tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post2386433008617184348..comments2023-11-05T05:28:34.444-07:00Comments on Voice of Reason: I'm not dead yet!Nemesishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110470182822628791noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-6662059372110227662012-10-03T09:49:59.831-06:002012-10-03T09:49:59.831-06:00I always add a bit of lemon juice and zest when ma...I always add a bit of lemon juice and zest when making blackberry jam ... makes it even more Colin Firthy...just sayin'The Atomic Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898486879415952446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-36905244759846358682012-09-26T14:37:58.274-06:002012-09-26T14:37:58.274-06:00I achieved a bucket list item this past spring whe...I achieved a bucket list item this past spring when I went to a maple sugar camp and watched the sap boiling and saw the trees being tapped. Wanted to do this since I read Little House in the Big Woods. Awesome.Mrs. Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043853884695032972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-82567874880549309712012-09-25T09:00:57.172-06:002012-09-25T09:00:57.172-06:00My accomplishments this summer pretty much revolve...My accomplishments this summer pretty much revolve around falling in love and getting engaged! Wheeee! We're getting married in L*gan this December. To relate it to your post, this means I get to move out of my efficiency into an apartment with a real kitchen! No more two burner stove tops and toaster ovens for me! AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-28854049695886455052012-09-19T13:00:25.753-06:002012-09-19T13:00:25.753-06:00or I could give them to you - I'm coming to co...or I could give them to you - I'm coming to conference!<br />Lady Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477686086537653133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-25055694546048638022012-09-19T12:59:25.276-06:002012-09-19T12:59:25.276-06:00Nem - can you email your current email address for...Nem - can you email your current email address for the recipes - they are scanned so not sure i can put them on here, and I don't think the email address I have for you is up to date.<br />Lady Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477686086537653133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-83343288757039730282012-09-14T12:57:21.551-06:002012-09-14T12:57:21.551-06:00Ha! I am a long time lurker and while I've lov...Ha! I am a long time lurker and while I've loved lots of your posts, I just had to comment on is one for the LHOTP reference. I just finished reading "The Wilder Life" by Wendy McClure and it was fantastic. Apparently there are a lot of us Little House lovers out there :)Cailinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12733183431373390899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-48567704823714804172012-09-13T21:56:06.723-06:002012-09-13T21:56:06.723-06:00Anon, thanks for the crumble recipe! I did make th...Anon, thanks for the crumble recipe! I did make the dimply cake but my 60-yr-old oven overcooked it. Ruuuude.<br /><br />Springrose, steal away! I am most flattered. :-)<br /><br />Stacy, YEAH. Ma and Pa were kind of total bad-As. <br /><br />Desmama, thanks!<br /><br />Mom, I threw the anus in just for you. You are welcome.<br /><br />Jeri, you are an angel genius. Am off to go add sugar to all foods that need it!<br /><br />Emandtrev, this pepper freezing intrigues me--I know nothing of it! What do you do? What kind of peppers? How do you use them later?<br /><br />It's Lady J!!!! Hi! I would love your courgette (heh) recipes. <br /><br />MBC, just reading about the things Steve gets up to on your blog makes me tired. I am in awe. <br /><br />Anna B, I'm glad you liked the article! And I'm glad you didn't come back here and chew me out when you hit the f-word I forgot to warn people about . . . (but really, that Mary? Totally true, sometimes. She even admits it later!)Nemesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553415531355924860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-15596041559501071572012-09-13T19:41:20.019-06:002012-09-13T19:41:20.019-06:00thank you, oh thank you for posting the link to th...thank you, oh thank you for posting the link to that article!! it made me laugh so hard. oh, your blog is great.Anna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376781793087491281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-25376682070234645112012-09-13T18:17:07.528-06:002012-09-13T18:17:07.528-06:00My husband gets all the bragging rights this seaso...My husband gets all the bragging rights this season, but I will brag for him and pretend that I helped (although mostly I did not). He canned green and yellow beans, peaches, pears, tomato salsa and tomatillo salsa, tomatillos, strawberry jam, black currant conserve, rhubarb and pear concentrate, blueberries, and apple syrup. Tomorrow he's doing tomatoes. He's also done black beans and taco meat. I think that he would really like us to eat entirely from bottles in the winter.