Paging Juno

It's been interesting here lately, but we're not the only ones with "interesting" weather.

We mostly got a glancing blow of the thing. We got oh, 3 or so inches of rain. We really needed it but maybe not quite so much all at once??? (we didn't have any rain at all in August. The grass was getting crunchy.) Good news is no wind, no thunder, just rain. And it's stopped now. I can even see blue sky in places.

This means we will probably not have to huddle under umbrellas at DS's football game this evening. :) Also means it won't be like the game they played last year where we had a monsoon type rain. The boys stood in almost 2 feet of water on the sidelines. Turf field so no mud to sink into. Although, artificial turf gets REALLY slippery when it's that wet.

Good to see the grass turning green again.

Sharon

"Juno B" wrote

After a quick google I second that: Please share the recipe! In German, the stuff would probably be 'Apfelkraut'. That, of course, has nothing to do with cabbage, as apple butter hasn't got anything to do with butter. The term probably derives from some traditonal sweat spread called 'Ruebenkraut', the juice of sugar beets boiled down to a honey-like consistence. (We did that once in school, as a project on a school anniversary and I can say so much: it smells horribly in the making). However, I always disliked it because, unlike refined sugar, it never entirely loses its beety and thus cabbagy taste/smell.

Now, with apples, pears, peaches or even pumpkins, I imagine the result delightful... I wonder if you can do that with plums, too. There's the plums ripe at my parents'. More than I can freeze for baking and my jam storage is full to the brim. ;-)

U.

You can make plum butter. I've had it before but I've never made it. Here's a few recipes though:

See if those look like something you want to try. I'll send you the apple butter recipe.

Sharon

I don't think it's childish. I think it's a feeling common to m any of us. It's a nice way to be. Nothing upsets me more than to see someone hurt, sick or in any distress from things not of there making. I'm softhearted and it never bothers me to have the world see my tears. I laugh as easy as I cry because that's just me. I appreciate the good and try to understand the bad. Juno Juno

Thanks for posting the recipe sites. I like the Martha Stewart one because it 's for a small amount. I would probably increase the cinnamon and use nutmeg instead of cardamon. DH is not a lover od cardamon. I always grind my own nutmeg. It tastes so much better than the pre-ground canned stuff. It also last longer. IF you haven't tried it, may I suggest you do. You'll never go back! :) Juno

Thanks for those recipes and the one for apple butter. I'm in a hurry right now since we're going away for WE. Still loads to do... Fortunately, our neighbour (the one with cats of her own) will take care of our Chaos Brotherhood of Cats.

More when I'm back!

U.

(((((HUGGG)))))

U.