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on August 11, 2017

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Cherry Syrup

I decided this morning that I had more than enough cherries to experiment a little bit. I searched online for recipes for cherry syrup to can and really didn't find any that were great. Some called for more cherries, less sugar, longer cooking times, no water etc. I wanted to stay within the canning guidelines so took ideas from them all and made sure I used lemon juice to make it acidic. I also did not make a large amount. 4 half pints is what I ended up with. That should last for a very long time. Other than cherry soda or cherry lemonade I will be on a mission for recipes that use cherry syrup. It will be a huge plus if there is chocolate in the recipe. At this point too I am quite sick of cherries for this year. Tomorrow I will finish up the maraschino cherries and then I will be completely done with them. This is how 20 pounds of cherries got pitted. One by one. On top of the syrup I made 10 more pints of cherry pie filling today. I believe 20 pints ought to last

DIY Spice Blend

I discovered a couple of places to buy spices super cheap. This makes me very happy for a couple of reasons. Cheap spices and buying in bulk. This also means that making my own spice blends will be cheaper and can be made in larger amounts. I'm not getting anything from these companies for mentioning them but I really loved what I ordered so I am simply sharing with you. The first one was Marshall's Creek Spices and the second was My Spice Sage . Marshall's Creek has flat shipping with larger sizes. My Spice Sage has free shipping with an assortment of sizes. The selection is fantastic. So I ordered every spice that I didn't have that was on the Mrs. Dash label. I have to tell you, there are SO many different things in Mrs. Dash! You'll see soon what I mean. Depending on how often you use these spices it might be a good project to do as a group with everyone pitching in. I searched the internet for copycat recipes and they all varied quite a bi

Sour Milk Spice Cake

Last week I made applesauce. There was still some left and I didn't want it to go to waste. Second problem was I had milk in the fridge that had gone sour. I found a solution. Spice cake. Spice cake with cream cheese frosting. Let's make this better and not add any egg and reduce the fat and still get a heavy moist cake. Yum! I mixed everything up and the scent from all the spices was heavenly. I asked my husband to smell it and he said "I don't like spice cake." Sigh. Oh well, guess this one's for me. Later he had to try a piece that was devoured. Guess it must be good. If you do not have sour milk you can sour your own with a 1 teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice in 1 cup milk. Let it set to curdle while getting everything else ready. 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teasp

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