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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Peanut Butter Cookies
INGREDIENTS 16 oz. Jiff brand creamy peanut butter (Fresh homemade will work) 1 cup vanilla sugar 1 cup dark brown sugar 2 eggs – room temperature *Warm eggs in a cup of hot tap water for 10 minutes 1 teaspoon … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, Baking powder, frugal, homemade, Peanut butter, Recipe, sugar, Teaspoon, tips, Vanilla
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Chile Powder
Makes about 1 cup of powder, depending on the size of the chiles 8 dried Pasilla / Ancho chiles 1 dried Mulato 1 dried Anaheim 2 tablespoons cumin seeds, toasted 2 tablespoons garlic minced dry 2 teaspoons ground oregano (Mexican … Continue reading
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Tagged Black pepper, cheap, Chili pepper, Cumin, frugal, home made, Lippia graveolens, Pasilla, Poblano, Shopping, Tablespoon
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Pear Honey
Ingredients 8 cups pears, sliced 2 cups crushed pineapple 4 ½ cups vanilla sugar ½ cup Local honey ¼ teaspoon canning salt 1 lemon, juiced and rind grated (Non-Meyer) 1 cup divided lemon juice if canning 1 tablespoon fresh grated … Continue reading
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Tagged canning, cheap, Cook, frugal, homesteading, lemon, Lemon juice, Pear, Quart, Recipe, Tablespoon, Teaspoon, Vanilla sugar
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Ginger Ale
Mildly sweet and spicy with a hint of lemon (Prepare 3 days prior to drinking) 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp cream of tartar 1-1/2 cup vanilla sugar 3 inch portion of ginger club, grated 1 lemon, juiced and grated for … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast healthy, cheap, Cheesecloth, cooking, easy, ginger, Home, lemon, Potassium bitartrate, Recipe, Tablespoon, Vinegar, Water, Yeast
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Apple sauce in the crock pot
Ingredients: 8-10 medium sized mixed cooking apples, peeled, cored, and diced ½ cup apple juice concentrate scant ½-3/4 cup vanilla sugar, 1 teaspoon Saigon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice ¼ teaspoon sea salt … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Apple juice, Cinnamon, cooking, Home, Lemon juice, Saigon Cinnamon, Teaspoon
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Easy Potato Salad
Ingredients 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) sliced potatoes, drained 1/4 cup thinly sliced celery 1/4 cup sliced green onions 1/4 cup fresh shredded carrot 1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained 2 tablespoons chopped dill pickle 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 … Continue reading
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Tagged Black pepper, Boiled egg, easy, frugal, Garlic, homemade, Mustard, Pickled cucumber, potato, Recipe, Tablespoon, Teaspoon, tips
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Maraschino Cherries – Canned
Image via Wikipedia INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup Maraschino liqueur ¼ cup vanilla sugar 32 cherries (about 1½ cups); preferably pitted, fresh or frozen ½ cup Grenadine syrup or cherry pom wonderful METHOD: Combine the Maraschino liqueur, Grenadine syrup, and sugar in … Continue reading
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Tagged canning, Cherry, easy, frugal, Grenadine, Home, Ice cream, Maraschino, Recipe, sugar, Vanilla, Zest (ingredient)
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Remembering Little Steps
Remembering Harvest past. Great things humble beginnings. Related articles Stepping Stones (determinedcreature.wordpress.com) Old New Blog! (sillylittlerobot.wordpress.com)
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Tagged cheap, easy, frugal, garden, Gardening, homesteading, tomatoes, vegetable, vegetables
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Today’s Bounty
Today’s Bounty 10 lb’s mixed potatoes 5 lbs zucchini 1/2 lb bell peppers 2 lbs of tomatoes mixed Related articles Plant Herbs and Perennials in Your Garden For More Color and Bounty (casasugar.com) Etsy Finds: Season’s Bounty (casasugar.com)
Visit to Red’s Market
“Little Red’s Market” opened in downtown Wausau in 1936 when an Irishman - Ronald “Red” McGowan and his wife Sophie started a small produce market on 2nd Street. Starting a new business was not an easy thing to do in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amish, Atlanta, Chicago, frugal, Gardening, homesteading, how to, Labor Day, New York City, plant selection, planting, tomatoes, Wausau Wisconsin
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