Popcorn ~

Caramel Popcorn ~
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup unpopped popcorn
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon baking soda

In a 4 quart saucepan, add 1 tablespoon of the oil , and heat over high heat. When oil is hot, add 1 cup of popping corn.
Keep pan moving constantly. When corn stops popping, remove from heat.
Place popped corn in oven to keep warm.
Repeat until all corn has been popped.
Preheat oven to 200 F
Boil sugar, butter, syrup, and salt for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, add baking soda. Stir well.
Pour over popped corn. Spread onto cookie sheets and place in oven for 1 hour.
Stir every 15 min. Remove from oven and let cool, breaking apart the popcorn as it cools.
Store in air tight containers.




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Can You Eat Ornamental Indian Corn?

The hard, multicolored ears of corn that decorate tabletops and front doors around this time of year are, in theory, edible. If you cooked ornamental corn and ate it right off the cob, it would taste pretty bland, but it wouldn’t hurt you, according to Edith Munro, communications manager for the Iowa Corn Growers Association.

But isnt it just lovely for fall decorations ?

Happy October 1 ~

My goodness, it is the 1st of October, my hard to believe September is over.

In our neck of the woods, it is quite cool and the leaves are turning so slowly yet so quickly.

October gave a party;

The leaves by hundreds came-

The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,

And leaves of every name.

The Sunshine spread a carpet,

And everything was grand,

Miss Weather led the dancing,

Professor Wind the band."

~George Cooper

I am so thankful for the simple things, the crisp cool air, the smell of my harvest candle burning, the quiet sounds in the morning, the beautiful yellow mums I bought this week.

Hoping that my family and friends have a lovely October month !

~ Teach us to delight in the simple things. ~Rudyard Kipling

"Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know,by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown."
~Corrie Ten Boom

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 5:9

John 3 : 16

Today is WFW !
The purpose of Word filled Wednesday is to share God’s word through photo’s & a Bible verse!

Today our sweet hostess is Susan @http://susan2956.blogspot.com/

Today is Tempt my Tummy Tuesday, to enjoy more great recipes or join in click the link on my sidebar. Ladies, thanks so much for hosting.

This time of year, I love to use apples, yummy for the fall !

Apple Crisp ~

4 1/2 cups peeled, cored and sliced apples

2 teaspoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons water

1/2 cup honey

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 cup rolled oats

4 tablespoons butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.

Evenly spread the apple slices in the prepared dish.
In a small bowl, mix the lemon juice and water, and pour over the apples.
Drizzle apples with honey, and sprinkle with cinnamon.

In a bowl, mix the brown sugar, flour, oats, and butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over the apples.

Bake 25-30 minutes in the preheated oven, until apples are tender and topping is lightly browned.
Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream !
Caramel apples~
Cut up apples and drizzle caramel over them, who doesn't love a caramel apple and this is much easier to eat !

"I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends,dining on simple bacon,and letting the world roll on as it liked,than to occupy the most splendid post,which any human power can give."

~ Thomas Jefferson ~

And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labors, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labors out of the field.

Exodus 23 : 16

Scouting

Congratulations to my dear son Matthew, I am so very proud of you !

He received his tenderfoot badge and moved up in rank in boy scouts. These are pictures taken from the court of honor, he loves scouting and will now be working on his next rank.

We love you, Matthew !

The Boy Scouts of America provides youth with programs and activities that allow them to
Try new things.
Provide service to others.
Build self-confidence.
Reinforce ethical standards.

Great job boy scouts !

Today is Tempt my Tummy Tuesday, to enjoy more great recipes or join in click the link on my sidebar. Ladies, thanks so much for hosting !Easy creamy Lemon Pie

Ingredients
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 cup lemon juice ( even better if you use fresh )
1 1/2 cups whipping cream, whipped
1 (6-ounce) prepared graham cracker
In medium bowl, stir together condensed milk and lemon juice and Fold in whipped cream.
Pour into prepared crust. Chill 3 hours or until set. Enjoy


“When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade”-Dale Carnegie
“If you have a lemon, make lemonade.” -Howard Luck Gossage
“If life deals you lemons made lemonade” -Proverb

Quick and Easy Lemonade Recipe
Ingredients
5 – Lemons
1/2 – Cup Sugar
2 – Quarts Water
Honey To Taste
Ice
Mix and enjoy.


Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. John 14 : 1

Gods Love ~

God is so big He can cover the whole world with His love,
and so small He can curl up inside your heart.
~ June Masters Bacher

In memory

In Loving Memory....may we never forget.

September 11, 2001.....a day I will never forget.

I pray for our country....the United States of America.

God Bless America....My home sweet home !

Today I am participating in THANKFUL THURSDAY !
It is hosted my Sonya @ http://truth4thejourney.blogspot.com/ .
Thank you Sonya, for being such a gracious hostess !~

You are supposed to list 5 things you are thankful for this week ~ I am Thankful for :

1. Answered prayers

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. Psalm 145:18 (NKJ)

2. Taking walks with my family

3. Water

“I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”- Laura Ingalls Wilder

4. Friendship

5. LOVE

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4 : 7-8 (NKJ)

I pray that you will be blessed and be a blessing to someone today !

Hello Sweet September !

I am so happy September has arrived.

I'm looking forward to fall decorating, pumpkin patches , leaves changing, baking, and of course the nice cooler weather.

We've had such nice weather this week.

"By all these lovely tokens

September days are here,

With summer’s best of weather

And autumn’s best of cheer."

- Helen Hunt Jackson

"In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the crowning glory of the year,

bringing us the fruition of months of thought and care and toil.

And at no season, safe perhaps in Daffodil time,

do we get such superb colour effects as from August to November."

- Rose G. Kingsley, The Autumn Garden, 1905

Thank you dear Lord for another September.

Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.

1 Chronicles 29: 13

Word Filled Wednesday ~

Today is WFW !

The purpose of Word filled Wednesday is to share God’s word through photo’s & a Bible verse!

HE IS THE EVERLASTING GOD !

Today our sweet hostess is Penny@ http://pennyraine.com/blog/ .