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Emily Dickinson’s Cocoanut Cake 1 cup cocoanut 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup milk 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoonful soda 1 teaspoonful cream of tartar This makes one half the rule– No baking instructions are given, but anybody with a basic understanding of baking techniques should have...

It's been a long three or four weeks. But the stitches are out and I'm able to have some brief computer time. I had carpal tunnel for probably 20 years or more, but it took the trigger finger not settling down to make me see the surgeon. I'd had steroid shots in that same finger twice, so it was...

Maple Sweet Potato Hash Serves 2-3 1lb sweet potatoes (about 2 small sweet potatoes,) peeled & cubed 1/2 lb pork breakfast sausage 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 Tablespoon butter 1/2 onion, chopped pepper 1-2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup Directions Cook sweet potatoes in a large...

Even though most of us have eaten it or still have it on the menu, I found this image on a Canadian site so plopped it here for a new thread. "Because meat was scarce, a product was invented that was found on almost every table during the war and beyond. Short for “Seasoned Ham,” Spam was a...

Has anyone tried this? I can't garden outside anymore, but I'm really tempted to try this instead of container gardening. My neighbor had a porch garden last year, lots of really big pots with really nice plants and very little yield. Here's a link w/ pictures about it...

OMG. Let me be the first one here to do a WTH. https://www.sadanduseless.com/vintage-magazine-advice/

https://www.sadanduseless.com/how-to-teach-a-woman/

I never had any luck with these, but I always tried to transplant some into my garden. Now I can't even find them on my property. I know critters like to eat them. https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-grow-organic-ground-cherries-2539577

This is the wrong time of the year for this, but here it is. https://www.thespruce.com/what-are-rose-hips-and-what-do-they-do-1403046

https://buynothingproject.org/?fbclid=IwAR0XZw7e8yMB2Iuqr06p7vfZtHsa9FE9nDCpk7UDwSEqtKMhTSMt-TRFlnE This could go right along with the Food is Free project. That's where you put out excess garden produce, fruit and eggs for anyone to take if they need it. I do realize that most of us will can...

https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/12-things-to-make-with-dandelion-flowers/?fbclid=IwAR2MXZxEfuRfVPMrx4nwY9FqsxMb2ZtLaOtDMpnIIrw5PkjXA91nwSQHefw Link to page with recipes for the following: Infused oil Salve Vinegar Traditional Scandinavian Dandelion Syrup Soap Lotion bars Tea Magnesium lotion...

One Pan Sausage and Veggies Roasted garlic-parmesan veggies with sausage and herbs all made and cooked on one pan. 10 minutes prep, easy clean-up! Servings 4 if served with rice/quinoa Ingredients 2 cups (~1 small) red potato 3/4ths pound green beans 1 large head of broccoli (~ 1 and 1/2...

Creamy Vegetable Soup Soup broth: 1 head cauliflower 2 zucchini 1 onion 2 garlic cloves 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth 2 cups of water 1 cup of milk (your choice, plant milk works as well) 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp onion powder black pepper Chop vegetables and put them in a large soup...

This rhubarb or cranberry pudding cake is easy to make using fresh or frozen fruit. A simple hot water trick allows the cake to make it's own sauce while baking. Use 2 cups chopped rhubarb or cranberries. If using frozen, let it thaw in the pan for a bit. Put into a 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish...

Years ago, I made a similar recipe using orange koolaid. I could have eaten the entire batch by myself. http://momsfrugal.blogspot.com/2011/02/homemade-orange-sherbet.html

Last month, I gave a jar of lard to a gal at our Azure drop. Today at the drop, her husband told me that his wife had left a jar of Marigold jelly for me, but he had forgotten to grab it as he went out the door, so he'd bring it next time. I gave him another, bigger jar of lard today. I bet he...

From the Gutenberg Ebooks, Foods That Will Win the War and How to Cook Them. Scroll down the page a bit to start all the recipes. Here's part of the table of contents (the numbers are links to the correct page on the site): SAVE WHEAT: Reasons Why Our Government Asks Us to Save Wheat, with...

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Knox Gelatin Spread, a butter extender:

Anyone have a steam canner? We have a neighbor that buys huge jars of jam/whatever, divides it into smaller jars, then steam cans them. Other things she'll open the jar, spoon out what she needs, then steam can the original jar again. She has a regular pressure canner, but she said this was a...