Come with me to my little garden.
PUMPKIN plants I never planted,
glowing with yellow blossoms,
Are overtaking my garden plot.
My little garden measures 8 x 24.
I'm not trying to compete nor compare.
My little garden is not labor intensive,
But it provides me great mobility.
I clip pumpkin plant leaves so that I can see.
The GREEN PEPPER plants look okay,
But I'm worried about the CUCUMBERS
I planted that I have yet to see.
I was surprised by a WATERMELON
plant that came along voluntarily.it's
The SWEET PEAS are coming along,
And it seems they feel right at home.
The BEETS and HEIRLOOM TOMATO seeds
Have begun to burst through the fertal soil.
The sweet RED ONIONS are doing just fine.
We'll be eating the LETTUCE in a few days.
First day of Lab,
we sat as assigned.
She wrote one word
across the board:
'Laboratory’
She turned and said
"This is a laboratory.
Let’s have more of the first five
and less of the last seven."
This has got to be the best pie in the world..
It is a meat eaters pie,abounding with tart flavor
which explodes in your mouth with each bite.
It is not a subtle or beautiful pie, no fancy
decorations here. Just a perfect crust,not to
delicate..it must hold up to the lovely purple juice..
It takes a pie maker with experience. The berries
vary each year in tartness..the right amount of sugar
makes all the difference. Just enough , but not to much..
dont want to overpower with sweetness.
But the thing about the huckleberry pie is the fact that
it is so labor intensive. Picking the berries is not for the faint
of heart. They grow in the woods ,beside logs, on side hills,
in the brush.. Cleaning them is a labor of love. We use the
old" roll them down a clean blanket" method.. Some years
the bushes are loaded..some years not a one.
So, if you are ever offered a piece of huckleberry pie
(a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, perhaps)..take it.. It means
you are fondly thought of..we dont give this
pie to just anyone...
For the Yummy Dessert contest.
Shar- sorry, vacuum is not correct, although I sure could use one for my home!!
Thank you Jaime- I will read your works tonight.
Shar- re Kitchen Perfume- I admit , baking bread from scratch; flour, yeast, etc.- is
a labor intensive house perfume- but I tell you, you will then be considered the
best cook by all your kids, and your husband will brag for years. I like to use an
old edition of Betty Crocker Cookbook from the 40's- where there is no such thing
as a microwave; sometimes the old ways are better. Make sure the whole family
is there before you put it in the oven.
As for lamb, I only made it once, for my father's sake. We had a huge yard, and
wrap-around porch, part of which he screened off. That was his favored spot-
and that is where I'd serve him meals, usually, with his little B&W TV on a Mets or
Yankees game. Oh the hours of happiness there. Love, tom
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