I LOVE to read and have enjoyed these. . .

“The Hiding Place,” the true story of Corrie Ten Boom, a courageous Christian woman who became a militant heroine of the anti-Nazi underground. “Here is a book aglow with the glory of God and the courage of a quiet Christian spinster whose life was transformed by it. . . at the risk of her, and her sister’s, own lives—it was His strength that sustained them through times of profound horror. .  . a story of Christ’s message and the courageous woman who listened and lived to pass it along---with joy and triumph.” I feel this is a story you will never forget—nor should you.

“Twinkie, Deconstructed” by Steve Ettlinger, an interesting and easy read --- “a fascinating exploration into the curious world of packaged foods. . . takes us from phosphate mines in Idaho to cornfields in Iowa, from gypsum mines in Oklahoma to oil fields in China, to demystify some of American’s most common processed food ingredients—where they came from, how they are made, how they are used—and why. Beginning at the source (hint: the ingredients are often more closely linked to rocks and petroleum than any of the four food groups), Ettlinger reveals how each Twinkie ingredient goes through the process of being crushed, baked, fermented, refined, and /or reacted into a totally unrecognizable goo or powder with a strange name—all for the sake of creating a simple snack cake.”

If this makes you want to boycott commercial Twinkies but still crave them, go to your search engine and type in “twinkie recipe.”  There are several. The filling I use is from my recipe for Ho Ho cake — a copy cat of another multi- (mostly unnecessary) ingredient snack cake.    

Ho-Ho Filling
1 cup milk
3 T cornstarch
1 cup sugar
½ cup margarine (1 cube)
½ cup shortening
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
Combine milk and cornstarch and cook until creamy, stirring constantly. In separate bowl, beat sugar, margarine, shortening, salt and vanilla until creamy. Combine the two mixtures, beating  until fluffy.

                                                                                                 
"Food Rules: An eater's manual" by Michael Pollan is a tiny book that adds a little wit to its wisdom with suggestions such as "don't eat anything your great grandma wouldn't eat, avoid foods containing ingredients that no ordinary human would keep in the pantry, and avoid food products containing ingredients that a third-grader cannot pronounce." + 61 more ways to healthier eating.

For nice, clean, relaxing fiction I like Rosamunde Pilcher' s books, especially her short stories, because I can make time to take time to read a short piece. When I get into a good novel I have a very hard time putting it down until it is finished and that can play havoc with life.  Dave can read a book in bits and pieces over time. When he goes to the store with me he will head to the book section and read while I shop.  How he can remember where he left off a week or two before I don't understand. And I don't understand how he can even stand, let alone enjoy, doing that. If he has a few spare minutes he reads something ---- anything!  I  claim he would read the phone book if there was nothing else.  When I have that same couple of minutes  I am usually content to space off or dose off.

P.S. As I was writing this section the thought came to me that taking time to read was like taking time to smell the roses----and then I glanced over at the cover of The Blue Bedroom.  I have read it, moved it and loaned it, several times over the years and have never really noticed the cover before. I know it doesn't mean anything but it was fun to "discover" the roses just as I was making the connection. Thanks go to Mary, my long-ago boss for introducing me to Rosamund Pilcher. Mary is the same Mary that reappeared in my life a few weeks ago, at the exact time I needed help in starting this blog.

More Copy-Cat Candy Bars

Inflation has taken a HUGE bite 

I just came back from the big box store where I priced M&M’s.  What was recently  a 1-3/4 ounce packet is now smaller and costs 74 cents. A 12.67 ounce package was a much better deal at $2.67 or 21 cents per ounce, so of course I bought the cheaper-by-the-ounce one.

It also could be a dilemma in the chocolate is a weighty matter category.  I guess I could/should divide the big package into 7-1/2 small packages at a cost of 36 cents per package.  Quite a savings. Handy for lunch boxes also.

What I did do is add them to a big bag of dried fruit and nut trail mix I already had, along with extra dried bananas and extra peanuts. Makes for yummy munching.

Now it is on to more “copy-cat” candy bars and candies. For gift ideas check out (if you haven’t already) the earlier post about opening your mail with your thinking cap on in Show-n-Tell.

