by Daisy | Aug 31, 2008 | Recipes, Snacks & Sides
Fresh from the OrchardI have my frugal moments and this may have been the pinnacle. I made about 4 pints of applesauce out of the peels and cores left over from making canned apple pie filling . I was very discriminating, however, and meticulous about removing all...
by Daisy | Aug 30, 2008 | Canned, Dried, Frozen, Recipes
I had a bumper crop of cucumbers this year from my own garden and the CSA. It was time to make pickles! I had never done it before so I started with a pre-mixed package of kosher dill spices from the local discount store.I bought pint jars and the $7 Canning Tool Set....
by Daisy | Aug 29, 2008 | Canned, Dried, Frozen, Dessert, Recipes
It’s apple time and I found a recipe that makes truly mouth-watering apple pie filling. It is great to be able to make a crust, pop open a can of homemade pie filling and voila!– homemade apple pie, so superior to store versions. I INTERRUPT THIS POST TO...
by Daisy | Aug 23, 2008 | Breads, Recipes
Sometimes I want homemade bread, fast. Real bread you can slice, make into toast, spread butter and jam on, make a sandwich out of. So I make Irish Soda Bread. Very satisfying, a good slicer, and, as I mentioned, fast. It is also a good-looking bread, wholesome and...
by Daisy | Aug 21, 2008 | Crafts, Earth-Friendly
In an earlier post I told you how I made papermaking material out of dried daylily leaves from lovely plants like the one above (the leaves, not the flowers). Here I’ll show how I transformed that “stuff” (an actual papermaking term,...
