Sunday, July 17, 2016


I think I finally have this thing working again.      The first picture if of my P.I.G.S. project
(projects in grocery sacks)    This is  a challenge the quilt club has each year.   You pick a
project you want to do or finish before the next July.    This was mine for 2016.    When you
sign up you pay 1 fat quarter to join.    If you do not  complete the project you are fined 3 fat
quarters.    If you complete your name goes into a drawing for ALL the fat quarters.    I actually
won this year.  20 beautiful fat quarters to add to my stash.

The butterfly was done in a class at Des Moines AQS show.    This was my last years PIGS
and I did not get it completed in time, so paid 3 fat quarters.    Finished it about a month ago.

Haven't been able to do a lot of stitching recently as DH has had some health issues and I had to
have a back surgery, so spend time taking care of me and DH.   


Saturday, June 16, 2007

More

Solution to wash walls:
1 gallon water
1 cup amonia
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup soda

(Now doesn't this sound like fun? Myself I will use Awesome--best cleaner I have ever come across and it sells in the Dollar Stores for $1 a bottle. Dilutes for most jobs)

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Gum Drop Cookies
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2/3 cup shortening ---1/2 lard and 1/2 butter (not sure how one divides 2/3 in half-but--)
1/2 cup nuts
2 eggs
1 cup gum drops-cut in pieces
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Press balls down with fork dipped in milk. (I'm assuming here one rolls the dough into a ball and press with the fork like one does with peanut butter cookies.) no time or temp given. Would guess 350 for about 15 minutes

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Chunk Pickles
1 gallon water
1 cup salt
cover pickles and let stand 3 days. drain
add fresh water let stand 3 days drain
The seventh day cut in chunks the size preferred. Put in brine of 2 cups vinegar and enough cold water to cover. Add 1 teaspoon (rounded) alum. Cover with grape leaves and simmer for an hour until pickles look clean, DO NOT BOIL
Let stand in this brine for 3 days--Drain
Put back in crock.
Make syrup of 3 lbs sugar
1 pint vinegar
1 stick cinnamon
1 Tablespoon mustard seed
1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon whole allspice
Heat this for 3 mornings then can.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Tried chocolate cake

Tried the chocolate cake from earlier, the one where you put the dry cake mix over the liquid. WELL, it was good, however when I make it again, will take about a cup and a half of the hot water and actually mix the dry cake mix with that and then put it over the water/cocoa/brown sugar/ marshmallows mixture in the pan. I think spooning it over the top will work better. served it with whipped topping. It made kind of a pudding on the bottom with cake on the top.

Monday, May 28, 2007

Chocolate pie

Chocolate Pie

Baked pie crust

1/2 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons cocoa
Yolks of 2 eggs
1 pint milk
2 tablespoons corn starch
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cook until thickened and put in baked pie crust. put whipped cream on top to serve.

PepperNuts

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup lard
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon EACH cinnamon, allspice, cloves and nutmed
1/4 teaspoon Annis oil OR 1 1/4 teaspoon Annis extract
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
1 1/4 cup white syrup (bring to boil and add to above)
Flour to make stiff dough.

Roll into thin ropes, cut into 1/2" pieces Bake

Rice Pudding
3/4 cup rice (boil till tender with a pinch of salt--drain)
Sugar to sweeten
little nutmeg
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 cup raisins if desired
Put in oven and bake till browned.

(I know some of the instructions leave a lot to be desired for us "modern" cooks who are used to detailed instructions in our cookbooks---but this is the way people used to cook)

Sunday, May 27, 2007

catsup

1 gallon tomatoes (crushed and strained)
4 Tablespoons salt
1/2 teaspoon EACH allspice, red pepper, cloves, cinnamon and ginger
4 cups white sugar
1 pint vinegar
4 medium onions chopped
2 teaspoons salad mustard

Tie spices, onion and mustard in a mesh bag. Cook and stir occasionally till its as thick as you like it. Put in jars and seal.


Ranger cookies

1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups quick oatmeal
2 cups rice krispies
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup chopped nuts.

Bake till browned. (I would say 350 degrees----15-17 minutes?)


Dessert
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups hot water Mix in 9 x 13 cake pan

12 marshmallows cut into 1/4ths or(About 50 miniature marshmallows )
1 chocolate cake mix spoon on above mixture
1 cups nuts on top

350 degrees 45 - 50 minutes Serve with ice cream or whipped cream
(I'm not sure if this cake mix is put on dry or mixed to package directions--I would guess dry but---try at your own risk)

Thursday, May 24, 2007

More recipes

Cereal Candy
4 cups Kix
4 cups Puffed Wheat
4 cups Corn Flakes
4 cups Rice Krispies
1 cup peanuts

1 cup sugar
1 cup cream
1 cup white syrup Boil to hard ball stage, pour on cereal, stir to coat

All Purpose Cake
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter
3 eggs
1 cup milk
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla OR lemon extract

No time or temp given. (would guess a 9 x 13 pan, greased and floured, 350 degrees for probably 35 minutes? or test with toothpick)

Peanut Drop Cookies
2 eggs
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup melted butter
1 cup sour milk
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup chopped peanuts

(no time or temp given. I would drop by teaspoons on baking sheet and bake 350 approximately 15 minutes? )

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Dainty Cornmeal Muffins

1 egg
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 cups sweet milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup cornmeal
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoon melted lard (I'd use butter now)

(Again no instructions, I put in muffin papers and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.)



Cabbage Dressing
Beat 2 eggs
6 Tablespoons strong vinegar
3 Teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon mustard
1 tablespoon butter
Let it boil up, and when cold put it on the cabbage.

(Again no instructions--no amount of cabbage it is to cover etc)


Bread Pudding
1 pint Bread crumbs
1 quart milk
yolks of 4 eggs
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup sugar
nutmeg or cinnamon (no amount given)
(I am assuming all this would be mixed and put into a baking pan)

The whites of the eggs--beaten add a bit of sugar and put it on top and set in oven until browned.

(Isn't it amazing what knowledge of cooking was assumed in these recipes?)