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Skriven 2015-03-26 06:59:00 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Re: move
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> Yes, and he just has to do the new door for the one cabinet.

 NB> Won't be long before he'll run out of projects for the kitchen... at
 NB> least for now...  (G)

 RH> But wait, there's more! He still has to do the spice cabinet door and
 RH> hang curtain rods.

 DD> There is always *one* more thing. The "honey do" projects never end as
 DD> far as I can tell.  Bv)=

 RH> That's just for the kitchen. There's also yard work (building up the
 RH> soil, clearing wisteria vines), unpacking boxes of books, and so on.

Building up the soil without spending a young fortune down the garden centre is
a long term thing. As is clearing and keeping cleared the wisteria. Be glad
it's not kudzu or Virginia creeper.

 RH> You're right, there's no end. (G) This is the first house we've ever
 RH> owned so we're putting in a lot of things we've thought about doing
 RH> over the years we've been in rental units. The kitchen pantry in Berlin
 RH> had slide outs; we'd like to do it here but would lose the door storage
 RH> unit that holds a lot of stuff. Maybe when we do the garage, I'll get a
 RH> new pantry as well.

I'd like to have more cabinet and counter space. But that would require a
complete tear out and rebuild. So, I have designed a slide in & out mini pantry
to go where the (unused) door on the north side of the kitchen currently lives.
That will do for extra cabinet space. And I am trying to do a deal on a pretty
nice Hoosier cabinet which will give both more counter/prep space and stash -
as well as being decorative.

Fortunately the tin can had three doors when I moved in - so, I can sacrifice
one and still be legal.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Kudzu Jelly
 Categories: Five, Flowers, Citrus, Condiments
      Yield: 5 Pints
 
      4 c  Kudzu blossoms
      4 c  Boiling water
      1 tb Lemon juice
      1    Package pectin
      5 c  Sugar
 
  SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: 4-6 half-pint jars & lids, sterilized
  and kept hot
  
  Kudzu blossoms are ready to be picked the end of July
  through the beginning of September. If you live in an
  area with an abundance of kudzu vines you will know when
  the flowers are in bloom from the sweet grape like aroma
  in the air. Use scissors to cut the flowering stem off
  the vine.
  
  Be careful to cut only blossoms that have not been sprayed
  with any type of chemicals. Many kudzu vines found along
  the side of the road are sprayed each year by the county
  to try and kill them. Also wear gloves when gathering
  blossoms. I had a big spider land on my hand once while
  picking my flowers for jelly. I have worn gloves ever
  since then.
  
  Pull the purple blossoms off the stem until you have 4
  cups. Wash blossoms thoroughly to remove bugs or stems.
  Place blossoms in large bowl and pour boiling water over
  them. Stir and set in refrigerator for at least 6 hours
  or overnight. Liquid will be grayish in colour.
  
  Strain liquid and discard blossoms. Pour liquid in a med
  pot. Add lemon juice, pectin, and sugar. The lemon juice
  will turn the gray liquid a bright purple. Bring jelly to
  a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 min.
  
  Remove from heat and skim off foam. Pour jelly into hot
  sterilized jars and seal. Process jelly in boiling water
  bath for 7 minutes. Store in a cool, dark place.
  
  If jelly does not thicken properly the kudzu mixture can
  still be used as syrup for pancakes.
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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