JUST TO SAY A QUICK HELLO,DOING ALRIGHT BUT THE NAUSEA IS GIVING ME FITS,MEDS FIR IT KEEPS ME SLEEPY.I will get about to visiting in a few days to see what y'all are doing,cooking,creating.Maybe we can all get together at Thanksgiving in front of the fire pit with a nice glass of hot spice tea and a warm toddy of lemon,honey and moonshine!thinking of you all and will be back as soon as I feel up to it.
heres a link to my ebay listings darlings.
http://stores.ebay.com/Southern-fok-art
Hi sweetpeas,well just visiting y'all some,almost trew with treatments and meds,only 7 more days!
I have had family over helping me clean house and have decided to do a yard sale/folk art sale/pecan sale in my front yard on Nov 30-Dec 1st.We have a big thing here called Christmas on the River AND FROM NOV 25TH -DEC 2ED THERES LOTS OF FOLKS IN TOWN.
Last year was really good,I had lots of sales,all the pecans sold and most of the art.off to visit y'all awhile.
JUST FOUND THIS ON ALICElANDS AND THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE CAPTURED ESSACES OF FALL.JUST WONTED TO SHARE IT WITH Y'ALL.
November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.
With night coming early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.
The fires burn
And the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring.
Pumpkin Bread in a Jar (with variations)
2/3 c shortening
2 2/3 c sugar
4 eggs
2 c canned pumpkin (or 1 of variation items)
2/3 c water
3 1/3 c flour
1/2 t baking powder
2 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1 t ground cloves or nutmeg
1 1/2 t salt
2/3 c nuts
Cream shortening and sugar. Beat eggs, pumpkin, and water. Sift
together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices. Add to
pumpkin mixture. Stir in nuts. Pour mixture into greased wide
mouth pint jars filling 1/2 full. Bake at 325 degrees F for 45
minutes. When done, remove 1 jar at a time and wipe sealing edge
with paper towel or very clean cloth and screw cap on tightly.
The heat will vacuum seal the jar and the bread will keep for up
to one year. Makes 8 pints
Variations
2 c shredded apples
2 c shredded carrots
1 bag whole ground fresh cranberries
2 c mashed bananas
2 c fresh peaches
1 3/4 c applesauce plus 1/4 c pineapple
1 3/4 c banana plus 1/4 c orange marmalade
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