1 cup shortening or (2/3 cup oil)
3 eggs
1 #303 can pumpkin (16-17 oz. or 2 cups)
1/3 cup water
2 1/2 cups sugar
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cloves
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Mix shortening, eggs, water, and pumpkin. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients; add to pumpkin mixture and blend well. Add nuts and stir. Bake 325 degrees for 1 hour. Makes 2 regular loaf pans or 6 mini-loaf pans.
This is my sister, Ann's, recipe, and she makes the bread each holiday season. Using 6 mini-loaf pans, she bakes them for her neighbors. This past Christmas, we 4 sisters, a niece, and one of her friends, got together to bake for the upcoming holiday. The following pictures are of the pumpkin bread.
You might find you like this tradition. Why not give this recipe a try? Bake your own Pumpkin Bread, and make enough for your friends and neighbors. Wrap them in colorful paper and ribbons and take a child with you when you deliver them. They will remember it as a special act of kindness, and hopefully, carry on the tradition in their own homes one day.
Today is my niece's 10th birthday. She was born on Valentine's Day, so it seemed natural that she was named Valentine. She complains however that her special day always falls during the middle of the week; she just needs to get used to celebrating her birthday for several days! She can have a party on the weekend, and cake and ice cream and presents on the 14th, as well.
This picture was taken at Thanksgiving of 2012 in the country around her aunt Sue's in the little community of Lingleville, Erath County, Texas. Her favorite color is pink. She is in the accelerated class of her 5th grade and smart as she can be. She enjoys her brother and sister, their puppy, helping in the kitchen, and making cookies at my house, especially at Christmas.
I used a scrap kit called "Ice Cream and Cake" created by Rainy at Sweetz, and SC_Sketch 321 from Scrapbook Challenges.
July 13, 2002Dear Judy: I have been intending to send you this recipe, and I started a batch of them Friday, and reminded myself to send it to you. I think you will like them.Use large cucumbers:Peel and quarter length ways one gallon of cucumbers. Cut seeds out, or use a spoon to scrape them out. Cut into 1/2" chunks. Mix 1/2 cup of lime with 4 1/4 quarts of water, pour over cucumbers; let stand in lime mix 24 hours.
Drain and wash good. Soak in clear water 3 hours. Mix 1/2 cup vinegar, 1 small bottle of red food coloring; 1 teaspoon alum; and enough water to cover cucumbers. Simmer 2 hours. Drain off liquid.
While simmering make syrup of 2 cups vinegar, 9 cups of sugar, 3 cups water; 8 sticks of cinnamon; 1 package of red hots. Boil to form syrup (doesn't get thick) and pour over cucumbers. Let stand 24 hours. Drain syrup and reboil and pour over cucumbers. Repeat this process three more days.
Put cucumbers in jars, cover with hot syrup and seal.
I haven't tried them yet, but keep his note with my other cherished family recipes. When I make them, I will certainly photograph the process and share it with you here.MMM good ~Verdell
When a friend of my from our Friends of Scrapz group suggested the Theme for the week of Dec 9th should be Old Man Winter wearing Winter Clothing, these snapshots kept popping into my head. They are my mom and dad before they were married with her two sisters and a couple of their girlfriends from school and a couple of soldiers from the Army base right outside of Mineral Wells. Back in the '40s when this was taken and as America was getting into WWII, Fort Wolters was a holding camp for recruits and Army personnel who eventually went overseas. In the '60s it was the training base for Helicopter Pilots who went to Vietnam. At that time, in 1961, it was where I met Shubert.
My beautiful Aunt Irene is the one acting like she is going to climb up into the scrawny tree and she is the one with the dark plaid coat on in the other pictures. My mother's beautiful twin, Maedelle, is in the tree picture on the left with her arms crossed; she is also the one standing behind Irene on the left with her hand in her jacket pocket in the 2nd oval picture of all the girls. My mom, Vernelle, is standing in the middle beside Maedelle and wearing the dark coat with bright buttons. My dad is the civilian in the leather jacket on the far left in the group picture. My mom must have been taking that particular picture.
The entire group looks like they are freezing, but really enjoying themselves. I have always enjoyed these pictures and loved looking at those beautiful coats the girls have on.
I used one of the pages from Far Hill's Vintage French illustrations. I also used elements from Raspberry Road's "Tis the Season".SOURCES:
Oldest grandson Dylan finished the regular season with (4) first place ribbons, (4) second place ribbons and (1) third place ribbon. At the district meet Dylan got 1st place in the 300 meter hurdles, 2nd place in the 4X400 meter relay and 3rd place in the high jump. The 7th Graders at Walsh Middle School won 1st place in the district track meet - with double the points of their competition.
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