A young couple got married and went on their honeymoon. When they got back, the bride immediately called her mother. "Well," said her mother, "so how was the honeymoon?"
"Mama," she replied, "the honeymoon itself was wonderful --- so romantic! But . . ." Suddenly, she burst out crying. "Mama, as soon as we returned, Sam started using the most horrible language, things I'd never heard before! I mean, all those awful four-letter words! You've got to come get me and take me home. Please, Mama!
"Sarah, Sarah," her mother said, "calm down! Tell me, what could be so awful? What four-letter words?" "Please don't make me tell you, Mama," wept the daughter, "I'm so embarrassed. They're just too awful! Come get me, please!"
"Darling baby, you must tell me what has you so upset. I'm your mother, tell me these horrible four-letter words!"
Still sobbing, the bride said, "Oh, Mama ! Words like: Wash, Iron, Dust, Cook
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Custard Puff Pastry
This is a favorite recipe of mine that I just keep forgetting to make more often! It is great for having a dessert with the topping all come out of the oven at the same time.
CUSTARD PUFF PASTRY
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons water
½ cup margarine or butter
1 cup water
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
Powdered sugar
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut ½ cup margarine or butter into 1 cup flour until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons water over flour mixture; mix. Gather pastry into a ball; divide into halves. Form each half into a rectangle, 12 x 3 inches on ungreased cookie sheet. They should be about 3 inches apart. Refrigerate
Heat ½ cup margarine or butter and 1 cup water to rolling boil; remove from heat. Quickly stir in extracts and 1 cup flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture form a ball, about one minute; remove from heat. Place mixture in mixing bowl and beat int eggs and sugar until smooth and glossy. Spread topping over each rectangle. Bake until topping is crisp and brown, about one hour; cool. Topping will shrink and fall, forming the custard top. Dust with powdered sugar before cutting and serving.
Ideas . . .
Sometimes, I like to spread a very thin layer of jam on the dough just before I add the topping.
Toasted coconut in the custard topping is nice.
CUSTARD PUFF PASTRY
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons water
½ cup margarine or butter
1 cup water
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
Powdered sugar
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut ½ cup margarine or butter into 1 cup flour until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons water over flour mixture; mix. Gather pastry into a ball; divide into halves. Form each half into a rectangle, 12 x 3 inches on ungreased cookie sheet. They should be about 3 inches apart. Refrigerate
Heat ½ cup margarine or butter and 1 cup water to rolling boil; remove from heat. Quickly stir in extracts and 1 cup flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture form a ball, about one minute; remove from heat. Place mixture in mixing bowl and beat int eggs and sugar until smooth and glossy. Spread topping over each rectangle. Bake until topping is crisp and brown, about one hour; cool. Topping will shrink and fall, forming the custard top. Dust with powdered sugar before cutting and serving.
Ideas . . .
Sometimes, I like to spread a very thin layer of jam on the dough just before I add the topping.
Toasted coconut in the custard topping is nice.
Still stuck in the quilting mode . . .
I'm certainly blessed because I have now had three days of sewing. The first two, as previously noted, we had air conditioning company men running around the house. The only quiet corner they didn't need to get into was my sewing corner in the kitchen. Today, I'm relatively free because I made a huge pot of beef barley soup for dinner on Monday and had enough left over to supply another meal this evening. All I have to do is stop sewing around four, heat up the soup, and I'm done 'cooking' dinner.
I'm taking a break from a quilt top I've been working on for the last few weeks. I have another border to sew on each of the twelve squares and I ready to get the quilting aspect going . . . however, I saw an idea for yet another quilt when I walked past the magazine stand at the store this morning. And, yes, I didn't stop to look at the rest of the magazine. Nope, just kept walking while I imprinted the picture on the cover in my memory for later implementation! Sorry, I don't know of any ten-step programs to ban quilting from my life. If there is one, please don't tell me about it!
The new air conditioning system is great although we keep it set at 81 degrees. So far, it uses the same amount of energy as our two, portable coolers did so we may be able to stop sweating quite so profusely from now on. A great feature on this thing is that it comes with a remote control that you can leave in another part of the house. We have it in the kitchen so if I know I'm going to be heating things up with the stove, I can adjust the base temperature without leaving the stove. The really, really great feature? It come with a 'finder' meaning that if we misplace the remote control (like that is going to happen, right? And whoever is laughing can stop right now!), we just go to the wall unit, press a button, and the remote buzzes until we locate it.
