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NaBloPoMo- Being Distracted by Ads from a Bygone Era

November 22, 2013 by Renee

It’s been a rather long week. Michael went back to England Tuesday evening and I’ve been quite busy since then- catching up on my reading, testing some recipes, kitchen equipment tests and a few other projects.

One project that I started again (Because, I have so much free time you know and need yet another distraction. Not at all!) was looking through my genealogy records and trying to find more documents. I discovered a fabulous online site that has millions of newspapers scanned in.  Part of the fun of these small town papers is how eerily similar they are to Facebook!

Have a look….(From the Homer Republican, Thursday, June 19, 1913)

  • Mr. and Mrs. Groton, visited Thomas Kane from Mrs. Kane’s grandmother, Mrs. Sweeney, last Sunday.
  • Miss Bertha Butler attended the Patrons of Industry picnic at Virgil, last week.
  • Raymond Craver of Syracuse, is home on account of illness.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Grant Kinney were in Groton last week to attend the funeral of Mrs. Kinney’s father, Albert Baker.
  • Donald Jones is spending some time with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Roberts.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hammond and Mr. and Mrs, Ray Hammond called at Arthur FltzPatrick’s, last Sunday.

Status updates!!!  And they go on and on. Every single person in town seems to have some sort of update for that day.  And they are repeated nearly everyday for anyone doing anything that may or may not be considered of interest!

But the things I love most are the stories about my distant relatives- their jobs, their families and their whereabouts at different times. I also love the ads in these papers. I am having so much fun just reading all the different ads.

So, tonight, instead of reading some of the books I am reviewing, I am reading ads and want to share them with you.

Cortland Standard50 cents a pint for Olive Oil! (for 1904 that does seem pricey though!)

And family recipes for homemade cures – intelligently compounded.  How amazing!

Homer Republican

I love those! Your home baking can be pleasant and profitable!  An apparatus for creating skim milk or for making only cream. How interesting!

I came across this for canning your own beans-

Green Beans

How 1950’s!

And I will leave you with this one-

Cheese Dip

Sounds imported. But it’s not!  While no longer made by the same company, and off the market for well over 25 years, it recently made a comeback. Here’s a Wikipedia article about the origins of the cheese.

Fascinating stuff!

Filed Under: Kitchen Sink Tagged With: Cheese, Green Beans, NaBloPoMo, ads, canning

KitchenAid’s 1000 Cooks for the Cure- Sweet Pepper Jelly Recipe

August 2, 2011 by Renee

20110716-IMG_1262A couple of weeks ago we hosted a party as part of KitchenAid’s 1000 Cooks For The Cure, to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure ®.  I was introduced this great fundraising idea while attending the Rockher party Blogher Food this past May.

The basic concept was that 1000 cooks sign up and throw a party, a potluck, BBQ, or just a small gathering of friends. When you registered your party you could dedicate it to a cancer survivor or mention any other reason that inspires you to assist in the fight against cancer. If the party raised more than $50 you’ll be sent a limited edition Villeroy & Boch plate designed by Jacques Pepin. But the best past is, you can help raise even more money if you register the plate and then pass it on to someone else to use! And for each time it’s passed, another $5 more will be donated!  KitchenAid has promised to donate a minimum of $450,000. But with all the plates being passed on, we hope that number will be a lot more!

For our party, we had a BBQ, grilling up the usual fare; burgers, hotdogs and making rotisserie chicken. We also had lots of fresh vegetables and some fruits on the grill.

One of the dishes, a condiment, really, that went quickly was a Sweet Pepper Jelly that I had made during the week. It was gone in a flash! But thankfully, I made 5 jars so we’ll have some for the rest of the summer. It’s especially tasty on a juicy grilled burger.

 

Sweet Pepper Jelly

Ingredients

4 Red peppers, diced with scraps saved and set aside

4 Granny smith apples, peeled and diced

4 Jalapenos peppers, diced with scraps saved and set aside (for a hotter sauce, reserve some ribs and seeds)

2 cups red wine vinegar

1 cup sugar

2 tsp salt

1 box pectin

 

Method

Over medium high heat, add the pepper scraps and Jalapeno pepper scraps, the diced apples, vinegar and salt. (If you like a lot of spice, add the Jalapeno ribs and seeds too.)

Bring to a boil and simmer for 8-10 minutes, until the apples are soft.

Pour the mixture into a food processor and puree until smooth, return to the pot.

To the puree, add the diced red peppers and Jalapeno peppers and bring to a boil.

Add the pectin and cook according to the directions on the box.

Once completely cooked, the jelly can be stored in the refrigerator or vacuumed canned in a water bath using sterile canning jars for long term storage.

 

Now, you can do your part too,  by purchasing  Cook for the Cure Countertop Appliances by KitchenAid or by passing your own Pass the Plate by Villeroy & Boch. Once you have it, just go online , register your plate and pass it on.

plate_picture

 

Filed Under: Eat, Featured Posts, Sauces, Dressings and Condiments Tagged With: KitchenAid, Pepper Jelly, Susan G. Komen, canning

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