If you like Pumpkin Pie....

I am somewhat behind with the latest news reports, so when I heard there was a shortage of canned pumpkin this year, I was kinda surprised.

A can of pumpkin is something I take for granted, so I checked it out....

Heavy rains made it difficult for farmers to harvest the pumpkins and I guess the 2008 harvest wasn't so good either. Ohio based Nestle Baking Company Libby's brand accounts for 90 percent of the market . They do the canning at a facility in Morton, Illinois, near 5000 acres where the pumpkins are grown.

Next harvest is August 2010, I hope it's a good one for the great pumpkins. Happy Thursday, it's raining a little in Michigan.

A Perfect Lunch

This is a big slice of Brandywine tomato topped with Kynda's new recipe that she found at a party. It is delicious if you like the garden stuff.

chop up a green, yellow, orange, and red pepper and some onion to taste.
Depending on how big your peppers were and how many you want, add one or two cans of drained navy beans, black-eyed peas, or whatever other bean/pea combo you want.
My peppers were really small and I think two cans were too many. Next time I think I'll just add one. But I don't think it really matters, just add whatever you think you'll like. At the party, she used one can of black eyed peas and one can of navy beans.

Marinate overnight in 1 cup of vegetable oil, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar. Drain and keep in the fridge. She served it with chips as a dip. I liked it in a bowl as a salad.

And I liked it on the big old tomato. Also I added about a teaspoon of celery seed to mine, just because I like celery seed with the vinegar and sugar mixture.

Cookies and Candy

Jordan, our Army guy, is coming home for a short visit. He asked for fudge, so I am taking a break to make some things,

This cookie I'm sure will be eaten, it is Sandra's recipe, you can try it by searching her nice blog---In This Small House, she is right that you should double the recipe and if they are left unattended, they will disappear.

Have a wonderful weekend and see you on Monday.

Easy Raspberry Dish

A recipe from my grandmother: Melt a stick of butter in a medium oven dish.
Use a quart of fruit and heat it through but don't boil, I add just a little water to do this and sweeten the fruit to taste.
Mix a cup of flour, a cup of sugar and three teaspoons of baking powder, stir in a cup of milk, the batter will look like pancake batter.
Pour the batter into the dish with the melted butter, then spoon the hot fruit over the batter. Bake it 350 for twenty minutes. It's better warm with topping or ice cream. Or anyway.

Sunbeam Pies

This little gadget was given to me by a friend. She said it makes little pies about 5 inches round. I thought, yeah right. I was wrong, it worked great, these are cherry and will probably be eaten by Jacob. Happy Thanksgiving!