This morning I really didn’t want to get up. I stayed in bed as long as I could…which was around 8am. By then the dogs were barking to go out, my kidneys were starting to scream for relief and my coffee fantasies were like 50 shades of brown. I really need my coffee today.
So just to prove to myself that I wasn’t lazy, I got right to it. After I poured a big mug of coffee(in my favorite Sliver Diner cup). First, I made a couple of loaves of bread. 
I’m going to write the recipe below, but I’ll ask your help in identifying the source. I found this a week or so ago on someone else site, but I only wrote down the ingredients! I’ve spent almost an hour trying to find the source, but am coming up empty. (It’s just wiped me out,and I give up!).
I’d been
The jars each got a handful (or 2 for quarts) of dried peas and corn, chopped carrots and potatoes, some salt and pepper and a little thyme. Put it all in, filled to 1″ with water, pressure canned for 90 minutes at 10lbs and have 9 gorgeous jars of soup. It’s hard to see in this photo, but that corn looks like it was just sliced off the cob! Nice work T!
Then, before I ran out of steam, I made a raspberry pie. First, I realized that I’d put the coffee into the microwave and forgot about it! Try again, one minute to warm and then I’d make the pie. Not just any raspberry pie. This one was unusual. I got the recipe from The Minnesota Farm Woman. The recipe is really simple. 
Here’s what she said:
“I first tasted this pie at a Lutheran church pie social, made by the granddaughter of the best cook in town, so I already knew it would be good. It was better than good. The recipe comes from from the collection of her husband’s late grandmother, Leora Osse. This is the simplest recipe ever!
Ingredients:
1 pie crust
fresh raspberries
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
3/4 pint whipping cream
Use your favorite recipe for pie crust or use a “cheater” crust, but I’ll bet that Leora never used one!
Line the crust with fresh raspberries. I use about 1 cup, but usually use a smaller Fire King pie dish. Use 1 1/2 cup if your dish is a little larger. This works best with a regular-sized pie and not a deep-dish.
In a small bowl, mix together the flour and sugar. Pour this mixture over the berries. Pour the whipping cream over all. This may take a minute as it seeps in. Depending on the amount of berries you use and the size of your pan, you may have a tablespoon or two of the flour mixture left over. Once the cream is poured, I always use my finger or a spoon to make sure there is no dry flour on top. Just push it in, but don’t stir.
Bake at 425 for 30-40 minutes. This pie comes out lovely and custardy and tastes of summer. I like it best chilled.”
Yup! My family agrees- it is a really tasty pie.
Recipe for “Amish Bread”
1 cup of warm water
1/3 cup of sugar
2 packs of yeast
1 and 1/2 tsp salt
1 cup of warm milk
1/3 cup butter or vegetable oil
1 egg lightly beaten
6 cups flour ( I used unbleached King Arthur)Mix together first 4 ingredients and set aside to allow yeast to activate. Then add the rest of the liquid ingredients. Measure in the flour, reserving the last cup to add in increments . Knead by hand for about 10 minutes, or about 5 minutes by electric mixer with dough hook, then finish by hand. (just my preference). Could be all done on machine. Pour small amount of oil in bowl, and grease bowl, then turn dough into bowl, greasing all of dough. Cover with towel, and let rise in warm area for about an hour or until doubled. then pan out into 2 loaves and allow to raise again till doubled. About 45 minutes. bake at 350° for about 25 minutes or until sounds hollow when tapped.
Well, this evening someone went to open the microwave and found….coffee. That cup I never got to finish. I still want that coffee…no wonder I’m so tired. I want a great big cup of steaming cappuccino. A cafe au lait….even a Dunkin Donuts would be okay…. but it’s too late. That’s it for me today. I’m just totally worn out. Gnite all!
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I thought to combine the lemon-water that I’d simmered all that squash in with the juice that dripped off the berries and make a batch of raspberry lemonade. I just added some sugar to the pot of lemon-water, simmered it until completely dissolved. You can go by your own preference on the sweetness. I overdid a little, and decided to add the juice of one more lemon. After adding a lot more water, I had almost 1/2 gallon of lemonade. It was well received by the 2 fellas whose dignity was damaged by the apple pie fake-out.
