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Indian Pudding Recipe and History
This year my daughter's fifth grade class put on a Thanksgiving meal for their parents and teachers. Each student picked a recipe and brought it home to make or help make.
At first I was a little irritated. My daughter chose, of all things, Indian pudding. Of course this dish is best served warm so that left me to cook it and have it to the school in time. Now I am glad that I did! It was sooo good!
I will share a little bit of history, in part, but I can't tell you where the information was taken from as it was on a printout my daughter brought home with her recipe.
"Almost every happy memory the New England colonists had of their former life in England revolved around some festive occasion, one that was often celebrated with rich pudding."
"During their early years in the New World, the colonists could only dream of the plum puddings of Old England. Even a simple milk pudding or bread pudding seemed out of the question because of the absence of wheat flour. But there was, of course, Indian cornmeal."
"With the increase in the number of dairy cattle brought to Plymouth Colony from England during the late 1620's, milk and milk products became somewhat more plentiful and the Pilgrims could begin to approach the idea of an English-style milke pudding. Wheat flour was still scarce, of course, so they used cornmeal instead and called the new creamy, baked dessert "Indian" pudding, even though it contained such non-Indian ingredients as milk, eggs, butter, molasses for sweetening, and pinches of such exotic spices as cinnamon and ginger. Thick cream, when available, was poured over the pudding - another non-Indian and distinctly English touch."
"The molasses that went into the New England Indian pudding was a special case, for it was neither British nor American Indian in origin. It was the product of Yankee business enterprise as expressed through the New England sea trade."
INDIAN PUDDING
2 1/2 c. milk
3 Tbsp. cornmeal (I used yellow)
1/2 c. molasses (I used dark)
2 Tbsp. butter
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ginger
pinch of salt
Set oven to 300 degrees fahrenheit.
Pour milk into a medium-large saucepan and heat over medium-high heat just until the milk is scalded (tiny bubbles will appear around the edge). Watch carefully so that milk does not boil.
Add cornmeal, one Tbsp. at a time, stirring after each addition to prevent lumps from forming. Add molasses and butter. Reduce heat under saucepan to low and cook mixture 10-15 mins., stirring frequently, until thickened. (My tip: You want it still pouring consistancy and not as thick as instant pudding.)
In a medium-size mixing bowl, beat eggs with a wire whisk. Add cinnamon, ginger, and salt. SLOWLY add hot cornmeal mixture to egg mixture, beating constantly with whisk. (I added a ladle-full at a time beating constantly so as not to cook the eggs with the hot mix)
Butter a one-quart casserole dish or other deep baking dish. Pour mix into casserole and bake at 300 degrees for 45 mins.
Serve Indian pudding warm. Heavy cream may be poured over top. Although not traditional, a scoop of vanilla ice cream is an especially good topping for a portion of Indian pudding. (The kids at school used Cool Whip and it tasted so good!)
Serves 4-6
Try something new! Enjoy!
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Brown pork chops and put in crockpot. Add the rest of ingredients and serve over hot rice. Good stuff!
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Keeping and Organizing Plant Tags
To keep those plant tags handy pop them into a small photo album that you would slide pictures into. You can get photo albums for a reasonable price at the dollar store.
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When shopping the grocery store, keep to the outside aisles. They put the sales on end caps. The farther you delve into the store the more money you'll spend.
By Laura
Editor's Note: This is an interesting tip. Just thinking of the layout of my local Safeway, the outer aisles contain: fruits, vegetables, dairy, eggs, meat (butcher), bread and the bulk food cereal not far off. That's a lot of what you need when you go shopping. The best sales are usually on the end of the isles. You still need to venture into those center aisles for some items but overall this is a good tip at my local grocery store. Especially if you are trying to make as much from scratch as possible.
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When your kids want to blow bubbles, use a coffee can that you've cut both ends from. Put your bubble solution in a bucket and dip the can. You can either sway the can through the air or blow into it, either way makes huge bubbles that kids love.
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Left Over Grease for Suet Cakes for Birds
I save all of the left over bacon grease, and grease from frying foods, put it in a jar in fridge, (dated of course). I also save the square suet container from feeding birds suet in summer. In the winter, I reheat the "saved" grease, add raisins, nuts, peanut butter, cornmeal, oats, cracker crumbs, birdseed, sunflower seeds, etc. Mix it all together and put in the saved suet holders from summer. Presto, homemade suet cakes for the birdies, that fit in the suet holders. The birds love it, and it saves a bunch of money in winter time, when the birds really need our help eating good food to keep up their energy in the cold, cold winter!
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Makes your home smell wonderful.
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Preheat your oven to 150 degrees. Slice the unpeeled apple in very thin slices and lay in a single layer on a baking sheet sprayed lightly with vegetable oil spray and bake for 30 minutes. You can sprinkle a little cinnamon on top to make these cinnamon dried apples. Let the dried apple cool for about ten minutes before adding to the other ingredients.
In a lidded glass jar (a Mason jar is perfect) combine all of the ingredients of the potpourri mixture, and gently combine with a wooden spoon. Cover tightly. This mixture will keep for months. To use, place about a tablespoon into 2 cups of boiling water. Turn down the heat and let the mixture simmer gently to release all of the wonderful apple pie scent!
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Fill reservoir with 1 pint (473mL) white vinegar and enough extra water to fill the reservoir. Turn on Coffee Maker. Let it brew 1 cup of water/vinegar solution, then turn off coffee maker. Let it stand for 1/2 hour, then turn coffee maker back on. When finished brewing, rinse pot, then fill reservoir with water and let it brew the hot water. I usually do this twice. Better than commercial coffee maker cleaners.
