Another cute craft from the Dollar and a Quarter Treeđđđ
Youâll need the following:
3 (or however many you want to do) Candle holders with handle – mine said âHappyâ. I asked Jeff to take off the âhappyâ. He came back with, âwhatever thatâs on there with, we need to use it to paint the houseâ. âHappyâ stayedđ
3 Solar light stakes 3 Outdoor Hangers E6000
Take a solar light and pull the stake part off. You can throw it away because youâll never use it. Just throw it away.
Put the E6000 around the rim of the candle holder.
PULL OUT THE TAB ON THE SOLAR LIGHT TO ACTIVATE IT!!!
Place the solar light down into the candle holder with the solar panel pointing up.
Let the glue dry.
Hang it up.
Youâre done.
You can also use hot glue plus the E6000 to keep the solar light in place. I used it on one and then decided I didnât need the hot glue. You do you.
Oh Petit Jean, home of Petit Jean State Park and Arkansasâ first state park. Petit Jean State Park is celebrating their 100th anniversary this year.âŚwe wonât talk about how Petit Jean was once in Perry County and the county lines were redrawn just before it became a state park. No. We arenât bitter over here.
Petit Jean was first settled by Native Americans and evidence of them dates back 10,000 years. Legend has it that Petit Jean was named after a young French lady who followed her beloved to the New World. Disguised as a cabin boy, she had said her name was Jean and because of her petite stature, the crew of the ship called her Petit Jean.
Apparently after her arrival, she had gotten sick either contracting swamp fever or some other illness and she was found out to be a woman. She eventually died and she was buried atop Petit Jean. Her gravesite is visited by thousands each year. I always thought she jumped offâŚlearn something new every day!
Anywho, one of the first settlers of the area was Owen West. He and his family arrived in the 1850âs. The West family is still in the area today, all these years later.
If youâve never visited Petit Jean, youâre really missing out! They have tons of hiking trails and most are fairly easy. You can have dinner at Mather Lodge, coffee at the Petit Jean Coffeehouse, take in the Museum of Automobiles, go on a trail ride and so much more!
On to the recipe! While flipping thru, âPetit Jean Mountain Tomato Cookbook, Compiled By Petit Jean Extension Homemakers Clubâ, I decided one thing really quickâŚIâm gonna have to make everything in this cookbook. So many good recipesâŚor maybe itâs because we have too many tomatoes and I donât know what to do with them. At any rate, this book is going to get a workout.
The first one we tried was Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes. Such a good summertime recipe. Especially for times when you donât want to heat up the oven.
Couple of things:
I knowâŚapples in tuna salad. Believe it or not, when they are shredded up, you only get the sweetness.
I didnât put any onion in. 1 Tbsp of onion? Might as well leave it out. Did they mean onion flakes? I just didnât have enough brain power to deal with that.
It called for sweet relish, I used dillâŚbecause I donât like sweet, thatâs why.
I only assume they wanted those two eggs boiled before dicing. I mean I figured they werenât scrambled, poached or fried.
This is really refreshing on a hot day. One that you could for sure make ahead and grab when youâre ready.
We head out west this week to Carnegie, Oklahoma. Iâm certain I picked this cookbook up somewhere other than Carnegie, since Iâve never once been there.
Carnegie, Oklahoma started out as North and South Latham. The Rock Island Railroad arrived and combined North and South Latham. In 1903 Latham became incorporated and the townâs people voted on changing their name.
They voted to be renamed Carnegie in hopes that Andrew Carnegie would build them a library. However, that plan sadly backfired. Carnegie does have a library, just not built one by Andrew Carnegie. Sad day, fam.
On to the recipe!
Weâve been on a fruit punch kick at our house and this recipe is spectacularâŚsort ofâŚ
I found this weekâs recipe in: âHeavenly Dishes: Carnegie Church Of The Nazarene Womenâs Ministriesâ.
Couple things:
This calls for strawberry Kool-Aid packets. I could find: orange, cherry, black cherry, grape, tropical punch and watermelon. I decided to substitute with watermelon. I wasnât wrong. Are yâall surprised?
This also calls for 6-8 CUPS OF SUGAR!!! No. No, Icie Voorhies this doesnât need ANY sugar. NONE!! DO NOT PUT SUGAR IN THIS!!! Icie must be trying to kill somebodyâŚmust run in their family.âŚ
I halved this recipe because I wasnât going anywhere and we didnât need to drink two gallons of fruit punch. Next time you go to a function, do it!!! Everyone will love you!!!
When I first discovered, âButter âN Love Recipesâ, I quickly discovered that it was different. The front says itâs from Montana and the inside says Kansas. Then I saw references to âsampleâ pages and decided that it was a marketing tool. The cookbook looked fairly older and I started to really think about the history of community cookbooks. So, hereâs something you probably didnât know.
The first cookbook of this kind was made by Maria J. Moss in 1864 and was used to raise money for injured Union Soldiers. Many communities learned of her success and began similar cookbook campaigns of their own. In fact, between 1864 and 1922 over 3000 community cookbooks were published.
At first mainly religious groups used this tool as a fundraiser. Soon many groups began to profit from this and it still continues today. Thank you, Maria J. Moss! We salute you!
On to the recipe! Since the rain we were gifted the last week, our garden is thriving. Zucchini Patties it is!
Couple of things:
I didnât have any âsoft bread crumbsâ so I used Italian.
I used 2 Tbs butter and it was plenty.
Fern didnât tell us how big to make the patties. I made them a little bigger than a half dollar.
Yâall, these are great! I baked mine but I can totally see how these would be great fried tooâ¤ď¸â¤ď¸â¤ď¸
Shoooweeee! Itâs about that time in the South, yâall. Thatâs right. Squash every night time! If you have a garden, you know exactly what Iâm talkinâ about. You try to sneak squash into every meal to use it all up. Then, you give away what you canât use.
I found this recipe in the previously shared cookbook, âHungry Like A Wolf: Lake Hamilton Bandsâ. Calico Squash? Sounds interesting. Letâs do it!
Couple of things:
Thereâs no way to get exact âcupsâ of squash without cutting and leaving some behind for something else. I just used a tad more and put the mixture in a bigger pan.
Years ago grocery stores carried 2 Oz jars of pimentos. Maybe they still make them. I couldnât find anyđ¤ˇđťââď¸. I used half of a 4 Oz jar and saved the rest for next time around.
Make sure you really drain the squash. Iâll do better next time.
Yâall, youâre gonna love this one! Itâs so good!!â¤ď¸
It’s summertime and with that comes gifts from the garden! One of my very favorite meals to have in the summer is Green Beans and New Potatoes. Â Nom, Nom, Nom…I’m drooling right now just typing this. Â It’s basically a one pot meal that takes very little time. Hooray! Who wants to cook in the blazing heat anyway? Not me! Here’s a simple recipe to tickle your taste buds. You’re Welcome:)
Green Beans and New Potatoes
Baby Red Potatoes (about 3 lbs)
Ham Pieces (about 2 lbs)
A “mess” of Green Beans (about 1 1/2 lb)
Medium onion (chopped)
Salt to taste
Combine all ingredients, except salt, into a large pot and cover with water. Â Boil for about an hour or until green beans and potatoes are fork tender. Â Before serving, test and see if salt is needed. Â Sometimes the ham is extremely salty so no additional salt is needed. Â Voila!
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