use of limes #1 CHERRY LIME-AIDS

Now, don't those just look refreshing? Here's how we make them: In a 14 oz. glass squeeze about a half an inch of fresh lime juice. Then add another half an inch of consentrated cherry juice, such as Juicy Juice. Then add lemon-lime pop and ice to fill the glass. If you want, perch a merichino cherry on top the ice too. We were out and we had already run to the store for ice, so we were definately not getting out again that night!

WHAT TO DO?

We were given a whole bunch of free key limes, now what do you do with so many limes? Stay tuned and we'll let you know what we are doing with them, it'll be fun. Suggestions welcome.

.....tried those Crabmeat Rangoons.....

I think in blog lingo this post would be called a "shoutout". Have you all been to the Flowershop Girl blog? Well, a couple of days ago she posted a recipe, as she often does, for crab rangoons. WOW! I like! It was a fun thing to do on a cold Saturday. Thanks for posting recipes R.S. We added green onions and had to use egg roll wrappers instead because our fine podunk town did not have the right ones......oh yeah, I made cookies today too, way too much time in the kitchen for one day. I'm feeling so....domestic.

BLANCMANGE

What is blancmange? If you have read Little Women you will know that Jo took some blancmange [blawnh-Mahnzh] to Laurie when he was sick. It is usually a sweetened and flavored dessert made from gelatious or starchy ingredients and milk. It is a lot like pudding and is usually made up in molds. There are hundreds of recipes, some use meat.

We made this Chocolate-Orange blancmange, it was good.

GINGERBREAD HOUSE - THE EASY WAY

The night before Thanksgiving we bought a gingerbread house kit at Wal-Mart. This is the "cheater's way" of making a gingerbread house. Mom thought it would be fun. Last week, we finally put it together! It took all that time and effort to put it together and then it tasted terrible. The frosting was old and the gingerbread didn't taste a thing like real ginger bread. We will be making the next one from scratch! Never buy a gingerbread house in a box!

BLACK OLIVE SPREAD

I was rummaging through the cabinet and I found two cans of black olives. I looked in the fridge and we had cream cheese too! I asked mom if I could make some olive spread.

Recipe: 1 6oz. can of black olives, drained and chopped

1 8oz. package of cream cheese, softened

1/4 teas. of ground granulated garlic

1/4 teas. of graulated onion

1/8 teas. of cumin

1 dash of hot pepper sauce (like Tabasco)

salt to taste ( I put 6 shakes)

blend until smooth. Spread on your favorite cracker. I used Ritz.

JERKY TIME

Well a few weeks ago we shot a lot of deer and we either made it into jerky or we ground it up. We will be making a lot of different flavours. But if we did not have this jerky slicer we would not be making that much jerky. It is good that we have the grinder too because we used to use a hand grinder and that was a lot of work. Come over some time and try some.

APPLE PIE FOR BREAKFAST

My pie kit with a "birdie" pie vent.

Must have been pretty good!!!

One day I went down to look in the freezer for some salsa. I found apples instead, so I decided I'd make an apple pie. We made it late last night and had it for breakfast. My mom got me a pie making kit. I have been practicing my pie making ever since.

THE BIG BAD QUESTION - WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?

Today we were all wondering what was for lunch. Mom had not thought much about it until that moment. Remembering that there was wild turkey from last year , we pulled that out. We made wild rice soup with wild turkey. It was good! Here's how we made it: 1/2 onion, chopped; 2 carrots, peeled and chopped; 1/2 stick of butter; about 2 cups of cooked turkey; 1 1/2 cups of wild rice; 7-8 cups of chicken broth; salt and white pepper to taste. First, saute the onion and carrot in butter. When they are tender add the other ingredients and cook until done.

A FAMILY TRADITION: BACON WRAPPED DOVE BREAST

Every year, after we go dove hunting, we make our favorite dove recipe; bacon wrapped dove breast. This year all of us kids went with dad. We went out three times and brought home nineteen doves all together . First, we salted and peppered the breast meat after they were cut from the bone. Then we wrapped them, along with a small piece of jalapeno, with bacon. We grilled them on the outside grill until done. We look forward to this every year. We like the eating and the hunting.