Old Fashioned Idea Week...Blueberries ...

              Hi everyone...

Would you believe me if I told you that it is raining hard again?  Yup.. it is.. grin..

Oh well... 

This is day 2 of the old fashioned ideas from my old book..

Today the pages seems to have a kind of blueberry theme going on here..

First there is a recipe with a story..

I'm sorry that I did not get a chance to make it though as Terry and I did up chow chow, sweet dills and sandwich pickles plus went to Sussex to buy the cukes.. smile..

Yes, I am a bit tired but thank God for a sweet man who loves to help make pickles..

There is also a bowl of my secret ginger cuke pickle sitting overnite.. grin..

I will need to make these up first thing in the morning.. 

Anyway, back to my story... smile..

A blueberry recipe for Rustic Blueberry Sauce..

A few years ago I was here at the cottage and went into St. John shopping for groceries.

There were a lot of boxes of blueberries on sale because they had been crushed a bit..

As I stood there looking and trying to decide how many boxes to buy a sweet girl about Shonda's age was putting a few boxes in her cart.  I looked at her and she grinned and said she had discovered a new recipe and these would be perfect for it..

Well, you know me..I had to ask her what the recipe was... So, the patient girl stands there as I get her to repeat a few finer points to make sure I had it down pat in my head.. As soon as I could I wrote it down..

Here it is...

RUSTIC BLUEBERRY SAUCE..

3 cups of blueberries

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

2 Tablespoons white sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 Tablespoons of water

2 cinnamon sticks..

Bring to a boil and then lower heat and simmer for 8 minutes..

Put in a glass bowl and cover with saran wrap.. Poke holes in the top..

Next day you can use it for waffles, over ice cream or cakes..

They were her suggestions but I freeze this in mason jars and then when I make cheesecake this is the perfect topping..

 It is delicious..

You don't have to freeze it but to be honest I don't know how long it would keep in the fridge so I always freeze it..

Hope you enjoy this..

Now here is something I wrote down..

 

Perhaps I had better translate my writing..

There are no marble topped tables, long mirrors or lace curtains in the little parlor but simple furniture, plenty of books, a fire and a picture or two..

Louisa May Alcott..

I must have been reading her book and loved that paragraph and thought it was worth remembering..

I know... I am different..just ask my family.. hehe.. 

Also.. here is a tip I think is worth mentioning especially as we are gardening..

NAIL WHITENER

1 denture tablet

1 cup warm water

Soak for ten minutes..

Sounds easy, eh?

The sweet company we had last weekend picked me a big tub of fresh blueberries..

Thanks Vick.. 

I made some muffins this morning..

That was before I knew I was going to do pickles.. grin..

And so here is another blueberry recipe for you...

Blueberry Muffins..

1 1/2 cups flour

3/4 cup white sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. baking powder

Whisk together in your mixing bowl..

In a large measuring cup measure

1 egg

1/3 cup veg oil

1/3 cup milk..

Whisk this together and add to dry ingredients.

Just blend and then fold in 1 cup fresh blueberries..

Spray your muffin tins or use paper liners and fill almost full.. 

Bake at 375 degree F. oven for 20 to 25 minutes..

This made about a dozen good sized muffins..

We ate them with our coffees on the way to Sussex this morning.. heheh.. (not all of them)smile..

I was reading the idea book to see what I would post tonight and thought that I should make them for breakfast before Terry got up..

smile..

They were just finished when he gets up and says that we should do pickles on such a rainy day... So off we went..

Well, sweet ladies thanks so much again for visiting and all your dear comments..

You guys are all so special.. I love doing this blog thing and you make it so much fun..

Just a little reminder before I end for today..

His grace is all sufficient..

Love to you all..