Before I begin, here are a couple of discouraging statistics from one of the “bookettes” (which is my made-up term for a 9x11 comb-bound 25-40 page series) I self-published beginning in the last century!

In 1940 a chocolate candy bar cost 5 cents and weighed in at 1-5/8 oz.
(I wasn’t born yet)

In 1960, the same thing costs 5 cents but weighed in at 1 ounce.
( I was making $1.10 an hour that year.)

In 1979, the same candy bars sold for 25 cents and had gone up to 1-1/16 ounces.
(And by that time I was into making our own!)

In 1992, they were 50 cents and just over 1-1/2 ounces each but not back up to the 1940 weight.


“Krunch” Candy Bar
2-1/3 cups crisp rice cereal (like Rice Krispies)
1/4 cup margarine (½ cube)
1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
Put cereal in a sack and crush it to make about 1 cup. Set aside. In a large saucepan combine margarine, chips, corn syrup and vanilla. Place over very low heat and stir continuously until contents are smooth and blended. Remove from heat. Thoroughly mix in powdered sugar (I use a wire whisk). Stir in crushed cereal until thoroughly coated. Quickly press mixture evenly into buttered 9x9" pan. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into bars of desired size. Wrap in clear wrap and store at room temperature.

Coconut Moundlings
½ lb (2 cubes) margarine
1 can or 1 recipe sweetened condensed milk (recipe follows)
2 lbs powdered sugar
14 oz. shredded coconut
2 T vanilla
chocolate coating ( I like “almond bark” but you can use more expensive if you like)

Line 9x13 inch pan with lightly buttered waxed-paper. Set aside. Melt margarine and combine with condensed milk, powdered sugar, coconut and vanilla. Mix well. Spread in prepared pan, pressing down firmly. Refrigerate overnight. Cut into small squares or rectangles. Dip in chocolate coating. Return to waxed-paper covered surface to harden.


Almondy Joys
Prepare Coconut Moundlings as above but after pressing mixture into prepared pan, press almonds firmly into the top, spacing evenly. When chilled cut into shapes between the almonds. Dip as above.

Condensed Milk (equals one 15 ounce can)

2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup boiling water
1/4 cup margarine
1 to 1-1/2 cups dry powered milk (amount will vary with types/brands of powdered milk)

Put sugar, boiling water and margarine in a blender or food processor. Process at low speed until smooth. While turning processor on and off, add dry milk 1/4 cup at a time until the condensed milk is thick and creamy like the commercial product.
Note: Success varies when using this homemade condensed milk in a recipe that requires baking.

This seems like a fitting place for the next item----it could be me!

I went to the doctor for my yearly physical. The nurse starts with certain basics.

How much do you weigh? she asks. "195," I say.  The nurse puts me on the scale. It turns out my weight is 250.

The nurse asks, "Your height?" "5 foot 11", I say. The nurse checks and sees that I only measure 5 foot 8.

She then takes my blood pressure and tells me it is very high.

"Of course it's high !" I scream. "When I came in here I was tall and slender! Now I'm short and fat !"

'til we eat again,
                Simply, Gail

Frugal Gift Ideas ---- Making Priceless Gifts for Next To Northing

Memories that last a lifetime can be made of scraps.

Jennie, my wonderful mother-in-law, made lots of clothes for our children when they were small.

And, having lived through the Depression and other hard times, she was very frugal and had learned to save all the scraps, even the teeny ones which I deemed unusable.

In later years Jennie decided she wanted to learn to quilt. Being very brave, she tackled an intricate pattern which I think is called “cathedral window.” I’m quite sure it wasn’t what would be considered a beginner’s pattern. With urging of friends, she entered it in her local county fair and took second place.

She was so tickled with her award she placed the white award ribbon and the 50 cent piece prize money in a small dime-store frame. When she passed on in 1988 we discovered a surprise treasure secured on the frame’s back. Jennie had taped the congratulatory postcard I had mailed to her when she won the prize, and a handwritten note saying that upon her death the quilt was to go to me. For years the quilt adorned our bed, and the award hung by it. At this time it graces a guest room bed.

I still love to look at this quilt and allow the flood of memories its tiny windows evoke----the tiny windows created from what I perceived as useless scraps. When the time comes, our only daughter will share this heirloom with her only daughter.

