In the Kitchen
Ah, Biscuits June 2007
It’s universal knowledge that “bread is the staff of life” and here on SandMountain biscuits may be the number one choice of bread. Anyway biscuits are an important part of the traditional Southern breakfast. In my growing up years, everybody had biscuits for breakfast – every morning! During the years of the Great Depression many farmers…
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Hey — want to tell you to click on my new You Tube channel to see the strawberry jam making video. Go to www.youtube.com and search for Billie Crumly or use the links below. As you already know I’m an octogenarian and am new at all this. The video starts at the bottom and works…
Read MoreA Windy Knoll Report
Remember twenty days ago I started feeding the brandied fruit in preparation of baking a Friendship Cake? Well, today is the 20th day and feeding day, as well. The brew starts with starter, peaches and sugar and after ten days we added more sugar and pineapple chunks. Today we added two small cans of cherries and…
Read MoreQuilting and Kay’s Delight
For a number of years I taught quilting in the Metro Atlanta area and this recipe came from a lady in one of the classes — I can’t even remember her name. She had connections — family or good friends – in Spain and as a result I made three Dresden Plant quilts that were shipped…
Read MoreA Windy Knoll Update
Wow! What a day for two old folks. I told you we’ve had termite damage — well, today was the day to get a new door as well as a storm door and what a mess all that makes. The visit from kissin’ kin was a nice one. They arrived earlier than we had expected…
Read MoreThe Fallout Shelter
Some months ago our refrigerator went out and, of course, now appliances are made to replace and that’s what we did. Remember we live in the country (on a dirt road) and keep lots of “stuff” in the freezer. Well, before I went to church yesterday I wanted to bake some chicken breasts which I thought were…
Read MoreKitchen Chores
How many years we’ve been making the Friendship Cake is beyond me (at least 25 , but the recipe came to me from a sister-in-law in Oxford, AL. We try to keep these cakes in the freezer (the recipe makes three cakes baked in Bundt pans and it’s all done the same day). Having the frozen cakes makes…
Read MoreStrawberries, Luscious Strawberries May 2000
It’s been a year since we last picked berries and just the thought of it gave me a burst of energy as I cleaned out the coneflower bed. What a mess can grow in a short time. I look forward to the time when these beauties will be in bloom alongside the road and I…
Read MoreKraut Making May 2000
“Making kraut it’s too early,” was the astonished response I received on telling a friend what I was doing. It does seem early; however, John put the cabbage plants out in February and they grew without problems. I don’t know anybody who makes kraut nowadays, so I had to put together what John and I…
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