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GRANDMOTHER’S BAKED HAM AND APPLES
GRANDMOTHER’S VEGETABLE SOUP
MUFFIN
LIGHT SIDE
FOOD, COOKING, CLEANING TIPS
BEVERAGES MANAGER
MIXED BAR
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GOOD NEWS
Americans could see lower home heating bills this winter with
then normal temperatures are expected from the west to the northeast, weather
Forcasters said on Oct 10, 2006
GRANDMOTHER’S BAKED HAM AND APPLES
2 large slices of ham steak
2 teaspoons…(10 ml).prepared mustard
4 tablespoons (60 ml) brown sugar
2 sour apples
1 ½ cups (375 ml) apple juice
Place the ham in a baking dish and brush with mustard. sprinkles
with 2 tablespoons (30 ml), brown sugar. remove the core of the apple
and cut into thin slices. Cover the ham with the apple slices.
and sprinkle with the rest of the brown sugar. Add apple juice. To bake
at 300 F, (150 C), for 30 minutes or until tender.
YIELD: 4-5 servings.
TIME: 40 minutes
GRANDMOTHER’S VEGETABLE SOUP
4 CUPS (1000 ML) broth
1 medium potato, chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
½ cup (250 ml) frozen corn kernels
½ cup (250 ml) turnip
½ cup (250 ml) frozen green beans
salt and pepper to taste
Partially cook all raw vegetables in minimal water.
Add broth, seasonings, and frozen vegetables. Cook over low heat to
20-30 minutes.
MUFFIN
2 cups (500 ml) muffin mix
1 egg lightly beaten
1 cup (250ml) water
3 tablespoons (45 ml) margarine or melted butter
Add ingredients all at once and stir until mixture is moistened.
Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake at 400F, (200C), for
20-25 minutes.
CHANGES
Cheese — add a small amount of cheddar cheese in the center
before baking.
JELLY—follow recipe. Fill the muffin cups halfway. Add
Jello cake and add the rest of the muffin mix. Bake as directed.
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LIGHT SIDE
A rabbi, a priest, and a pastor were together in a boat fishing.
The pastor told the others, “I think I’m going to go to that
shore and sit down. So get out of the boat, walk through the
water and sits on the shore.
So the priest says to the rabbi, “I think I’m going to go and
Join him.” Then, he does the same thing as the pastor and sits next to him in
the shore.
The rabbi thinks to himself, “well, if they can do it, so can I.”
he gets out of the boat, but falls straight into the water.
The parish priest says to the priest, “do you think we should have told him
Where were the rocks?
FOOD, HEALTHY LIFE
When it comes to food, healthy living, etc., usually the
The information applies to both Canada and the US.
Canada’s Dietary Guide to Healthy Eating and Food Safety and
The Nutritional Programs provide guidelines for saving and eating
eat to help improve and protect your health.
Visit http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca
Food Recalls and Allergy Alerts
Visit http://www.cfia-acia.agr.ca
You can request to be added to the push notification list
AVOID
Parents should be warned not to give small, hard foods
What can cause suffocation. Foods that have been involved include nuts
(alone or in other foods such as crackers), pieces of raw vegetables,
uncooked corn, peas or beans, popcorn, hot dogs, berries and small
sweets.
ADVICE
If you have trouble keeping brown sugar moist…try storing
with a piece of bread inside.
For chocolate cakes, try sprinkling the greased pans with cocacoa instead.
Of flour.
If you have too salty soup, sauce, etc… slice a raw potato, cook
for about 6-8, then remove it. The salty taste will disappear with the
potatoes.
HEALTH AND ELDERLY CONCERNS.
Want to learn about heart disease, stroke, arthritis, or
medicines?
Call toll free at 1 866-225-0709 or online at;
[http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/seniors-aines].
Tips to remove stains
In previous issues we covered most stain removal tips. if you are new
to Grandma’s Newsletter, check out some of the past issues.
Mix 50-50 water, white vinegar. Ideal for tough carpet stains.
Wooden furniture; To remove water spots, apply white toothpaste to the
stain. Allow the paste to dry and then buff gently with a soft cloth.
Cleaner: Mix a few drops of tea tree oil in a spray bottle. Add
2 cups of water, 2 tablespoons of dishwashing liquid. This will create
a pleasant-smelling general purpose cleaner.
Sanitize the counter, refrigerator handle, doorknobs. Add white vinegar
one spray bottle and hydrogen peroxide in another. surface spray
with one, then with the other and clean. No matter what spray you
Use them first, but store them in separate bottles.
BEVERAGES MANAGER
If you have teenage children, or indeed any adults, engrave on them the
Risks of driving while intoxicated. Statistics prove to be drunk
drivers cause many fatal traffic accidents.
It should be known that like any other drug, addiction is a
potential danger. Excess alcohol will affect organs such as
the brain, heart and liver.
MIXED BAR
John Alden
1 ounce. golden rum
1 ounce. coffee liquor
1 ounce. orange curacao
Combine with ice, shake well.
Strain up.
John McClain
1 ½ oz Scotch whiskey
a teaspoon of syrup
A few drops of Angostura bitters
Combine it with ice; shake.
Strain and add ice.
java cooler
1 ½ ounces gin
1 ½ teaspoon lemon juice
A few drops of Angostura bitters
Tonic water
Add lime juice, bitters, and gin with ice.
Stir well, fill with tonic
no alcoholic beverages
Lemonade (Golden)
2 teaspoons of stick sugar
juice of 1 lemon
1 egg yolk
6 ounces of water
Shake with ice cubes. Strain into a 10-ounce glass.
Add ice cubes. Garnish with a slice of orange, a slice of lemon and a cherry.
tangerine punch
2 cups of stick sugar
24 whole teeth
2 cinnamon sticks
½ cup of water
2 glasses of orange juice
½ cup lime juice
3 drops of spearmint oil
1 teaspoon chopped candied ginger
1 bunch of fresh mint, finely chopped
club soda
bar measures
Jigger…………usually 1 ounce
Teaspoon……1/8 ounce
Dash… 1/4 ounce (bitter 1/8 teaspoon)
Tablespoon (of ice)……………………on a cup
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