The Old Folks Home

[ShrekDawg]

Seaking of which, does anyone have a recipe for english mufgins that is actually an english miffin and not just flattened bread?

Good idea.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Good idea.

I'm trying to make as much as I can from scratch, and english muffins are one thing I buy because I can't find a decent recipe.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'm trying to make as much as I can from scratch, and english muffins are one thing I buy because I can't find a decent recipe.

That makes sense

 

[Nomadicus]

I'm trying to make as much as I can from scratch, and english muffins are one thing I buy because I can't find a decent recipe.

Have you tried looking for a YouTube cooking video that does them? When we need something out of the ordinary that is where we turn to.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have a model 60 20 Viking. My mom got it in 1970...? I think.

That was what Ma had.
Morning Old Folks

 

[Cynthia12]

Cut the apples in uniform slices or chunks. Melt 2 or 3 tablespoons of butter in a skillet (I use an iron skillet) add the apples to the skillet and cook until they are tender (about 10 minutes depending on how thick the slices are) Stir frequently, they like to stick to the pan. Add cinnamon to taste (I used about 2 teaspoons) pinch of salt, and about a half cup of brown sugar. Stir to combine all ingredients. Serve warm or cold. They are good with a dip of ice cream or whipped cream.

Thank you.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I do mine in cast iron depends on the apples I use.
all granny smith add butter, cinnamon brown sugar.
If I use granny smith and cosmic crisp I add a tablespoon of brown sugar.

 

[CapricornFarm]

O

Yeah, somehow we all forgot that they'd tack those missed days onto the end of the school year when it was sweltering hot and humid with no air conditioning in our Georgia classrooms. We'd bring wet brown paper towels from the restrooms to our desks to mop our sweaty faces, and look with such envy at the teacher's glass of iced tea on her desk (dripping with cool condensation) that we'd forget what the lesson was about. Kids would volunteer to bring in fans from home to at least move some air around the classroom... I can still remember the smell of those wet towels to this moment.

But still, the thrill of hearing on the radio that "Powers Ferry Elementary" was closed due to ice & snow - YES!

Our school was always the last to close for snow days.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Did 38 mile commute for 25+ years. It. Gets. OLD! Especially this time of year, living in the boonies with the unplowed roads, slush, slop, snow, ice.

Now, when the local weather says that there's a slide off and back up on the highway, DH and I turn to each other and say, "Well, that does it! I'm not going to work today!"

We used to commute 45 minutes each way when we lived near the ocean.

 

[Sally PB]

We used to commute 45 minutes each way when we lived near the ocean.

Ours was about 45-50 minutes, during the spring/summer/fall, depending on traffic. In the winter with bad roads, it was more like an hour.

I so do not miss that. Add 1.5-2 hours to your work day. Do not get paid for it. Actually, pay for that time for gas for your car.

Moving out as far as we were from work cost us a bunch of money over the years, and I will not say it was a smart thing to do. But, and it's a HUGE but, we have the best place to live. I would not have spent the last 29 years anywhere else.

This house/property came along and even if it wasn't the best idea financially, it has worked out well. We could never have found anything nearly as nice at anywhere near the price we paid.

It's one of the reasons I say I'm the luckiest person I know.