What Jennie didn’t make our kids, I did! I can actually remember the only dresses we bought for Heidi– a charcoal colored corduroy sailor-style when she was a year old, a red, white and navy plaid, cut on the bias, when she started kindergarten, and a white eyelet Easter dress when she was 14. (What is it they say about long term memory?)

I think I can safely speak for others in saying that when we are young and in the thick of demanding and daily now things we don’t see beyond the immediate. Sadly I didn’t keep the scraps from all colorful clothes I sewed and how often, now in my later years, have wished I had.

I would never have had the patience to make an intricately hand-pieced quilt but I could have "painted" a scenic wall hanging with my fabric snips or cut them into simple shapes and appliqued them on a small bed topper. Today we are not even limited to hand sewing. There is even fusing web if a sewing machine is not your idea of fun.

Years ago I tore two pages from a quilting magazine I happened upon. Each quilt was made up of a series of fairly large squares with appliqued figures. One was a simple, and repeated,  sitting cat silhouette, each cat  cut from different fabrics. The second consisted of the large simple outline of the old-time wooden spool of thread, with the “thread” section were cut from different fabrics. 

Either of these projects could have been done---one at a time---over time. How easy to make memories when you use pieces of fabric from your past projects cut into the shape of something you or the intended recipient loves.

Years ago I was desperate to bring life to a windowless basement room. Using fabric scraps I created a cheerful scene to fit a inside a second-hand window frame. I even hung curtains on it. It did the job but would have been so much more had I had personal scraps to use.

The summer before our youngest granddaughter started kindergarten I helped my daughter-in-law make her school clothes. And, finally, I saved the scraps! Not long after, I came across an article about pioneer women cutting their fabric remains into strips and rolling them into balls to save for making rag rugs. The article suggested doing that and filling a basket with them as a decorative piece.

                                                         

The Christmas "scrap" balls laying on top of the wonderful
"cathedral window" quilt

The following Christmas I cut the school fabric in strips, bought six Styrofoam balls, and covered them to replicate fabric balls. I coated them with Modge Podge, a glue-like coating that dries clear and is available in craft stores, and added narrow ribbon as trim and as a bow on top. With a gold marking pen I wrote the year on one of the ribbon sections and gave them to her to hang on her tree.

Each year, as she helps decorate the tree, fading memories are brought back to life. Now she is learning to make her own clothes. 

I need to remind her to save the scraps!

Hopefully the above has sparked ideas for scrapping your own memories---and motivated you to find your way to do so---before it is too late!

Modified from "Scraps of Memories" which originally appeared in the July 2007 of Desert Saints Magazine.

Two Toddler Things: Make One & Laugh With the Other

and . . . 

I don't know who wrote this but they obviously know their subject

What If . . . there was suddenly no means of disposing of human waste?

Bad things do happen to good people. All the time! And the kind of bad things, I am discussing, are no respecter of persons---or financial status---or social status---or. . . you fill in the blanks.

Do you know there are basically three kinds of people in the world?

1. Those that make things happen.
2. Those who watch things happen.
3. Those who wonder what happened.

Hopefully my What If. . . posts will help you be right there among the number ones. Each post calls attention to bad things that could happen, simple ways to prepare for these occurrences for if/when they do, and as a reminder  to those who have already started their preparation.

Maybe a bad thing hasn't happened in your country, or your region, or your neighborhood. . .yet. And hopefully it never will, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared----just in case!


The lack of sanitation facilities following major disaster can quickly create secondary problems unless basic guidelines are followed. 

Except for one small (and identified) section, the following information is provided by the National Terror Alert Response Center.

Water flush toilets cannot be used when water service is interrupted. The water remaining in the fixture is not sufficient to flush the wastes down the sewer. Clogging may result and your living conditions then become just that much more uncomfortable.

Even if water is available, local authorities may ask you not to use flush toilets, wash basins, and other fixtures connected with soil pipes. The sewer mains may be broken or clogged, which would make it impossible to carry off such waste; or water may be needed for fire fighting or other emergencies. It is necessary for every family to know emergency methods of waste disposal in case such conditions arise.