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Mix 1 cup white vinegar with 2 gallons hot water. For greasy floors, add 1/4 cup washing soda and 1 tablespoon vegetable-oil-based soap to the above mixture.
By Kathy
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Dilute floral scented store brand bleach 1 part to 9 parts water and put in a spray bottle to use as a quick mist after showering every couple of days, I also mist the curtain liner. (Be sure to mark the bottle carefully so everyone knows what it is! Keep out of reach of kids.)
By Kathy
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In medium pan, stir soap flakes, borax and water. Heat slowly, stir until mix is clear. Add glycerin, set aside to cool. When cool, add essential oil; stir well. Pour in Mason jar or other container; cover until needed.
To use, add 1 cup gel soap per load of clothes, making sure soap is dissolved well before adding clothes to water. This gel works best with warm water.. Otherwise, dissolve it in a quart of warm water before adding it to the wash.
By Kathy
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To save energy, when your dishes are done, open the door of the dishwasher and let the dishes air dry. It takes about 15 minutes because they're already warm. :)
By aeromama
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Cleaning Silk Flowers and Greenery
When you need to wash dusty silk flowers or greenery, don't forget about the top rack of your dish washer. It does a great job on a short cycle, with no heat dry cycle.
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Deodorizing a Cooler or Ice Chest
If you're cooler is smelling a little funky, wet a paper towel, wring it out, add a few drops of vanilla, then put it in the cooler overnight. Not only will the funky smell be gone, the cooler will smell good!
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When I send get well cards to friends in the hospital I use their home address as the return in case my card should get there after their release. This way, it still makes it to them without anyone having to look it up.
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When baking chocolate cakes, dust the pan with some of the dry chocolate cake mix instead of flour since flour usually leaves white spots on the cake.
By rachel'smom
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Always use tongs when turning meat on the grill. This way you'll avoid piercing the meat, which causes it to lose its natural juices.
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Clean Burnt Grease Off Old Drip Pans
Burned-on Grease
To remove burned-on grease from a pot or pan, fill the pot or pan with water, drop in six Alka-Seltzer tablets, let soak for one hour, then scrub as usual.
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To keep those pesky insects away from your plants, combine one bulb of garlic, 1 small onion and 1 T. cayenne pepper in the blender. Mix with 1 quart water and let stand for one hour. Then add 1 T. Ivory liquid and mist your plants!!
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Use the gasoline octane rating recommended in your owner's manual. Using too high of an octane can cause pinging in the engine, which can be annoying and can also be a sign of engine problems. Even if there is nothing wrong with your car, you may spend unnecessary money on diagnosis to rule out any other problems.
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Uses For Carrots - Especially When The Are On Sale!
Slice a lengthwise strip from the carrot. Then, with a vegetable peeler, cut long, thin strips from the flat surface. The strips should curl (if not, wrap them around your finger). Drop into a bowl of ice water for an hour or longer.
By Bill IN S.E. MASSACHUSETTS
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Maintaining a Clean Shower
To keep your shower stall bright and shining, after removing soap scum, wax your tiles with car wax -- it keeps the soap scum and water deposits from building up and showing!
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Saving Money on Shower Gel and Body Wash
Tips for saving money on shower gel and body wash. Post your ideas.
Save on Shower Gel
To save money on shower gel, I just use plain ol' suave shampoo... it lathers good, smells good, and costs as little as 89 cents a bottle on sale! :)
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Keeping Animals off the Furniture
Another good tip for keeping your animals off the furniture is to lay some aluminum foil on the furniture. When the dog or cat jumps up there, they won't like the feel or the noise when they land on the foil.
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If you find your lint roller empty and have animal hair, or lint, on your clothing, just roll a piece of tape, (I use masking tape), sticky side out, around your 3 middle fingers and dab the areas and the hair/lint will come right off.
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Removing Eye Makeup Instead of purchasing expensive eye makeup remover, use petroleum jelly! It works great - just put a bit on a tissue and brush against your eye. It removes mascara, eye liner and eye shadow. By defoliate
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Maybe you can help me, I have lost a recipe I used to make for my grandmother. She is in her 80's now and in the nursing home we are bringing her home for Thanksgiving and I would love to make it for her. It was called Blueberry Yum Yum or I have even made it with Cherries before. It called for a Graham Cracker Crust, Dream Whip, Canned fruit and I can't remember what else. Can you help me. ... - Shannon
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ok I'm a kid. I have a problem. I'm 14 and I can't drive so I have to get my mom to take me places to buy her stuff? hello! problem! My dad is in Iraq so basically I am screwed i get $40 a week if I do my chores for everytime. If I miss a chore my mom takes off 5 bucks! I need that money to buy stuff for her and for her stocking and Domi (foreign exchange student, 17, can't drive) and Max and the dogs and Grandma
what i got my mom so far is:
~a beauty basket
~a snowglobe
~cookbooks
~rich chocolate for her stocking
but thats it! I need help please how can i get cash for gifts?
Also if anyone is having trouble buy gifts for their kids talk to me. I know what they want! i could give you 5 gift ideas right off the bat.
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Why Thanksgiving Is the Ultimate Holiday
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Thanksgiving in the United States is traditionally a day of overindulgence and visiting with family (whether you want to or not!) And for the guys who are into sports, it is heaven on earth. They eat until they have to undo their pants and then they relax in front of the tube watching any of a number of football games. The ladies get to socialize over the demolished and abandoned dinner table before facing the daunting task of cleaning up. (And some of us are lucky enough to have guys around to help with that!)
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