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August 17, 2019
| Diana in Wisconsin/Greeneyes
Posted on 08/17/2019 7:09:33 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
nice but I am too old to be buying new jars, I recently gave away 2 dozen regular quarts. I still have plenty. That is a nice size. Sometimes a pint is not enough and a quart too much. (I read that in a fortune cookie once)
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posted on
08/17/2019 2:51:20 PM PDT
by
MomwithHope
(Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Just made for you, DIW. Savory, elaborate granita perfect as a summer dinner party starter.
Bloody Mary Granita / Makes 8 servings
ING 4 cups fresh tomato juice (see below) 1-2 serranos, minced 3 tb minced cilantro
Juiced lime — Pinch k/salt — Pinch sugar tsp celery salt shake of Worc 1-2 shakes Tabasco
METHOD Stir/cover tomato juice, serranos, cilantro, lime juice, pinch k/salt, pinch sugar, celery salt, Worc, Tabasco. Steep at room temp 30-60 min. Correct salt as needed. Strain juice into stainless steel container; freezer an hour. Remove the pan to counter; fork/rake frozen edges, breaking up crystals. Refreeze 30 min; rake again. Continue process til completely frozen and fluffy. Chill serving glasses and freezer bottle of vodka.
PREP GLASSES rub glass rims w/ lime wedge; dip into plate of salt.
ASSEMBLY Pour shot of chilled vodka into each glass; top with generous scoops of the granita. Garnish as desired. Enjoy right away.
Fresh tomato juice: chop about 3 pounds of very ripe tomatoes, set them in a strainer or colander, stir in 2 tsp salt,
drain for 30 min, stir now and then. Discard the solids or use in another dish.
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posted on
08/17/2019 3:34:17 PM PDT
by
Liz
(Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
To: Silentgypsy
Not the one you requested......but this recipe is outstanding. Classic French custard-style ice cream.
From LENOTRE’S ICE CREAMS AND CANDIES, heavenly recipes by Gaston Lenotre, France’s master of desserts.
SUBLIME VANILLA BEAN ICE CREAM
METHOD Heat 2 generous cups whole milk to almost steaming Add split vanilla bean (remove when custard is finished cooking). If using bean, do not add vanilla at this point. Stir in generous cup sugar to completely dissolve. Whisk 6 lge egg yolks well then temper slowly / a little hot milk slowly (about half), whisk again. Pour back into pan of hot milk. Cook on low til custard coats back of spoon STIRRING CONSTANTLY. Do not overcoat; it will curdle- then you are really in trouble. Pour into large bowl. Whisk in generous cup whipping cream. Cool; then chill completely cool before putting it into ice cream maker. Add tsp best vanilla (or remove the bean).
TASTE TEST NOW Nothing is better than ice cream, still soft, right from the maker. It is your reward. Grab a big spoon and indulge.
FINAL Serve in footed dessert glassware......blanket with fresh garden raspberries.
CHEF NOTE: Pack in small plastic containers to store.
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posted on
08/17/2019 3:42:48 PM PDT
by
Liz
(Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
To: left that other site
What a lovely little garden! Well, its a little longer than that, and thank God for what we have and can share, which we want to glorify Him. And its all tomatoes (cherry by the fence; larger behind) and Butternut squash. 
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posted on
08/17/2019 4:02:54 PM PDT
by
daniel1212
( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
To: Black Agnes
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posted on
08/17/2019 4:05:19 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Ya. We love the asparagus jars too. They make GREAT drinking glasses. They also fit in the drink cup thingie in most cars. Just sayin’
To: Califreak
Home canned tuna is an experience you wouldn’t forget. Starkest is cat food after you taste it. Smoked tuna, too. Nummers.
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posted on
08/17/2019 4:35:07 PM PDT
by
gundog
( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
They keep promising clouds. but I may just have to shade them.
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posted on
08/17/2019 4:37:32 PM PDT
by
gundog
( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
A friend gave me a bucket full of Naked Ladies but this is the only one that matured but at my age that is one more than I can handle...
To: gundog
I bet it really is great.
Home canned chicken is incredible.
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posted on
08/17/2019 5:00:05 PM PDT
by
Califreak
(If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
To: Diana in Wisconsin; All
We had just started harvesting corn for dinner when a flock of Raccoons invaded our patch and this was the result of one night...
@#$%^^&**((^#$@!#$
To: tubebender
:(
Horrible.
I have some tiny little varmint taking exactly one tiny bite out of each ripe tomato.
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posted on
08/17/2019 5:07:05 PM PDT
by
Califreak
(If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
To: MomwithHope
“Sometimes a pint is not enough and a quart too much. (I read that in a fortune cookie once)”
LOL!
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:22:39 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
To: Liz
OMG! That is SO impressive!
I need to have a party, quick, to show that off before summer is gone! :)
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:23:40 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
To: Black Agnes
Yep. You can easily find ‘toppers’ that fit the 24 oz. jars perfectly!
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:25:28 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Make those and your hostess reputation will be made.
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:46:38 PM PDT
by
Liz
(Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
To: tubebender
I miss my ‘Naked Ladies’! I failed to move them from my old 1906 farm to my ‘new’ 1900 farm, LOL!
Jung’s sells them, though. I’ll have to find a special spot for them. They grew around my well at the old farm.
Some days I REALLY miss that place - but them Beau reminds me that I’ve lived LOTS of different places through the years, and that I truly AM 100% HAPPY with where I have landed from this day forward. *HEART*
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:48:29 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
To: tubebender
Noooooooooooo! How could they get past the fencing? Oh, I guess they CAN climb, LOL!
Don’t worry. Beau and Yakama are out killing a bunch of them in WI tonight, so they don’t migrate to CA!
P.S. So SORRY for your loss. :(
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:50:27 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Lasr year’s tomatoes came up and gave a good crop!
This year’s not very good.,
Weird huh?
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posted on
08/17/2019 8:33:10 PM PDT
by
mrsmith
(Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
To: Liz
Wow! Six egg yolks! I can’t wait to try it. Thank you for your trouble!
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posted on
08/17/2019 9:22:22 PM PDT
by
Silentgypsy
(Call an addiction! hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
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