Failure to properly dispose of human wastes can lead to epidemics of such diseases as typhoid, dysentery, and diarrhea. At the same time, sewage must be disposed of in ways that will prevent contamination of water supplies used for drinking, cooking, bathing, laundering, and other domestic purposes. Following  are simple steps that any family can take to prevent such dangers and discomforts.

If the water lines are damaged or if damage is suspected, do not flush the toilet. Avoid digging holes in the ground and using these. Untreated raw sewage can pollute fresh ground water supplies. It also attracts flies and promotes the spread of diseases.

Simply, Gail things----two steps you can take immediately with what you already have around the home. They require minimum storage space (while having the potential for maximum usage in time of need) and can be accumulated at no cost.


1. Save plastic grocery bags in gallon milk jugs. Rinse out jug and let dry. Replace lid. Cut out a hole in one side (most milk jugs already have a round indentation which makes it easy). Stuff bags into jug through this hole.  It is amazing how many you can cram in there! When the jug is full, cover hole with a piece of plastic or cardboard slightly larger than the hole and duck tape in place. Put in storage. (This bag holder is also very useful for daily use in “normal” times. We just hang the jug place  in a cupboard. The bags can be removed one at a time as needed. If you need fancy, you can buy them in stores for real $$)


2. If you are like me you probably already keep empty cottage cheese, sour cream, and similar containers around for storing leftovers. We also have a collection for emergency use—as containers for disposing of whatever needs to be disposed of, if/when there is a need. They would then also add an additional “layer” of secure containment, as discussed below.

Store a large supply of heavy-duty plastic bags, twist ties, disinfectant, and toilet paper

A good disinfectant that is easy to use is a solution of 1 part liquid bleach to 10 parts water. Dry bleach is caustic and not safe for this type of use.

If the toilet is NOT able to be flushed, it can still be used. This is less stressful for most people than using some other container. Remove all the bowl water. Line it with a heavy-duty plastic bag. When finished, add a small amount of deodorant or disinfectant,
securely tie the bag, and dispose of it in a large trash can with a tight fitting lid. This large trash can should also be lined with a sturdy trash bag. Eventually, the city will provide a means to dispose of these bags.

 Portable camp toilets, small trash cans or sturdy buckets lined with heavy-duty plastic bags can also be used. Those with tight fitting lids are best.
 
Tips for Staying Clean in an Emergency Situation
Keep a supply of basic hygiene supplies on hand, plus an extra supply of toilet tissue and sanitary napkins. If there is illness in the house that requires rubber sheeting or other special sanitary equipment, make sure that adequate supplies are available.

At least a week’s accumulation of daily newspapers will come in handy for insulating bedding from floors, and lining clothes against cold, as well as for the sanitary uses already mentioned.

If you have a baby in your home, you may find diaper laundering a problem under emergency conditions. It is best to keep an ample supply of disposable diapers on hand for emergency use. Or, any moisture resistant material can be cut and folded to diaper size and lined with absorbent material.

As much as possible, continue regular hygiene habits such as brushing your teeth, washing your face, combing your hair and even washing your body with a wet washcloth. This will help prevent the spread of disease and irritation as well as help relieve stress.

Keep your fingers out of your mouth. Avoid handling food with your hands.

Purify your drinking water. Use chlorine bleach, purification tablets (check bottle for expiration dates), or by boiling for 10 minutes.



Keep your clothing as clean and dry as possible, especially underwear and socks.

If, during an emergency situation, you develop vomiting or diarrhea, rest and stop eating solid foods until the symptoms ease up. Take fluids, particularly water, in small amounts at frequent intervals. As soon as can be tolerated, resume eating semi-solid foods. Normal salt intake should be maintained.

Temporary Toilet Provisions
Right after an emergency, or during one, you will probably not have the time and tools to prepare a complex emergency sanitation system. If there is a delay of several days in restoring sewage service to your neighborhood, you may find that disposal is a big problem. Your first task is to make some temporary toilet provision for your family, especially the children. Almost any covered metal or plastic container will do. You can use a covered pail, a 5-gallon bucket, or a small kitchen garbage container with a foot
operated cover for an emergency toilet. Anything that has a cover and will hold the contents until you can dispose of them will serve for sanitary purposes at first.

