Friday, April 25, 2014

Appetizer Dips, Spreads etc. from 1958

 1958 Appetizer Booklette Good Housekeeping

Mock Pate Dunk
1/2 cup ground, cooked liver or giblets
1 teaspoon minced onion
2 teaspoons chopped pickle
1 tablespoon pickle juice
1/4 cup mayonnaise
Dash of hot pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 chopped hard cooked egg (boiled)
Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Refrigerate until needed.

Creamy Egg-Chive Dip
1, 6 oz wedge chive cream cheese
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 hard boiled eggs, chopped finely. 3 tablespoons milk
Beat cream cheese until smooth and fluffy; stir in mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire, salt and pepper. Add chopped eggs and mix. Gradually add enough milk to make of good dipping consistency. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Cocktail Sauce
Combine:
2/3 cup catchup
3 tablespoons chili sauce
2 tablespoons horse-radish
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Dash each of cayenne pepper and 
Tabasco sauce
If desired add minced onion or celery, grated cucumber or pickle relish.

Chicken and Bacon Spread
1 cup minced chicken
2 crumbled crisp bacon slices
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons diced pared apple (peeled)
Combine all ingredients but apple. Refrigerate. When ready to serve add apple.

Salmon Spread
1 cup flaked salmon
1 tablespoon horse-radish
2 teaspoons bottled capers with some juice
3 tablesp. mayonnaise
2 teasp. lemon juice
In medium bowl combine all ingredients. Refrigerate.

Blue Cheese Balls
1, 3 oz packages cream cheese, softened
1/8 pound crumbled blue cheese
2 tablesp. minced celery
1 tablesp minced onion
Dash cayenne pepper
Dash Tabasco sauce
1 tablesp. mayonaise
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Combine all but walnuts. Shape into balls and roll them in the walnuts. refrigerate until ready to serve.

Chili-Cheese Log
3/4 pound natural Cheddar cheese, grated (whatever kind you like)
1, 3 oz pack cream cheese
1/4 teasp salt
1/8 teasp pepper
1/8 teasp garlic powder
1 and 1/2 teasp Worcestershire sauce
Chili powder
A few days ahead. Mix well cheddar and cream cheese. Add salt, pepper, garlic and Worcestershire. Mix and shape into 2 logs.
On waxed paper sprinkle chili powder and roll each log in the powder, thoroughly covering each log.
Wrap logs in wax paper or saran wrap, refrigerate 3 or 4 days.



Thursday, April 24, 2014

America's PrepareAthon!

 Just though there might be a few people who would like to take a look at this.

http://www.community.fema.gov/connect.ti/AmericasPrepareathon/view?objectId=217843&exp=e2

About America's PrepareAthon!


America's PrepareAthon! is an opportunity for individuals, organizations, and communities to prepare for specific hazards through drills, group discussions, and exercises.
The first National Day of Action is scheduled for April 30, 2014 and will revolve around taking the actions to prepare for these four specific hazards:

Campaign Goals

The goal of this campaign is to increase the number of individuals who:
  • Understand which disasters could happen in their community
  • Know what to do to be safe and mitigate damage
  • Take action to increase their preparedness
  • Participate in community resilience planning

What can I do?

  • Starting on March 31st, 2014 register to participate in America’s PrepareAthon! and provide details about the activities you’re planning.
  • Plan your own local community or organizational preparedness event
  • Participate in discussion forums online with like-minded community members
  • Learn the actions to take for disaster preparedness and practice them!

Where can I find more information?

Monday, April 21, 2014

Spring rains/snow

Yes the whole week is supposed to be rain, it just started a bit ago. A cool down again and the next two days will be rain/snow then just rain.

We worked on the new coop and pen Friday and Saturday. 



 Putting on the field fencing. My arms were tired from hammering in the staples.


Friday was also granddaughter Harley's graduation form Mr. Leon's Cosmetology School. She had taken first place for men's hair cuts a couple weeks ago for the whole area. She also got a new haircut.

Easter found hubby not feeling well and his back hurting from the work on Fri. and Sat. :(
Kay enjoyed the day.  Hope everyone had a great Easter.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Meat bird coop

The coop and pen are coming along, we still need to put on the metal roofing, paint it and make a door. Along with putting the fencing on the posts.
 Putting down hardware cloth so the ground squirrels and gophers can't dig up through the coop.






Almost done, roof to put on, door, corners, paint. Yes we could have put the 2x4's on inside of the frame work put we decided to do it this way.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Seems like spring

Yes you can believe it we are having spring weather with just a few nights around 26 degrees.

We had a big hail storm this last Sunday and it seemed never ending.

Yes that's the tail end of a sled lol.

We still have snow drifts under the trees up in the woods and only one small one up by the barn :)  That's something for this time of year for us.

Daughter K who is working up in Moscow ID (an hour plus from home,she gets up at 4:30am) at Mr. Leons as an instructor won 1st place in costume/makeup/fashion in their contest of surrounding salons.  Her niece Harley was her model.  
Harley got 1st in mens hair cutting.  K made everything you see.
We had art supplies sitting on the dining room table for weeks. :) But it was worth it.

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I have been getting all the old old pictures in albums and taking pictures of them.  Some from hubby's side are those old tin types and after over a 100 years are fading even with being kept out of any light in a well over 100 year old leather folder they fit in.  They go right back in it after I take pics of them.
This is Issac Newton Williamson Born 1822 died 1891 for an example.

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I just noticed I need to replenish a few things.  With the flu we had running around and coming back on us I didn't replace them as needed.
Mouth wash
Extra tooth brushes (adult and children's)
Children's tooth paste
Cold/flu meds.
Band-aids, all those bobo's you know.  It's funny how fast you go through those at times.
First aid cream
Body powder
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I know there boxed but I picked up a few boxed cakes for making dump cakes and etc. for something real quick when I'm not feeling up to par and hubby wants something. They were on sale and if you don't add as much liquid they also become very quick cookies.