Every fall our family has a pumpkin party. We take a hayride into the pumpkin patch my husband planted and gather the bounty. For years I cut the pumpkins in half, scraped out the seeds and put them face-down on the cookie sheet in the oven to bake in order to make the most delicious puree for pies or muffins. I found an easier way online this year. Sooooo much easier! How to Make Pumpkin Puree, the Easy Way. Ingredients…
Haven’t tried this yet, but it looks yummy. You might make this as a special treat today to cheer people up on this glorious tax day. SOUTHERN BUTTERMILK PIE: ½ C. buttermilk 1¾ C. sugar 2 large eggs 3 tbsp. flour pinch of salt 1 stick butter 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. nutmeg Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix everything togher and pour into an unblked 9 inch shell. Sprinkle The top lightly with nutmeg. Bake 15 minutes. REduce over…
When our children were little we waited for the first hard freeze in the fall. On a cool, wet Saturday in late October or early November we headed south of Kansas City to a pecan grove near Pleasanton, Kansas armed with boxes and gunnysacks to carry our treasure. The farmer had a large clamp on the front of his Ford tractor. He attached the clamp around the tree. “Get back. It’s gonna rain pecans.” When he activated the machine the…