DIY Chocolate Syrup

I was craving "Chocolate" it didn't matter if it was a chocolate bar, a cookie or cake or even Chocolate Gravy (Yes that's a thing in the south) I would have even settled for some good, old-fashioned Chocolate milk like my mother use to make. I found her syrup recipe in some old files and even though I didn't make it, just recalling how it tasted and how to make it helped sooth my cravings for Chocolate.

chocolate syrup

1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Mix the cocoa powder and the water in a saucepan. Heat and stir to
dissolve the cocoa. Add the sugar, and stir to dissolve. Boil for 3 minutes
over medium heat. Be careful not to let it get too hot and boil over! Add
the salt and the vanilla. Let cool. Pour into a clean glass jar, and store
in the refrigerator. Keeps for several months, but trust me it will be gone
before then. Yields two cups.

 

 

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

Ole Country Bakery, Brooksville, MS

1 cup raisins

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder

2 cups flour

2 cups oatmeal

Place raisins in small kettle; cover with water and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Drain. Set aside.

Cream shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Mix soda, salt and baking powder. Add flour, oatmeal and raisins. Mix well.

Scoop desired size onto cookie sheet; flatten. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden.

Author: Geneva Nightengale

from the Nov. 2001 issue of Today in Mississippi

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

Oatmeal Animal Crackers

Oatmeal Animal Crackers

2 cups sugar                            1/2 cup shortening

2 cups old-fashioned oats       1/2 cup hot water

1 tsp baking soda                    1 tbsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt                               2 to 2 1/2 cups flour

            In a large bowl, combine the sugar, oats, baking soda, and salt. Cut in the shortening until crumbly. Add the water and vanilla. Stir until blended. Add enough flour to form a stiff dough. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into rectangles or use a floured cookie cutters. Using a floured spatula, transfer to greased baking sheets. Place 2 inches apart. Bake at 350 F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Makes about 4 dozen

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

Garden seeds I have

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2022 Garden seeds list, 33 

2 Herb, 24 food, 7 Flower

Food

Radish open old packet

Radish, old packet

cucumber open old packet

Cucumber, aspirin vial

Cucumber, pill bottle

Squash, open old packet

Lettuce, leaf. Open old packet

Okra, old packet

Broccoli, open old packet

Pea, open old packet

Peas, pill bottle from 2020

Tomato, Beefsteak, open packet

Tomato, cherry, leg envelope, liam

3 Tomato, white seed pack 

Watermelon, white envelope

Cantaloupe strips vial

Cantaloupe, Athina, pill bottle

Hot pepper, strips vial

Big Bertha Bell Pepper, pill bottle

Jalapeno

Pumpkin, baggy

Pumpkin, pill bottle, iffy will grow.

Rd sweet watermelon

Orange watermelon

Herb

Sage, old packet

2 Rosemary, old packet

Flowers

Caladiums' plastic store bags

Mammoth Sunflower seeds, pill bottle

Marigolds from last two years

Zina Dom my yard

Zina, pill bottle, locally grown

Cosmos old packet

Mix perrinals, old packet

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