Emergency Sewage Storage
Keep on the premises at least one extra 10-gallon garbage can or other waterproof container with a tight fitting cover. This should be lined with paper and/or a plastic bag. And the lid should be fastened to the can to prevent its loss. Such a can may be used for the emergency storage of body wastes until the public sewage system can be put back into action, or until other arrangements can be made. Empty your emergency toilet into this storage can as often as necessary. A small amount of household disinfectant
should be added after each use. If you live in an apartment, you may not have a large garbage can or room to keep one. In that case, two smaller covered pails or other containers will do just as well.

Solutions for Apartment Dwellers
Persons in city apartments, office buildings, or homes without yards should keep a supply of plastic containers or heavy plastic bags on hand for emergency waste disposal. Where flush toilets cannot be used and open ground is not available for the construction of privies, such disposable containers offer a practical method of emergency waste collection and disposal. Building managers should plan for the collection of such containers and for their final disposal. Before collection, the used containers may be stored in tightly covered garbage cans or other water tight containers fitted with lids.

Homemade soil bags for this purpose can be prepared very easily by putting one large grocery bag inside another, and a layer of shredded newspaper or other absorbent material between. You should have sufficient grocery bags on hand for possible emergencies. A supply of old newspapers will come in handy for other sanitary uses also, such as wrapping garbage and lining larger containers.

Controlling Odors and Insects
Insecticides and deodorants should be used when necessary to control odors and insects breeding in containers that cannot be emptied immediately. At least 2 pints of household bleach solution should be kept on hand for disinfecting purposes.

                                               ------enough  seriousness------

The story is told of a little old English lady who was looking for a small place to live in Switzerland. She asked the local village school master to help her. A place that suited her was finally found and the lady returned to London for her luggage. She remembered then that she had not noticed a bathroom, or as she called it, a “water closet.” so she wrote to the school master. He was puzzled by the initials “W.C.,” never dreaming, of course, that she was asking about a bathroom. He finally asked for the help of the parish priest who decided that W.C. stood for Wesleyan Church. This was his reply.

Dear Madam,
The W.C. is situated nine miles from the house in the center of a beautiful grove of trees. It is capable of holding 350 people at a time and is open on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday each week. A large number of folks attend during the summer months, so it is suggested you go early, although there is plenty of standing room. Some folks like to take their lunch and make a day of it, especially on Thursday when there is organ accompaniment. The acoustics are very good and everyone can hear the slightest sound.
It may be of interest to you to know that my daughter was married in our W.C. and it was there she met her husband.
We hope you will be here in time for our bazaar to be held very soon. The proceeds will go towards the purchase of plush seats which the folks agree are a long-felt need, as the present seats all have holes in them.
My wife is rather delicate, therefore she cannot attend regularly. It has been six months since the last time she went. Naturally, it pains her very much not to be able to go more often.
I shall close now with the desire to accommodate you in every way possible and I will be happy to save you a seat down front or near the door, which ever you prefer. 
                                     Sincerely,
                       
                                     School Master


                                                   

Four Easy Chicken Meals + more

Obviously I've always liked chicken!

Quick, Easy, Neat and Cheep Cheap


Here is another of my long time favorite cooking-day projects that, once done, will provide several different meals, quickly. easily, neatly and cheaply---four of my favorite words!


Good eating does not have to be elaborate or expensive.

Four frugal words: quick takes little time, easy takes little effort, neat takes little clean-up, cheap takes little money!


Basic Chicken Mix
11 pounds of chicken (about 4 medium fryers) cut up
4 quarts cold water
3 T. parsley flakes
4 carrots, peeled and chopped
4 tsp salt
2 tsp basil (if desired)
1/2 tsp black pepper

Combine all ingredients in large pot. Cover and cook over high heat until water boils. Simmer until meat is tender, about 1-1/2 hours. Remove from heat and cool some. Strain broth and refrigerate until fat can be skimmed off. Cool chicken, remove bones and skin, and cut into small pieces.  Put chicken into freezer containers in two-cup portions. Place skimmed chicken broth, along with the carrots, in two-cup portions, in freezer containers.  Label and date containers and freeze. Use within three months.

