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View of our clover patch!! Nice and green it is! :)
The shed is coming along nicely.Tony's scedule the past couple days has been
work. dinner. build. school.
sprinkled with just a little bit of sleep.
Lord willing he'll be able to catch up on some much
needed sleep over the forcasted rainy weekend.
And pretty dandelions enjoying the sunshine.
I've been reading through a book titled "Good Old Days in the Kitchen"
I found it at Ollies for $2.99! Reading the back cover brought a smile
to my face so in the cart it went. Back in the Good Old Days life revolved
around the kitchen table - not the television. There we brought the fresh
vegetables from the garden for cleaning and canning. There we folded hands
and gave thanks for the good things the Lord had provided. There we shared
bread and time with one another. This look back into the kitchens of yesteryear
is sure to warm you just like the old wood cookstove. I have very much liked
reading about the "kitchens of yesteryear" and find myself wanting my kitchen
to resemble theirs in certain ways. There is much to learn from generations past.
"She never let one green tomato go to waste... she appeared to find her task [of feeding
her family frugally] challenging and satisfying... our mother was a willing baker and a very accomplished maker of pies and cake ... big golden oak table... a demanding monster
of a garden in which we all labored according to our ages and capabilities... "
There are recipes scattered throughout these stories - green tomato pie, pecan sandies,
grandma's ketchup, prepared horseradish, five-egg sponge cake, and even dandelion
jelly. Yep. Those little yellow flowers that are blooming right now and usually sprayed
with some sort of weed killer were used for food in kitchens past.
Lord willing he'll be able to catch up on some much
needed sleep over the forcasted rainy weekend.
And pretty dandelions enjoying the sunshine.
I've been reading through a book titled "Good Old Days in the Kitchen"
I found it at Ollies for $2.99! Reading the back cover brought a smile
to my face so in the cart it went. Back in the Good Old Days life revolved
around the kitchen table - not the television. There we brought the fresh
vegetables from the garden for cleaning and canning. There we folded hands
and gave thanks for the good things the Lord had provided. There we shared
bread and time with one another. This look back into the kitchens of yesteryear
is sure to warm you just like the old wood cookstove. I have very much liked
reading about the "kitchens of yesteryear" and find myself wanting my kitchen
to resemble theirs in certain ways. There is much to learn from generations past.
"She never let one green tomato go to waste... she appeared to find her task [of feeding
her family frugally] challenging and satisfying... our mother was a willing baker and a very accomplished maker of pies and cake ... big golden oak table... a demanding monster
of a garden in which we all labored according to our ages and capabilities... "
There are recipes scattered throughout these stories - green tomato pie, pecan sandies,
grandma's ketchup, prepared horseradish, five-egg sponge cake, and even dandelion
jelly. Yep. Those little yellow flowers that are blooming right now and usually sprayed
with some sort of weed killer were used for food in kitchens past.
*Dandelion Jelly*
Pick one quart of fresh dandelion blossoms. Quickly rinse blossoms with cool water to remove any insects. Snip off green collars. Combine cleaned blossoms in a saucepan with 2 quarts cold water. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. Set aside to cool. Strain liquid, pressing petals with fingers to extract juice. Measure 3 cups dandelion liquid into a saucepan; add 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 1 package Sure Jell. Bring to a boil. Add 5.5 cups sugar, stirring well. Boil for 2.5 minutes, stirring well. Put in jars and seal.
1 comments:
We actually froze dandelions last year so we could make dandelion honey and dandelion fritters. I haven't got to it yet though. Maybe I will also try the dandelion jelly recipe sometime. Ummm got to get my baby goat he is jumping out of his play pen hehe! Thanks for posting this.
Angela
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