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Apple Butter

Not My Grandma’s Apple Butter

My grandma ate lots and lots of apple butter.  Brown and thick, she would spread it over toast, on crackers and honestly with just about anything.  She loved her apple butter.  She offered to share her prized jar of apple butter but I would politely turn it down and reach for the grape jelly.  As […]

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Ketchup and Mustard and the Ellie Mae to Granny Clampett Transference

Ketchup and Mustard and the Ellie Mae to Granny Clampett Transference

I made pickles Friday and yesterday I made some other condiments – ketchup and mustard.  A few years ago I made some ketchup and it was legendary…at least to me.  I loved it much more than commercial ketchup.  The only negative that I noticed about making and preserving ketchup is that it turned off-color pretty quickly in […]

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Crispy Peaches

Crispy Peaches

Today was peach day.   I made 10 jars of peach jam and some fruit leather. My jam recipe comes from the insert in the pectin box so it’s nothing exciting to report, but it is tasty.  This time I made 5 jars of peach jam and five jars of strawberry peach jam. I’m always […]

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Peaches and Swirls

Peaches and Swirls

The first freestone peaches of the season arrived yesterday at one of our favorite farmstands. This particular variety is called Fire Prince.  I don’t know the difference in the peaches, per se, but I can taste a difference if I have several to sample. There weren’t different ones to sample today, but I was just glad to […]

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Strawberry Jam

Strawberry Jam

I think I picked the first and the last of the strawberries at Olivia’s farm stand where she works this summer.  I went when they first opened in April and then again this morning. 8 weeks is a good run for a strawberry patch, so I’m told. These are pesticide-free and berries from Whitley Farms […]

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Jelly Doughnut Cake

Jelly Doughnut Cake

My mom made this Jelly Doughnut Cake for dinner tonight.  There are recipes all over the internet so I am giving you one copied from Recipe.com.  It is the same as hers.  This recipe is not a quick cake to make but it is definitely a showy centerpiece to a brunch or special meal. It does taste […]

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Julabel Sauce

Julabel Sauce

I am getting ready tonight to go to another girlfriend crafting weekend.  I decided to make a couple of appetizers for tomorrow.  The first is a classic Jezebel Sauce but I don’t like to give a delicious appetizer and evil name so I decided to rename it after myself.  I’m not evil. Now you can […]

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Apple Rose Pastries

Apple Rose Pastries

I have seen these Apple Rose Pastries on the internet and since I just got back from Apple Land yesterday, I wanted to give them a try. I watched some German lady on Youtube making them today.  She spoke very rapidly and ironically the only thing she said that I could understand was “Pink Lady” and as […]

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