Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Crumble topping for Apple Pie

 Somehow our old recipe was lost, but this is pretty close to what we used to use.


       Top apple slices with topping and pat it down over the apples.

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Diced Tomatoes - Canned

 Dice tomatoes (no need to peel or core), add to hot jars, really packing them in. 

Add 1/2 tsp salt to pints, 1 tsp salt to qts as desired.

Add 1 tsp lemon juice to each jar to up acid level. (can't taste in final product)

Waterbath can for 45 minutes.

Cranberry - Apple Relish from Ball Blue Book of preserving

Yield: about 5 half-pints

4 cups cranberries, chopped
1 pound apples, peeled, cored, chopped
2 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup water
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c chopped walnuts (optional)

Combine cranberries, apples, brown sugar and water in a large saucepot. Simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in cinnamon and walnuts; cook 5 minutes. Ladle hot relish into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Adjust two-piece caps. Process 15 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

7 Layer Salad by Janine Michie

1 head of Lettuce
3-4 stalks of Celery
4 Green Onions
4 hard boiled eggs
2 cups frozen peas
2 cups Best Foods mayonnaise
2 cups Grated Fiesta Cheese
1 cup bacon bits


Break up lettuce and put in the bottom of a 9x13 pan

Cut up 3 - 4 stalks of celery and sprinkle over lettuce

Cut up Green onions and sprinkle over the celery

Cut up hard boiled eggs and sprinkle over the other ingredients

Then put frozen peas over the eggs and other ingredients.

Spread mayonnaise over the frozen peas. Then sprinkle cheese and then bacon bits on the top.