Good morning guys, and how are you? Well, we’re back in the kitchen today…Miz Judi’s Kitchen. Miz Judi bein exactly that…Miz Judi. She has a sidekick who goes by Tonto, I’m sorry, I’m thinkin about the Lone Ranger, dern! No, actually his name is Brian, and what a help those two have been! Check out the Canada Free Press and learn more about them both!
Miz Judi convinced Deb and I about a year ago to start Ridin Out the Recession in Miz Judi’s Kitchen, and we’ve had a lot of fun with it. Better yet, we’ve met so many good people that it’s amazed us both. It was, and still is just a hoot to be involved in!
While we’re on the subject of cookin this morning, I just want to say that up until just recently, the last couple weeks or so, we’d forgotten what a young man could eat like. Then all of a sudden we had the chance to once again witness such a feat…with TWO of em!
Mark had gone on vacation, so I utilized the two guys that help him in our business out here on the place.
Now I gotta say that I’m very impressed with them both. They’re absolutely great kids, excuse me, young men, they’re both good workers, and very polite, and respectful. Traits we don’t see nearly as much as we should these days.
All this bein true, but dad-gum, we fed those two the last couple weeks at lunch, and good night a livin, those guys…CAN EAT! They’re bottomless pits, I ain’t kiddin!
Corey, who has been with us over a year, is 21, and Elmo who has been with us a couple-three months, is 20 or 21. At one meal, Deb served them meatball subs with chips, TWO subs each, and after finishing Elmo asks, “Got any more subs?” I was like, “Get your rear-end back out there and get to work!!” LOL!
They ate like that every time they sat down for lunch. Two growin boys…man I’m glad ours are grown now!! Really, Deb and I could care less how much they ate, we actually got a kick outta watchin em shovel it down, but it was amazing since we hadn’t been around kids of that age very much anymore at mealtime. PHEW!! LOL!
I just thought I’d share that with you guys today, it tickled us both, and I had a ball pickin at em over it.
Next, let’s take a quick gander of a joke my Aunt Ann sent to us…
Three Holy Men & a Bear
A Catholic Priest, a Baptist Preacher, and a Rabbi all served as chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette .
They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop.
One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn’t really all that hard, a real challenge would be to preach to a bear.
One thing led to another, and they decided to do an experiment.
They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it.
Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their experience.
Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went first.
‘Well,’ he said, ‘I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb The Bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation.’
Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and both legs in casts, and had an IV drip. In his best fire-and-brimstone oratory, he claimed, ‘WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we don’t sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND me a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God’s HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus..Hallelujah!
The priest and the reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in really bad shape.
The Rabbi looked up and said: “Looking back on it, …….circumcision may not have been the best way to start.”
Well, once we finally fire off the cook stove this morning we have some “good groceries” to share with you guys today. All these come from my “Mama Ruthie’s” cookbook she’d gotten from some of her “buddies” in Apopka.
It was put out by the Presbyterian Women from the First Presbyterian Church, Apopka, in 1990. Let’s take a look…
Pressure Cooker Stew
- 1 tablespoon fat
- 1 lb. round steak cubed, in 1 inch squares
- 1 large onion, sliced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup water
- 4 small white potatoes
- 1 cup green beans
- 4 small carrots
- 1 cup canned tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ¼ cup water
Heat pressure cooker and add fat. Brown meat and add onions, salt, pepper, and ½ cup water. Place potatoes, green beans, carrots and tomatoes over meat. Close cover securely.
Place pressure regulator on vent pipe and cook 10 to 12 minutes at 15 pounds of pressure. Let pressure drop of its own accord. Make a paste of flour and ¼ cup of water. Stir into stew to thicken.
Joe Connelly
Pan-Fried Cabbage
- 2 tablespoons bacon drippings
- 1 small head of cabbage, shredded (4 cups)
- ¼ cup vinegar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Dash cayenne
Heat drippings in skillet. Add cabbage, vinegar, salt, water, sugar and cayenne. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is lightly browned, but still crisp. About 10-12 minutes.
Marvin Bridges
Carrot Nut Bread
- ½ cup corn oil
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1-3/4 cups un-sifted flour
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup chopped nuts
Stir together oil and sugar. In large bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; stir into corn oil mixture. Stir in carrots. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in nuts. Turn into a greased 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x2-1/2 inch loaf pan.
Bake on 350 for 55 to 60 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.
Cheryl C. Hoffman
Granny’s Relish
- 11 cups ground green tomatoes
- 4 cups ground green peppers
- 2 cups ground onions
- 4 tablespoons salt
- 3 cups vinegar
- 6 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon celery seed
Mix tomatoes, peppers, onions, and salt together and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and transfer to large kettle. Add vinegar, sugar, mustard, and celery seed. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes. Seal in sterile jars.
Sis Pitman