Spanish settlers at least half a century before the first known planting in the future USA – in Long Island in 1772. Production of the nut on a significant commercial scale did not develop until made possible by horticultural developments in the 1880’s. The centres for this new industry were Louisiana and Texas - which perhaps explains one reader’s answer to the omission made by Ms Paddleford - that the Thanksgiving pies in the South are “pumpkin and pecan.”

This relatively late commercialisation of the nut probably explains why there is no pecan pie recipe in the considerable resources of the Feeding America: Historic Cook Book Project

. Until the 1880’s, the only source of the nut for the pie-cook was the wild tree or the occasional garden specimen. The first mention of pecan pie in the Oxford English Dictionary is quoted from Harper’s Bazaar in 1886 – “Pecan pie... The pecans must be very carefully hulled, and the meat thoroughly freed from any bark or husk … ”. There is apparently a recipe in a New Orleans cookbook of 1900 but I know not what it is.

A very short spell of research turned up the inclusion of pecans in a ‘cream’ in the Lady’s Receipt Book of 1847, and in a cake in La Cuisine Creole in 1885. No pie. A snippet in a Galveston Newspaper of July 1910 seems to suggest that pecan pie was a relatively new idea then:

“Never ate a piece of pecan pie? Lots of us are in the same fix, but those familiar with the pecan say thare is nothing more delicious than a pecan pie, which is a custard pie in which are blended the ground kernels of pecans.”

The first actual recipe I have turned up so far (until I can find the one in Harper’s Bazaar), is in an Ohio newspaper (The Piqua Daily Call) of May 3, 1915.

Texas Pecan Pie:

Cook together one cupful of sweet milk, one cupful of sugar, three well-beaten eggs, one tablespoonful of flour and one cupful of finely chopped pecan meats. Line a pie tin with rich crust, fill with the mixture, and bake until done. Whip the whites of two eggs with two tablespoonfuls of sugar until stiff, spread over the top of the pie and brown slightly in the oven, sprinkling a few chopped nuts over the top.
So, there you have it Jay – the early, pre-corn syrup pecan pie was custardy rather than caramelly.

Quotation for the Day …

What we’re really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving?
Erma Bombeck

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6,957 posted on 11/24/2008 5:46:32 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

I was listening to the SD scanner last night during the Chargers game which my husband put on then fell asleep. It was interesting to contrast what was going on during the game on the field, vs. the behavior of the fans.<<<

The Tipnut site is fantastic, I never find all her posts, sign up for her alert and you will find she posts every day.

Those Chargers games are indeed an education, did you stick around for all the car fires?

Expect 4 or 5, with each game, arson of course.

I am not a sports fan and for awhile hated that I had to listen to the games/cops and then began to understand what I was actually hearing.

If America does not wake up and fast, there will be nothing left of the America that we once had.


6,958 posted on 11/24/2008 6:43:47 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

When my daughter was in jail (for possession of 1/4 oz. of grass), she was surrounded by meth addicts, and she was horrified. I did some research after we brought her home and I was equally horrified.<<<

Meth is the money crop, I have followed the top of the line pickups, leaving a trail of liquid for miles.

We were informed in real estate law, that if a meth maker dumped the left over liquid on a lot, that we then sold, and a child ate the dirt, we would be sued.

Until I took that special class, I had not idea that we had a problem here..........we do, California, then in 1989, our own residents now.

Of course once it is soaked in, we would not know, but real estate law is “you should have known”.

Have you noticed that now, all dispatchers give the dope use up front, and all details on the past history of meth users, as they go crazy, with super above human strength.

Marijuana was around in San Diego, when I was a teen, but I was never tempted to try it, it was for the gang girls not for Christians.

How simple life was then, I am a Christian, I do not do dope or care to get drunk, or pregnant and LOL, we got away with it, or dropped for someone more into parties.

I had seen my family drink, I was not going to be like them and am not.........

It is a shame that your daughter got a record, some of them are not really as fair as they could be, when a few ounces gets more of a record, than someone with a ton of it.


6,959 posted on 11/24/2008 6:53:31 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

We moved to Kingman for a better life, than the 120 degree summers at Wellton.

What a mistake, there they grow so much food, here none.

After 10 years, I wanted to move back and figured out that here we had less days that it was fun to be out doors, than in Wellton.

But this was Bill’s town, he loved it.

And I will die here, I waited too long to get out.

I am glad that you can get local food there.


6,960 posted on 11/24/2008 6:59:12 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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