Last week we had our 4th grandchild, another baby girl. She’s tiny and squeaks and loves to be held. She came a little earlier than we hoped, but mom and baby are doing well. Babies are a blessing, especially when they are wanted and born into a loving family that will give them every chance at a good life. But, with sentimentality just dripping off of me, let me tell you what touches me the most about these additions to our family…..watching my husband with them. This man has always been a

Ingredient                       Amount                    Substitution

Baking powder                  1

Just a short list of helpful measurements and conversions. It’s a handy reference!

1 Tblsp = 3 tesp

1 tesp = 1/3 tblsp

2 tblsp = 1/8 cup = 1 oz

4 tblsp = 1/4 cup

5 1/3 tblsp = 1/3 cup

8 tblsp = 1/2 cup

16 tblsp = 1 cup

3/8 cup = 6 tblsp

5/8 cup = 10 tblsp

1 cup = 1/2 pint

2 cups = 1 pint

2 pints = 1 quart

4 quarts = 1 gallon

8 quarts = 1 peck

4 pecks = 1 bushel

1 pound = 16 oz

1 fluid oz = 2 tblsp

16 fluid oz = 1 pint

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I love my steam canner! It’s an old one my mom had and I have used and used it and have loaned it out numerous times. However….I am constantly losing the instructions or I don’t get them back when I loan it out. So with that in mind I’m copying the instructions here. If it’s helpful to you, to learn or use a steam canner, great! But mostly this is so I’ll always be able to find my instructions!! There are canning recipes in the recipe box for which I have used the steam canner, it’s very

Storing milk is impossible! You can store canned milk if you rotate it regularly. There are some seriously pasteurized milk products that can be stored on your pantry shelf for up to a year, but they aren’t available every where, so for long term storage powdered milk is really the only way to go. On top of which foods made with powdered milk will have fewer calories and less cholesterol than those made from whole milk. So….bonus!

With that in mind, here are some great ideas for using your

I've decided it's time to be a grown-up.  Part of being a grown-up is learning to cook.  I am a horrible cook.  It seems that no matter how many times I double and triple check my self I always do something wrong.  but in my house we have the "P" word.  Practice.  Nothing in life comes easy but with practice they can be made better. So I will be documenting my experiences with cooking.  My trials, my mess-ups, my discoveries, and hopefully my