Saying Grace
A Child’s Mealtime Blessing God is Great, God is Good; Let us thank Him for our food. By His hands we all are fed, Give us Lord our Daily Bread. Amen. –Author Unknown How many of us know this prayer …
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Favorite Things About Fall
1. Watching the leaves change colors. 2. Enjoying cooler weather. 3. Smelling cinnamon while shopping. 4. Seeing pumpkins everywhere. 5. Eating caramel apples. 6. Wearing the color orange. 7. Wearing flip flops one day and boots the next. 8. …
Out of Cake Flour?
If out of cake flour, use 1 cup all-purpose flour, minus 2 tablespoons of flour and replacing it with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch for every 1 cup cake flour needed. Sift together before adding before adding to other ingredients in …
On Showing Mercy
“But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men. Be merciful, …
May Pop Blossoms
Maypop Jelly Recipe
Barbara shares her recipe and more of her eating weeds jelly adventures: … while we were out picking the kudzu blossoms – the sweet smell of the Maypops was SO awesome!!! I wondered … Are they edible???? I came home …
You can only use the dark purple flowers. You pick the stems, go home & pick off just the darkest purple blooms.Hi there sweet ladies! I wanted to send you the recipes to my latest “Eating Weeds” … jelly adventures. The Kudzu Blossom Jelly and the Maypop Jelly are both simply delicious!!! Bill’s mom has always made Kudzu Blossom Jelly. It is a Shanks family tradition. Since she recently had to be placed in a Rehab facility … it looked like no one was going to make the jelly this year. So … I couldn’t let them down :-) It was HARD WORK … but so worth it!!!
Kudzu Blossom Jelly
Kudzu Blossom Jelly – A Shank Family Tradition by Barbara Bagley Shanks 4 cups kudzu blossoms 4 cups boiling water 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 package pectin 5 cups sugar 4-6 half-pint jars & lids, sterilized and kept hot Kudzu blossoms …
A Personal Nine Eleven
Today is the twelfth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. It was an event that rocked our nation and made everyone stop their day-to-day tasks and gather around a television or a radio. It opened up the flood gates …
Our Family Tree Changes
Our family tree located on the horizontal menu bar is undergoing some changes, but family member posts are still being added under a new category titled “The Kinfolk.” The previous family tree software was difficult to navigate and I’m currently …
On the Importance of Remembering
I think these words by my dear sister, Jennifer, rings so true as we reflect on the anniversary of 9/11. People can be taught, manipulated, and intimidated into forgetting, but they can’t be forced to, if they choose not to do so. …
Out of semi-sweet chocolate chips?
If out of semi-sweet chocolate chips, use 3 tablespoons cocoa powder with 1 tablespoon coconut oil and 3 tablespoons raw sugar for every 1 ounce semi-sweet chocolate chips needed.