Freezing Cherry Pies?
I would suggest placing the pie in a baggie and freeze. When needed, take out of freezer and thaw, then bake as usual. I know it is convenient to have a pie ready to bake, but we prefer freezing the pitted cherries, sugar added. When needed, take from freezer...
How Do I Make Homemade Brown Gravy?
Leave drippings in pan. Add enough flour to make paste (you will have to experiment with this to know how much as it depends on how much drippings you have). Stir flour into drippings then add a small amount of water and stir well. Keep adding a small amount...
Making Tuna Salad?
Hardboiled eggs (I use 2 for one can tuna), cut up celery, mayo, chopped onion and sweet pickle (or pickle relish) to taste. I hold the pickle as I prefer it without and my husband adds it at table. Been making it since 1948! Yummy.
What is This Plant? (Althea Zebrina)
This is a malva and as others have warned, it is extremely invasive. I finally got rid of all of mine, but it is hard to pull up the root. Dig up if you dont get all the root, or they will be back bringing friends the next year!
Cherry Pie Recipe?
Fresh Cherry Pie: Mix 1-1/3 c. sugar, 5 T. tapioca, 4 drops almond extract for filling. Mix lightly into 4 c. pitted sour cherries. Pour into bottom crust, 9 inch pan. Dot with 1-1/2 T. butter, cover with top crust, which has been slitted. Bake in hot oven...
Saving Zinnia Seeds?
Its simple. Just let a few flower heads dry on the vine, run your thumb through the center, and voila, hundreds of seeds. Place in an evelope and label. Plant in the spring after danger of frost.
