Dead Beat Mothers are Losers!
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Comments (109)Deanne - there isn't really a recipe for the blueberry shortcake. This is what I do: Preheat oven to 450F. Make biscuit dough (I use my recipe for low fat cottage cheese biscuits - I'll include the recipe below...). Divide the dough into three pieces - one large and two smaller pieces. Roll the large piece out and line an 8x8 cakepan with it so that it completely covers the bottom and sides with some draped over the edge. (Spray the pan with non-stick cooking spray before putting the dough in!) Roll out the smaller pieces so that they will just fit in the 8x8 pan - but set aside for now. For the blueberry filling I used one 600g (~1.3lb.) tub (the size of a large margarine tub) of frozen wild blueberries, thawed; one pint of fresh cultivated blueberries; 2T corn starch; 1/2 cup sugar. Combine the berries, sugar and cornstarch and heat in microwave until they are very hot. (You need to have the filling hot when it goes into the pan or else it takes too long in the oven to heat up and the center layer of dough doesn't cook!) To assemble - put half the hot berry mixture in the dough-lined pan. Place one of the smaller dough pieces that you rolled out earlier on top. Add the rest of the berries on top of that. Then put the final piece of dough on the top. Fold over the edges of the bottom dough layer that were hanging over the edge of the pan. Bake at 450F for ~20-22 minutes. The filling may bubble over so I usually put a sheet of aluminium foil on the bottom of the oven! Serve warm or cold - but warm is better! (If the filling bubbles over, the end product may look a bit messy but it tastes great!) You can also make strawberry shortcake the same way. Wild strawberries is what Grandma used (it was my sister and my job to pick them!) Since wild strawberries are a bit(!) hard to come by these days, I use cultivated ones but chop them into small pieces. As with the blueberries, get the strawberries hot in the microwave before adding them to the dough. ----- Low Fat Cottage Cheese Biscuits Heat oven to 450 F 1 ½ cups flour ½tsp. salt 2 ½ tsp. baking powder 1/8 cup cold butter 1 egg 1 cup low fat (1%) cottage cheese ~ ½ cup milk Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Add 1T. sugar if you want to make sweet biscuits or plan to make cobbler (or blueberry shortcake). Cut in the cold butter using a pastry blender or fork. Make a well and add the egg and cottage cheese. Mix together and add enough milk to form a soft dough that sticks together. How much milk you need will depend on how much liquid is in the cottage cheese. The dough should be slightly sticky but not too wet. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead gently a few times. Pat out to ~ 1/2- ¾ inches thick. Cut into rounds using a biscuit cutter or water glass. Space biscuits slightly apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 20-22 minutes at 450 F. If you prefer soft-sided biscuits, place the biscuits close together on the cookie sheet or in a cake pan (which is what I do)...See MoreWinter Loser Trophies go to...
Comments (18)Whaas, I think these posts are more helpful in a way than the perfect day, perfect light pictures the rest of the web gives us. I always ask or mention when my nyssa or ilex dies back or my fagus or picea crisps up over the summer. To me, I want to find that information when I am planting and planning as much as the patent holder's claim it grows whatever size I wish from zone two to ten or whatever. Also you assessment of what did them in may be right on. So far my metasequoias have tolerated everything except for drought and compacted soil....See MoreLiberty and Victory Took a Beating
Comments (15)Don, I'm at 4,800 ft, so not as high as you are, but up there. Mine had no protection, so maybe if you can cover yours with pots and a rock on top that would help them out. It looks like your area is getting a nasty, cold night coming up. Good luck to you, MadPlanter1, and anyone else getting hit again. It looks like it's missing us this time. Phew! claydirt, I also have a Sagae that looks like this, too! Grrrr. Theresa, a sad sight indeed. But you give me some perspective. Mine have a set back, but you seem to have had worse problems. I hope your hostas can bounce back. "as they dry out.. and the good ones inside.. start pushing their way out.. break open the dead stuff.. and help them escape ... " Thanks, Ken! I was wondering if a bit of gentle help for the new leaves would be in order. The frozen tissue looks like it will have a strangle hold on them since it can't grow any more. Otherwise, I'm pretty good at letting things alone. That's how come they didn't get covered. That's good news, Phil. To hear that a hosta could freeze to the ground and still come back this year probably gives hope to lots of people. It's been a hard spring. ogrefcf , isn't that the way it goes here? I'm still learning about living in a climate where things freeze. I ruined two of my hoze nozzles because I optimistically hooked them up too early, and didn't realize they couldn't take the freeze even laying up against the house. Live and learn, ....and replace. Fingers crossed that the weather will become kinder to all of us gardeners real soon!...See MoreLast night my mother passed away
Comments (5)Rebekkah, I'm so sorry. I hope you will read some of the posts on this forum, including old ones. You will see that you are most definitely not alone. Your mother was young, but not everyone lives to an old age. Many of us lost parents when we were quite young. I was nine when my mother died. I remember thinking similar thoughts to yours: I wanted to take back some of the things I said to her. I can tell you this, though. Not being about to take back things said in anger made me very cautious about what I said to people after that. After the age of nine, I never said anything in anger that I regretted afterward. I'm particularly sorry that you had to witness the medical efforts to save her. If these images persist in your mind, please see a therapist, someone experienced in helping those who grieve and particularly those who have experienced trauma at the same time. Re fairness, try to remember that life is neither fair nor unfair. It just is. When you think about what goes on in the world, it's easier to accept that statement. This was nothing you could have prevented. It's absolutely not your fault. Please try to live as your mother would want. She will guide you for the rest of your life. What would Mom want me to do? is a question you should ask yourself often. At some point you should read Motherless Daughters and Letters From Motherless Daughters. Good books. Finally, keep your heart and mind open to possible signs from your mother. They may or may not come, but if they do you'll want to recognize them. And some night she may come to you in a dream. Keep us posted, Rebekkah. Susan...See Moreblindhearted_3
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