SOUTHERN STYLE APPLESAUCE

Prep time: 10 minutes

Ingredients
2 small red apples
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. sugar
2 pinches of cinnamon

Utensils
Knife (you'll need help from your adult assistant)
Blender or food processor
Measuring spoons
Serving bowls

Directions
Peel the apples and cut them into small pieces. Throw out the core.
Put the apple pieces and lemon juice into the blender or food processor.
Blend until the mixture is very smooth.
Pour the mixture into two small bowls and stir in the sugar and cinnamon.
Enjoy your awesome applesauce!
Serves 2
Serving size: 1 bowl (half the recipe)

Nutritional analysis (per serving)
84 calories
0 g protein
0 g fat
22 g carbohydrate
2 g fiber
0 mg cholesterol
3 mg sodium
14 mg calcium
0.3 mg iron
Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.


So . . . Mom's making homemade bread or biscuits. Well, that'll take a while to bake. So, in the mean time, why not make some . . .
HOME MADE BUTTER?

 Wow! This is going to be great. And, it can be very good exercise as well. Of course, you can use egg beaters, blenders and lot's of other gadgets but, I think the most fun way to do this is in a large pickle jar (with a tight fitting lid). Here's what to do:

Get a pint of EXTRA HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM. Pour cream into the pickle jar and add about 1/2 tea spoon of table salt. If the cream is cold allow it to stand until it approaches room temperature. This will let it process faster.

After a few minutes of warming, start shaking the jar up and down vigorously. If you have a brother, sister or friend you may want some help to do this. After a time, the cream will get fluffy and light and - just like magic - turns itself into WHIPPED CREAM!

Don't spent too much time admiring the mixture at this point. Keep on shaking and shaking the jar until you feel and hear a large clump of "stuff" flopping around inside. Then, keep shaking until a maximum amount of liquid appears around the butter. This is REAL BUTTERMILK. Don't pour it out. Pour it into a glass. You will never think you don't like buttermilk again. This butter milk has skim milk, tiny flakes of butter and almost no milk fat. It doesn't taste sour, bitter, salty or have a lumpy texture. You'll love it! Oh, by the way, that big chunk of goo in the jar - that's fresh HOME MADE BUTTER! Spread some on mom's bread or biscuits and yummy, yum! A word of caution here. If you make this and eat it you may never like margarine or cultured buttermilk again. This is the real thing "just like great grandma used to make".
Quaedan 

FOR KIDS THAT LOVE TO COOK
(Re-print from the Downtown Happy Times)
BAGEL PIZZA

In a recent phone conversation with my grandson, he related a new treat that he had put together at the farm. He calls it "Bagel Pizza".
Here's how to make it:
Using a sliced Bagel, spread herb and tomato pizza sauce (he also uses spaghetti sauce in a pinch) on each of the flat sides. Add toppings such as sliced pepperoni, cheeses, sausage, ground beef, mushrooms; etc. Place in a microwave for about 3 minutes on low. When done you have a treat that can't be beat!
(And you don't have to wait for the door bell)


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