You are here: Home / Anniversaries & Holidays And it’s not me. Highly recommend you click on over to Story Mill Ranch and read this post, which includes a lovely letter from Abigail Adams to John, written in October 1774. I love the 4th of July. No, not because of hot dogs, watermelons, and fireworks, although those are certainly lovely, but because I
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President Calvin Coolidge celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1926, with a speech providing a magisterial review of the history and thought underlying the Declaration. His speech on the occasion deserves to be read and studied in its entirety. The following paragraph, however, is particularly relevant to the challenge that confronts
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In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up
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Be sure to read to the end, in case you’ve forgotten about this disgusting and un-American episode from the distant past of 2019. ~~~ I posted the following on October 2, 2013. Reposting it in its entirety (though reformatted) for the Memorial Day weekend, 2019. Ernie Pyle was an American journalist and war correspondent. A quick
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From Mother’s Day 2020. Nothing so fancy this year since it’s just us but Mr. Big Food did make a fantastic brunch of Bucks & Bacon. (For the uninitiated, bucks are buckwheat pancakes and they are beyond delicious.) Happy Mother’s Day! Ice Box Biscuits, Shrimp Arnaud, and Baked Omelet. Delicious. And! Mr. Big Food and
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’Tis the human touchin this world that counts,The touch of your hand and mine,Which means far moreto the fainting heartThan shelter and bread and wine.For shelter is gonewhen the night is o’er,And bread lasts only a day.But the touch of the handAnd the sound of the voiceSing on in the soul alway. Spencer Michael Free
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VALENTINE CAKE 2 ½ C sifted cake flour1 ½ C sugar3 ½ tsp baking powder1 tsp salt½ C shortening (softened to room temperature if necessary)¾ C milk¼ C maraschino cherry juice1 tsp vanilla extract1 tsp almond extract4 egg whites18 maraschino cherries, drained well and chopped fine, plus more, whole, for garnishing cake½ C walnuts or
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“Cupid’s best!”—Winifred Green Cheney, The Southern Hospitality Cookbook (1976) PINK VALENTINE PIE Makes 6 to 8 servings ½ tsp finely grated orange peel 1 Tbsp plus 1 tsp Triple Sec22 chocolate wafers, rolled fine½ stick butter, melted22 regular-size marshmallows¾ C milk3 Tbsp crème de cacao1 drop red food coloring½ pint whipping cream, whipped Marinate orange
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“For sentimental occasions, such as wedding anniversaries or Valentine’s Day, nothing could be as appropriate as a heart cake served for dessert. The spices and cherry preserved in the cake will lead right to a man’s heart!”—The Creative Cooking Course (1982) CREATIVE COOKING SWEETHEART CAKE WITH SWEETHEART FROSTING Makes 12 to 15 servings Butter1 C
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This is… different. From Mrs. Grace Henserling, Meat Substitutes, Beverages, Miscellaneous, Recipes from Natchez (1968) VALENTINE PARTY DISH 1 lb. dried prunes, cooked until tender but still firm, pits removed, replaced with almonds or other small nuts1 C flour1¼ tsp baking powder½ tsp salt1 Tbsp sugar1 egg1/3 C milk2 Tbsp butter, meltedDeep hot fat (375˚)Red
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CHERRY BAVARIAN VALENTINE Serves 10-12 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin1 tsp ground ginger¼ tsp saltSyrup from maraschino cherries plus water to equal ¾ C6 eggs, separated1 ¼ C milk1 jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped, plus another bottle, drained and left whole, for garnishRed food coloring (optional)½ C sugar2 C heavy cream, whipped In top of
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Not quite as time consuming as Red Velvet Cake I. RED VELVET CAKE WITH ICING I 1 box marble cake mix4 eggs1 package (4-serving) vanilla instant pudding½ C oil2 1-oz bottles red food coloring, poured into a 1-cup measuring cup, remainder of cup filled with water Combine all ingredients in large bowl of electric mixer
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Five (5) eggs! Yay! RED VELVET POUND CAKE 3 C flour, sifted3 C sugar½ C dry unsweetened cocoa1 oz red food coloring1 tsp vanilla5 eggs1 C milk2 sticks butter, softened½ C shorteningIcing Preheat oven to 300˚. Cream together butter, shortening, and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine flour and
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RED VELVET CAKE I 2 ½ C flour1 C buttermilk1 ½ C sugar1 tsp powdered cocoa1 tsp vanilla2 eggs1 C oil1 tsp baking soda1 tsp salt1 tsp vinegar2 Tbsp red cake coloring Preheat oven to 350˚. Cream sugar and oil. Add eggs and beat well. Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together. Mix together cocoa
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Powerline’s The Week in Pictures
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I used to have a column in our local newspaper. You’ll never guess what the subject was. That’s right! Old books. Below is a repost of the repost of an unfinished column on Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, and Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s got some interesting history in it. ML, MLK, & MLKjr. Published
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Last evening was football food, laid out on the breakfast table (all the better to see the TV). Left to right: All new recipes which I’ll post as I get to it. We thought the ravioli was the best, though it was all delicious. And we crossed off the chaffing dish from the list of
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From the top clockwise: Cajun Country Deluxe (be sure you pronounce it DEluxe) Fried Cabbage, Crepes stuffed with homemade Garlic Thyme Sausage and spinach with cheese sauce, pork chop, Boiled Potatoes with Depression Gravy, Jalepeno Blackeyed Peas. A feast. We will not go hungry in 2023! Wishing you the same.
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Came across this earlier and then forgot to repost it. Better late than never–and updated accordingly. Our traditional New Year’s Eve Supper is coming along great here at Farther Along Farm. Crepes just need cheese sauce. I’m trying gouda this year, something different. Blackeyes are done. Mr. Big food is working on the cabbage dish
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