A Fall Excursion

We went for a drive...

all over the Kingston Peninsula looking for a country market we heard about recently.

We f-i-n-a-l-l-y found the market, and learned a whole lot about the peninsula.

 We waited around to see who owned this truck.

The man's dad bought the truck in 1966,

they had it ever since and recently had it restored.

REALLY NICE!

We have a "thing" about old trucks.

Unfortunately, the market no longer had a cook shack.

  So we had to find another place to eat.

We were glad that the ferry is on a cable, because the current and wind would have taken it off course otherwise.

 We stopped to visit the "Little Library"...

 which is near one of the quilt squares...

 which is right near the ferry.

Home again to our own little pumpkins.

They are still looking good.

I lined them all up on the island, hoping they would dry and not rot!

A Cute Little Shed

BOO HOO!

September 24

October 3

October 10

October 12

October 18

October 24
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October 26

Its That Good!

Recently I read a book called Little Heathens about a family on a farm and in a small town in Iowa during the depression.  The book was very interesting and enjoyable.  It told about life, work and activities when people had less, but appreciated and enjoyed life more than today.  Some recipes were included.  There was one I could not pass up: Applesauce Cake.  The writer, Mildred Armstrong Kalish, or Millie, made this almost every day when she was a hired girl on a neighbouring farm.  Of course they were cooking for a family plus farm workers.  I figured if she made it almost every day, it had to be good, so I gave it a try.  She was right!  I made it on Tuesday or Wednesday.  Today is Friday, and there are three smallish pieces left.  We have shared it with a few friends, but we ate most of it ourselves!

Here's the recipe:

1 1/2 C. sugar

1/2 C. butter

Cream together and add 1 egg

Dry ingredients:

2 1/2 C. flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon each of cocoa, nutmeg, cinnamon and baking powder

2 teaspoon baking soda

Add dry ingredients alternately with 2 C. applesauce.

Add 3/4 C. walnuts or pecans

Grease and flour a 9X13 pan

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes

***I used unsweetened applesauce, since I had just made some from our wonderful Yellow Transparent trees.  I figured there was enough sugar any way.  I plan to freeze some in 2 C. amounts, so I can make more applesauce cakes.  Next week I will send one with Paul when he teaches his Bible Institute class.

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