Chicken Continental - a staple when our family was young
1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 T grated onion
1 T parsley flakes
1 tsp salt
dash of pepper
1/4 tsp thyme, if desired
2 cups chicken broth, thawed
2 cups chicken pieces, thawed
2 cups instant rice (right from the box)
In medium bowl, combine soup, seasonings and broth. Stir until blended. Stir in chicken and instant rice. Place in lightly buttered 2-quart casserole dish. Cover and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. 6 servings.

Chicken of the Kings - on a budget
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup chopped celery
1 small can mushroom pieces or fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup flour
2 cups chicken broth, thawed
2 cups chicken pieces, thawed
1 cup milk
1/4 cup chopped pimiento, if desired
1 T parsley flakes
Cooked Rice
Melt margarine in large frying pan. Add celery and mushrooms. Saute until tender. Blend in flour and let simmer one minute. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk. Cook 3-5 minutes stirring constantly until thick.
Stir in chicken, parsley and pimiento. Simmer 10 minutes. Serve over cooked rice. 6 servings.

Poppy Seed Chicken - a family favorite
White sauce ( recipe below)
1-1/2 cups cooked chicken pieces, thawed
1-1/2 cups chicken broth, thawed
8 oz. container sour cream
1 T poppy seeds
Cooked Rice or Hot Noodles
Make white sauce below.

White Sauce
Melt 1/2 cup margarine in medium-large pan. Combine 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 tsp salt and black pepper to taste and slowly stir into melted margarine, stirring constantly until starting to brown. Slowly add 3 cups milk, and continue to stir until sauce thickens. Stir in remaining ingredients, except rice. Simmer, do not boil, for a few minutes until hot. Serve over hot rice or noodles.

BBQ Chicken - kids love it !
Combine cooked chicken pieces in barbecue sauce and heat thoroughly.  Serve on buns or over rice or noodles. (Note: You can also use Spam, cut into matchstick-size pieces.)

Good eating does not have to be elaborate or expensive.
I get really frustrated when I see articles such as "Feed Your Family of Four on only $200 per week," like that is some great accomplishment.  For years that was my monthly food budget, and we did just fine.

'til we eat again,
              Simply, Gail

This Bread Sold Our Home!

Whenever we knew someone was coming to look at our home when it was on the market, I baked bread---and stocked the freezer for the busy boxing-up-to-move times. Of all the breads I have made over the years, this is still Dave's favorite.

Jessie's 90 Minute No-Knead Bread

4 cups warm water

4 Tablespoons yeast

4 teaspoons salt

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup vegetable oil

7-8 cups white flour (or you can use part whole wheat)

In large bowl, dissolve yeast in one cup of the warm water. Stir in remaining ingredients and let rest 15 minutes. With a wooden spoon, beat soundly for 2 to 3 minutes (dough will be gooey).* Eyeballing the dough, "glomp" one-fourth into each of four well-greased standard-size loaf pans. Do not worry about shaping.  Let rest for 30 minutes. Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks.

*If you have a Kitchen-Aid or similar type bread mixer, using the dough hook, just combine the ingredients, let rest for the 15 minutes and mix for about 1-1/2 minutes on speed 2, then proceed.

The finished loaves will not be much higher than the sides of the pans. These "short" slices are great for young children. For heartier appetites I just make second sandwiches. If you want the loaves a little higher you can eyeball the dough into thirds and use three pans.

After 40 plus years of baking and cutting this bread in the traditional top-side-up way, Dave discovered that it is easier to cut it upside down. When I said above it makes a low loaf, I forgot to mention the loaf is also usually flat----making upside down possible.  An additional bonus is the cutting guide lines, created by the cooling rack!

Make a Variety of Breads from this same recipe. At the end of the mixing time, lightly stir in cinnamon, sugar and raisins, OR dehydrated chives, Italian seasonings and grated white and/or yellow cheese. Continue as directed. These are great toasted and spread with butter.

Don't Wash Yeast Bread Pans! The best pans for baking yeast breads are those that have become "seasoned" over time. The best thing to do, rather than wash them, is wipe them out well with a paper towel and put away until next time. The worst thing to do is put them in the dishwasher. 

Do Wash Other Bread Pans---or rather, fruit/nut-type breads that leave a sticky mess in the pans after baking. For these, like banana, pumpkin and zucchini, I use different pans and thoroughly wash the pans after use.

'till we eat again ---

                      Simply, Gail


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