October 16, 2022
Dear Family:
They tell us that rain is supposed to finally come by next
Friday. But we are still having 82
degree weather. After sharing Glennda’s
candied sweet potato recipe last week I thought I’d better start sharing the
Family Holiday Recipes. This is going to
be fun. My first sharing recipe has a
story. Many years ago I had a
subscription to Sunset magazine. It think
it was a gift at first, then I kept buying it.
I loved it because it shared how to make fruit leather and dried
fruit. (Can you tell this was in the 70’s
and 80’s?) Anyway this was shared by a
reader who was also a Dad and said his family raved over it. I found the same result. In fact I won a blue ribbon at a ward pie
contest and I think Brian still makes it these days.
Everyone loves pumpkin pie; Homemade or from Costco it’s
really a family favorite. But my kids
loved this apple pie recipe just as much.
Enjoy. (And it keeps the oven
clean)
Suzanne’s famous
apple pie – baked in a paper bag.
Make a one crust pie shell (uncooked)
7--8 tart apples
peeled and sliced ¼ to ½ inch thick
2 T flour, ½ t cinnamon, ½ c sugar, ½ t nutmeg,
½ cloves
Mix together in a large bowl, then place in unbaked
shell, pat down.
Topping:
½ c sugar
½ flour
½ butter
Mix toping
ingredients until crumbly (cut with two knives or use a pastry blender.) Pat topping over apples in the pie shell.
Place in a Brown paper bag - secure with metal paper clips. (I sometimes place it on a cookie sheet, just in case it leaks.)
Bake 425 for 1 hour - 1 ½ hr (After 1 hour – tear open bag and check)
Check by sticking a skewer into the pie and make sure
that the apples are soft.
Crunchy apples in a pie isn’t a “good thing”.
So – remember McKay’s birthday is Thursday, Brad’s is
Saturday and Glennda’s is a week from tomorrow.
There isn’t much different going on here. I am down to 10 piano students. It’s a good thing. I still have enough gigs with my little
band. I actually had one yesterday. And I have one Wednesday.
I’m guessing that you are all ok. The Instagram posts continue. The growth of the great grandchildren
continues and I love to see the posts.
I ran into a nice paragraph from President Hinckley this
week. Most of you are married. The advice also pertains to friendships.
Pres. Hinckley: “In a marriage, each of us is an
individual. Each of us is
different. There must be respect for
differences, and although it is important and necessary that both the husband
and the wife work to ameliorate those differences, there must be some
recognition that they exist and that they are not necessarily undesirable. In fact, the differences may make the
companionship more interesting.”
When I was married, I used to say that our differences
worked like a cog in a wheel. I had
talent/abilities in certain areas, and my spouse had talent/abilities in other
areas. Together we made a good combination. I still feel that way today. There is no need
to be intimidated because a spouse outshines you in one way or the other. Celebrate it.
Shine in your area. Support them and encourage them in their shining
talent. Enjoy your own.
Well that’s enough advice for today. Enjoy the recipe and look forward to
more. I’ll even share all the recipes
that Glennda, Judy and I made when we had our Christmas Baking Day.
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As you can see, we had a blast and Scott and Don had to be in on it. Yummy recipes to look forward to.
Have a wonderful week. You are all always in my thoughts and prayers.
Love Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, Sister and Aunt Suzanne
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