<br /><br />I just noticed the ClearJel comment from Desmama. Steve is having a very passionate love affair with ClearJel this year. He used it to do our jam and to can peach pie filling and to whip up homemade pudding. He is absolutely evangelical about it, but I find it a bit unholy.MBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860359505710765392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-61378276943021477422012-09-13T14:19:16.114-06:002012-09-13T14:19:16.114-06:00oops - that should have said chutney, not churneyoops - that should have said chutney, not churneyLady Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477686086537653133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-34566521821429792312012-09-13T14:18:39.751-06:002012-09-13T14:18:39.751-06:00yes - courgettes (as they are correctly called!) m...yes - courgettes (as they are correctly called!) make great chocolate cake - also courgette and tomato soup or churney or quiche, or roast them tossed in oil and herbs and seasoning with other vegetables.<br />Want some recipes?<br /> Lady Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477686086537653133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-69430883980174099692012-09-13T13:43:42.745-06:002012-09-13T13:43:42.745-06:00I think you need to hook a girl up with what you d...I think you need to hook a girl up with what you do for the blackberry jam. Yum! <br /><br />I've frozen a lot of corn and peppers, and made strawberry jam. I'd like to can peaches sometime, but I am seriously intimidated. What is my problem? Maybe you and Desmama can give me a tutorial someday. <br /><br />I have plans (hopefully) to make salsa this weekend. My SIL has a great recipe and I don't think I can mess that one up too much. :)<br /><br />Oh! Sorry. Yet another long comment. I have a lovely little recipe for Texas chocolate zucchini cake. It is awesome. Maybe not the healthiest use of the veggie, but so delicious. And it uses a pretty good sized zucchini (two or three cups shredded, if memory serves correctly). Yeah!emandtrevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496021016172870242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-86065207977993684372012-09-13T09:11:12.335-06:002012-09-13T09:11:12.335-06:00You could always melt your health jam down, add so...You could always melt your health jam down, add some more sugar, boil for a minute or two and jar it again. You know, if you were going for the Colin Firth affect on ALL your jam instead of just some.jerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05334193146809678214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-22648375125296112272012-09-12T21:59:20.941-06:002012-09-12T21:59:20.941-06:00THIS was a great blog post, even though you used t...THIS was a great blog post, even though you used the word "anus", I forgive you. Such a funny girl.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589619302248966883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-8667656778485049432012-09-12T17:48:10.598-06:002012-09-12T17:48:10.598-06:00Meant to call you. Picked up ClearJel at Kitchen ...Meant to call you. Picked up ClearJel at Kitchen Kneads today. So don't buy any. I'll bring it by when I drop off the pears tomorrow.Desmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799831623274044784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-72053234368084894012012-09-12T16:28:10.137-06:002012-09-12T16:28:10.137-06:00I believe that bladder came from the same pig that...I believe that bladder came from the same pig that Ma made head cheese from. It's funny how normal that seemed to me when reading the book as a child. I have since come to appreciate just how tough Ma was.Stacy Averetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450516097828269302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-10626513132874759132012-09-12T15:30:51.196-06:002012-09-12T15:30:51.196-06:00I might have to steal that line about Colin Firth ...I might have to steal that line about Colin Firth in a wet shirt on a horse!!! Haha springrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04024229977771280765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-70720067544275953942012-09-12T14:32:28.979-06:002012-09-12T14:32:28.979-06:00<3 that cake. Also a huge fan of this recipe fo...<3 that cake. Also a huge fan of this recipe for using up excess plums- http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/plum-raspberry-crumble-recipe/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com