11 October 2008
After all those apples we peeled and froze, I thought I’d share a few of the recipes that we will use the frozen apples in. The way we froze them: 8 cups apples (peeled and sliced) with 1/3 cup sugar in freezer bags.
Here is the recipe we used for the apple pie (slightly tweaked from Betty Crocker).
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Apple Pie
PREP: 30 minutes | BAKE: 50 minutes | COOL: 2 hours | SERVINGS: 8
1/2 cup sugar (we only used a small bit to make the 1/3 cup already with the apples into 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
Dash of salt
6 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples (we used 8 cups and our apples were a mixture of 1/2 sweet and 1/2 tart)
2 tbsp. firm butter or margarine, if desired (we used butter)
2 tsp. water
1 tsp sugar
1. Heat oven to 425°F. Make pastry (we cheated and used store-bought).
2. In large bowl, mix sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir in apples (thawed in our case). Spoon into pastry-lined pie plate. Cut butter into small pieces; sprinkle over apples.
(step 2 continued)
Cover with top pastry that has slits cut int it (we used an apple cookie cutter); seal and flute.
3. Brush top of crust with water; sprinkle with tablespoon of sugar.
(step 3 continued)
Cover edge with 2 to 3 inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning (this really helps!); remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking.
4. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust. Cool on wire rack at least 2 hours.
The beautiful and delicious finished product! This recipe is simple to make and a perfect desert when having company!
10 October 2008
While at an antique shop last week, I saw this tin can that caught my eye. Standing 9 inches in height and 4.75 inches in width, this tin once held 4 In-Er-Seal packets of Premium Saltine Crackers.
For a nice vintage-looking tin, I thought it was worth it. On one side is a Spanish translation. In the same place where the English side says 4 In-Er-Seal packets, on the Spanish side it says (translated) “four packages moisture-proof.”
I found the How To Use In-Er-Seal Packets instructions quite humorous.
The bottom and inside of the can are quite rusty, but I think it just adds to the vintage look. No where on the tin is there a list of ingredients or nutrition facts.
The colours are a light turquoise, red and navy blue. Turquoise is one of my favorite colors, so that made the tin extra pretty in my eyes. With old tins being one of the things I have accumulated over the past couple years, I am happy to add this one to my collection.
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9 October 2008
Happy Birthday Maggie!
I am so blessed to have such a sweet friend, cousin, and sister as you. Since today is such a special day, I thought I’d surprise you with this post, and share a few thoughts.
Your talent for writing is always inspirational to me. You have the imagination to come up with what to say, what the characters will do, etc. I can’t wait until you finish one and get it published for they are so intriguing!
Here is a little ditty I wrote about our history (sing to the tune of the Farmer and the Dell).
The Three girls would play,
The Three girls would fight,
Oh I’m sure glad they changed,
And now they get along.
For those of you who did not know us long ago, we never got a long. But since then God has changed our hearts and are now all three best friends. God has changed our lives so much in the past few years, and I am forever thankful for His mercy and grace. It is a beautiful to think that we will get to spend eternity in the presence of our Savior together.
May God bless you in the coming year and continue to grow you in godly womanhood.
I love you!
I encourage you all to visit her blog
(a very pleasant place to be)
and wish her a wonderful day!
5 October 2008
While doing this past week’s challenge, I ran into something that has never happened to me before. I was asked about my clothing.
Breezy and I were at the local high school taking the SAT test. I personally enjoy wearing modest feminine clothing, and for the test, I donned on my normal apparel.
During one of the breaks, as I was talking to the test overseer, a girl came up and asked me a question. This is how the conversation went:
“So, you’re homeschooled?” (she had overheard me tell the overseer)
“Yes, I am.”
“What religion are you?”
“Well, I’m a Christian –”
“I got that much.”
I replied and told her the denomination of church we are attending, wondering if that was what she really wanted to know.
“No, I mean, –” and she patted her leg and looked down at my skirt.
“Oh the skirt?”
She nodded.
“No, we just wear them because we enjoy them –”
“Well, it’s a rule in some religions.”
“Yes, it is, but we just like wearing them –”
At that our conversation had to end because the test was about to reconvene. I did not get a chance to talk with her further, and I’m not sure she would’ve wanted wanted to, I was already strange enough.
What I found sad about our conversation was that the wearing of a skirt was, in her mind, related to the rules of a religion. She must have thought that a girl would not be wearing a skirt just because the girl wanted to.
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This week I didn’t get any great pictures of my outfits, so the picture at right will have to do. It is of the new hairstyle I’ve been doing lately. After I wash and condition my hair, I add a bit of gel (nothing fancy). Then I scrunch it up with my hands (once in a while I do this now and then for a period of about 5-10 minutes). Then I clip back the majority of my curls, leaving some out to add some elegance. It is pretty simple, and doesn’t take long at all. Since my hair is still short, I am using the small clips which work quite efficiently.
3 October 2008
Apples . . . Since we purchased two and a half bushels of apples at a local orchard, we have been peeling, coring, and freezing them. It is actually quite delightful work, and will definitely be worth it in the dead of winter while eating a delicious apple crisp. When peeling them we alternate each apple with one sweet, one tart. In that way the filling will taste just right – not too sweet, not too tart. Sometime (when I make them, so that there will be pictures) I’ll post our apple recipes so you all can enjoy them as well.
Vintage . . . On Wednesday we went shopping out of town. I found some sweet vintage goods that I will be posting about soon. The shop I bought them at is very sweet and have a three-floor building full of antiques of all sorts.
Contest . . . Miss Christa Taylor is having a drawing at her blog. You can click here to enter for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to her store and the book For Young Women Only. Her shop has a lot of really cute clothing.
Writing . . . My adventure novel will take place during the Civil War. The main character, as far as I know, is a sixteen year old young lady named Lottie. Her mother died in childbirth and they moved to the South to get away from the constant reminders of her. I have several ideas for the story, but they will remain secrets for now.
Camping . . . We are hoping to go camping sometime, but there always seems to be something that gets in the way. At this point it is too chilly out, but the weather supposedly will be warming up next week.
Praying . . . The Stauffer family needs our prayers. A week ago tomorrow their fourteen year old daughter was killed while on a walk. She was a godly encouragement to her friends, and it has been very hard on them as well. The following verse came to mind while I was thinking about the loss (to us on earth, gain for her) of such a lovely Christian young lady.
Precious in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of His godly ones. – Psalms 116:15
1 October 2008
Probably my favorite snack is a nice little packet of Kashi’s Pumpkin Spice Flax Tasty Little Crunchies (TLC). They are delicious and include 7 whole grains, 6 grams of protein, and 4 grams of fiber. Yum!