Progress is happening so quickly on all these kinds of gadgets. I often think about my mother whose goal in life was remembering where her keys had been left. She has long since gone to her reward but I wonder how she would have gotten her head around phones so small they fit into your pocket, instant information on the computer, e-mail . . . I wonder how much of the present day 'miracles' will be old by the time my children are parents.
I'm taking a break from a quilt top I've been working on for the last few weeks. I have another border to sew on each of the twelve squares and I ready to get the quilting aspect going . . . however, I saw an idea for yet another quilt when I walked past the magazine stand at the store this morning. And, yes, I didn't stop to look at the rest of the magazine. Nope, just kept walking while I imprinted the picture on the cover in my memory for later implementation! Sorry, I don't know of any ten-step programs to ban quilting from my life. If there is one, please don't tell me about it!
The new air conditioning system is great although we keep it set at 81 degrees. So far, it uses the same amount of energy as our two, portable coolers did so we may be able to stop sweating quite so profusely from now on. A great feature on this thing is that it comes with a remote control that you can leave in another part of the house. We have it in the kitchen so if I know I'm going to be heating things up with the stove, I can adjust the base temperature without leaving the stove. The really, really great feature? It come with a 'finder' meaning that if we misplace the remote control (like that is going to happen, right? And whoever is laughing can stop right now!), we just go to the wall unit, press a button, and the remote buzzes until we locate it.
Progress is happening so quickly on all these kinds of gadgets. I often think about my mother whose goal in life was remembering where her keys had been left. She has long since gone to her reward but I wonder how she would have gotten her head around phones so small they fit into your pocket, instant information on the computer, e-mail . . . I wonder how much of the present day 'miracles' will be old by the time my children are parents.
If this isn't sooooo true!
"Oh, to be only half as wonderful as my child thought I was when he was small, and only half as stupid as my teenager now thinks I am."Rebecca Richards
Apple Spice Pound Cake
Following in the apple/Fall/cooler weather theme, here is one that will scent your house wonderfully and cause everyone to clean their plates at dinner in order to get a slice of this cake!
Apple Spice Pound Cake
2 cups sugar
1 ½ cups vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups apple; peeled, cored & finely diced (tart, green apples work best.)
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
Mix sugar and oil, add eggs and beat well. Combine flour, soda and salt. Add flour mixture to beaten egg mixture. Stir in vanilla, apples, spices, and walnuts. Mix well. Spoon batter into a greased tube pan. Bake at 325 F for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Allow cake to cool to room temperature before removing from pan.
Apple Spice Pound Cake
2 cups sugar
1 ½ cups vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups apple; peeled, cored & finely diced (tart, green apples work best.)
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
Mix sugar and oil, add eggs and beat well. Combine flour, soda and salt. Add flour mixture to beaten egg mixture. Stir in vanilla, apples, spices, and walnuts. Mix well. Spoon batter into a greased tube pan. Bake at 325 F for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Allow cake to cool to room temperature before removing from pan.
Fulton J. Sheen always knew best!
A priest who would say: "I am on vacation, so I don't read Mass" has already confused vocation with vacation.
Fulton J. Sheen
Ask a man: "Are you a saint?" If he answers in the affirmative, you can be very sure that he is not. Fulton J. Sheen
Many men sneer at virtue - because it makes vice uncomfortable. Fulton J. Sheen
Fulton J. Sheen
Ask a man: "Are you a saint?" If he answers in the affirmative, you can be very sure that he is not. Fulton J. Sheen
Many men sneer at virtue - because it makes vice uncomfortable. Fulton J. Sheen
Found on the Internet . . .
The following are excuses written by the parents of students in a Public School System to explain absences.
*Dear School: Please excuse John from being absent on January 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and also 33.
*Please excuse Johnnie for being. It was his father's fault.
*My son is under the doctor's care and should not take fizical ed. Please execute him.
*Please excuse Joyce from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday she fell off a tree and misplaced her hip.
*Ralph was absent yesterday because he had a sore trout.
*Please excuse Sara for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.
*Dear School: Please excuse John from being absent on January 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and also 33.
*Please excuse Johnnie for being. It was his father's fault.
*My son is under the doctor's care and should not take fizical ed. Please execute him.
*Please excuse Joyce from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday she fell off a tree and misplaced her hip.
*Ralph was absent yesterday because he had a sore trout.
*Please excuse Sara for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.
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