I think I CAN live by bread alone....

 Hi, ya'll

Well, I made BREAD this last weekend.

Now, I would LIKE to say that I "made it from scratch"

but the GEORGE WASHINGTON in me won't let me tell you a little white lie...

and the SANDRA LEE in me loves SEMI HOMEMADE too much to spend a lot of

time trying to make something that just might be a TOTAL FLOP....

That's right...

this beautiful loaf of bread is RHOADES FROZEN BREAD,
after letting it rise for 7 hours

and I love it so much, I want to marry it.

It comes out PERFECT every single, solitary time.

I HAVE made bread from scratch and
I probably MIGHT make it again sometime.....MAYBE.

On second thought, after having a slice of THIS semi-homemade bread, toasted and buttered for breakfast, I've decided I'll NEVER try making homemade from scratch again. :))

 STRAWBERRY FREEZER JAM

is just downright GOOD FOR THE SOUL.

I opened my NEXT TO THE LAST jar of jam

and, O HONEY.....it was so good with that fresh bread.

I use the recipe on the FREEZER JAM package, found in the canning section
of your grocery store.
The FREEZER PROOF little jars are right there, too.

Now, here is something that would make awesome little Christmas gifts

to family, friends and neighbors.....and the postman.

From COUNTRY LIVING MAGAZINE
for these little MINI BREAD LOAVES

 http://www.countryliving.com/recipefinder/mini-country-loaves-recipe

and for the

HOMEMADE BUTTER

(homemade butter.....SHUT THE FRONT DOOR !!!

Directions

1. In a blender on medium speed, mix heavy cream and coarse salt until grainy milk curds begin to form, 8 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, set aside ice water.
2. Pour milk curds through a strainer (discard liquid) and transfer to a chilled bowl. Pour 1/2 cup ice water over curds and, using a rubber spatula, press out any residual liquid, or whey. Drain water when it gets cloudy, then add more water (1/2 cup at a time), press out liquid, and drain. Repeat 1 or 2 times more until water stays clear.
3. Now you have butter. Divide it into four 3-ounce domed glass dishes (see image) or roll into logs and wrap in parchment paper; refrigerate.

When I was 14, we moved from West Texas to Arkansas for a SHORT time.

My daddy wanted a small farm and he bought one there in SPRINGDALE.

We had one cow....I don't remember what kind, but she gave a LOT of milk.

Mother would churn it and we had homemade butter that was flat 

OUT OF THIS WORLD.

I can close my eyes and STILL taste it, even after all these years.

Our time was short in Arkansas...

I was about to start my Freshman year in high school and was devastated that

I wouldn't be going with all the friends I'd had since elementary school.

A long story short, after a few months, Dad found a buyer for the small farm 

(that was just about to run out of water as the well was going dry...being the reason, I'm sure, that he bought the place for such a cheap price)

and we moved back to Plainview, Tx., where I was raised AND I graduated with my friends.

THE END

♫♪♫...nothin' says lovin'

like somethin' from the oven.......♪♪♫

*I will remember 9/11/01 always and cry tears of sorrow for all that we lost.

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