You are here: Home / summer “Now come recipes which I take pleasure in giving as I think we can show great patriotism, as did our mothers, in making good, wholesome things to drink from the fruits found in our part of the world.”—New Orleans Creole Recipes by Mary Moore Bremer (1982) “Canned blackberries may be used.” NEW ORLEANS CREOLE BLACKBERRY
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I checked the Big A in the sky and tartaric acid is available. One of the product descriptions says it’s: “Makes a nice summer drink, served either cold or over crushed ice.”—Mrs. John D. McCraine, Woodville, MS, The Mississippi Cookbook, compiled and edited by the Home Economics Division of the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service (1972)
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Originally published July 2020. Yesterday I was seriously involved with drudge work homemaking. At about 3pm I was in the kitchen and wondered what we were having for supper so I looked at the menu. OOPS! It’s Marica Cooks Monday! I had planned a cold salad supper so no big deal. Mr. Big Food made
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This is a repeat of a repeat but that tells you just how good this cold supper was! Recipe: Cold Glazed Ham Published on August 12, 2020 by Marica Originally posted June 2016; Serve with French Potato Salad and Blood Mary Soup This was spectacular! I changed up the recipe– from Serve it Cold! A Cookbook of Delicious Cold Dishes (1968)– a bit
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I remember this. It is off the hook refreshing and delicious. Enjoy! Recipe: Watermelon Sorbet Published on August 4, 2016 by Marica As I mentioned earlier, I cobbled together this recipe from several sources, though the basis is from the little cookbook that accompanied our countertop electric ice cream maker. WATERMELON SORBET 3/4 C water3/4 C sugar3+ sprigs of fresh
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The good news is the humidity is only 46%, and the temperature is only 99.9 100 making the heat index only 111. This is considerably better than last week, and the week before. No complaints. The model is still forecasting pretty high temperatures for later in the week. 108 will be interesting if it does
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We hit 117* on the Heat Index yesterday. Today will be no different. It’s funny how when something like this snow in February happens– or really hot days in August–you think ahead to really hot days in August– or snow in February– and try to put the weather into perspective. You think it will help
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Smidgen more of the Balloon Festival yesterday. Quite interesting seeing them throw flame into the ballon as it lay on the ground and then finally rose into the air. Rides were supposed to start at 5pm, and the line was long, but they just couldn’t get it full enough. That’s it on the right as
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for the balloon ride.
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Yesterday I was seriously involved with drudge work homemaking. At about 3pm I was in the kitchen and wondered what we were having for supper so I looked at the menu. OOPS! It’s Marica Cooks Monday! I had planned a cold salad supper so no big deal. Mr. Big Food made the dressing when he
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That’s almost a 40 degree difference in less than two hours. And nearly an inch of rain in 33 minutes. Not bad. Welcome to Mississippi. (Pay no never mind to the yearly rain total. If the weather station loses power, I have to re-set it. Actual totals are on the SD card.)
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In case you’ve forgotten– it has been several years since we calculated Heat Index by hand– the “what it feels like” colloquial version of the Heat Index is, in fact, what it feels like in the shade. That explains a lot this afternoon.
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Of course, as Mr. Big Food commented, that’s nothing compared to what’s coming. We had a brief downpour at 6:43. Right humid. Hum. I see a large portion of these United States are quite warm this morning. You know, if I had nothing better to do, I could answer the question, “When did we switch
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Almost Summer. Summer. Still Summer. Christmas. We have officially entered Still Summer. That’s without the heat index– not that that matters. Hardest hit? Poor Tiger.
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I heard about this on NOAA weather radio the other day.
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It is only 85° at 11:08am. Yet the heat index is 106°. The relative humidity is 84%, there is light drizzle and the sun is shining. I do not think I’ve ever seen a 20+ degree difference between the temperature and heat index before. Carry on.
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That’s what NOAA Weather Radio is telling me this morning.
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That was Mr. Big Food yesterday evening– positively giddy. He said this was his favorite time of year. Moussaka with homegrown eggplant. Stuffed green peppers. Fresh lemon cucumbers for the salad. Home. Grown. Tomatoes. What would life be without homegrown tomatoes? I cannot argue with his sentiment.
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It’s almost like the weather folks are bored. No matter. Patio and outdoor kitchen are buttoned up except for a few plants on the picnic table. Bunkhouse is tidied up and ready to receive occupants should we have to bug out of the Big House. Frankly, I’m not seeing it. The low pressure of the
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So I’ve been seeing these crazy numbers, having fun with them, but thinking they can’t possibly be correct– just like those 197 lightening strikes in the past 48 hours. But apparently it really does feel like 121 out there. I will not be engaged in any strenuous activity. Just for sh*ts & giggles, I took
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