STONE WALLS

STONE WALLS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR CENTURIES, BY FARMERS AND PRIMITIVE PEOPLE, USING WALLS TO DIVIDE PROPERTY< USE AS BOUNDARIES TO IDENTIFY LAND, FARMERS WOULD GATHER ROCKS FROM FIELDS, AND STREAMS, TODAY ROCKS< DIFFERENT KIND OF STONE WALLS ARE MADE TO USE AS DIVIDERS. LIMESTONE, GRANITE, STONES FROM RIVER BEDS. AND FIELDS. IF YOU TRAVEL ON OLD DIRT ROADS, IN THE COUNTRY YOU WILL OFTEN SEE HAND MADE STONE WALLS MADE BY FARMERS, CENTURIES AGO!!

SCRAMBLED EGGS AND LOX

SCRAMBLED EGGS AND LOX, SERVED WITH ( TOASTED BAGELS, RYE BREAD, OR CHALLAH)<><>8 EGGS<>FRESH GROUND PEPPER TO TASTE<>1 SMALL ONION, DICED<>FRESHLY CHOPPED PARSLEY TO GARNISH <><>BUY LOX, NOVIA SCOTIA, IRISH or NORWEGIAN to name a few (BUT MY FAVORITE IS SCOTCH SALMON)<><>BEAT EGGS IN BOWL WITH PEPPER AND 2 TBSP. WATER. SET ASIDE (MELT BUTTER IN SKILLET-(FRYING PAN), ADD ONION, AND COOK UNTIL TRANSPARENT. (ADD LOX AND COOK, STIRRING, FOR ABOUT 2 minutes.<>ADD BEATEN EGGS TO SKILLET AND COOK OVER LOW HEAT< STIRRING CONSTANTLY< UNTIL EGGS ARE SET> (SPOON ONTO SERVING DISHES GARNISH WITH PARSLEY>!!!

CRANBERRY-GLAZED (CORNISH HENS) & BAKED POTATO!

1/2 CUP JELLIED CRANBERRY SAUCE<>1 TABLESPOON DIJON MUSTARD<>1 CAN (10-12 ounces) CHICKEN GRAVY<>1 TEASPOON GRATED ORANGE PEEL<>3 CORNISH HENS ( 1 1/2 pounds each), HALVED LENGTHWISE<>SALT&PEPPER TO TASTE<> COOKED WITH BAKED POTATO<><>IN 1 qt. SAUCEPAN< COMBINE THE CRANBERRY SAUCE, MUSTARD, GRAVY AND ORANGE PEEL<>COOK OVER LOW HEAT< STIRRING CONSTANTLY UNTIL SMOOTH. SPRINKLE HENS WITH SALT&PEPPER. (PLACE ON RACK WITH DRIP PAN< SKIN SIDE DOWN, BRUSH GENEROUSLY WITH GLAZE. (BAKE AT 400 degreesF FOR 15 minutes, TURN HENS, BRUSH WITH GLAZE,) (THEN BAKE 30 minutes more or until JUICES RUN CLEAR. BASTING OFTEN WITH GLAZE>SERVE WITH BAKED POTATO!!  (QUICK and EASY)

THE RETURN TO SCHOOL ( SUMMER VACATION OVER)

SEE, THEY RETURN: AH, SEE THE TENTATIVE, MOVEMENTS AND SLOW FEET, (SEE, THEY RETURN ONE BY ONE. THE SCHOOL WILL BEGIN CLASSES, AFTER A SHORT SUMMER VACATION. (THEN THE SCHOOL YARD WILL BE FULL) WITH LAUGHTER, AND DANCING FEET! (YEARS AGO THEY PLAYED GAMES, LIKE TAG, MARBLES, HOP SCOTCH, JUMP ROPE, AND THERE WAS ONE SWING HANGING FROM A TREE! ( IN SCHOOL YARD TODAY THEY HAVE NEWLY DESIGNED EQUIPMENT, (FANCY JUNGLE JIM FOR CLIMBING< SLIDING AND SWINGS. (BUT CHILDREN GO OUTSIDE FOR RECESS, ( CALLED BACK TO SCHOOL BY LOUD ELECTRONIC BUZZER NOISES!!) THEY REPLACE THE ( OLE SCHOOL BELL)!!

CANNING (PICCALILLI) OLD FASHIONED WAY!

1 GALLON GREEN TOMATOES<>1 HEAD CABBAGE<>3 SWEET PEPPERS<>2 LARGE ONIONS<>1/2  CUP SALT<>1 CUP BROWN SUGAR<>2 TABLESPOONS MUSTARD SEED<>1 TABLESPOON CELERY SEED<>1 TABLESPOON HORSERADISH<>1 QUART VINEGAR<><><><>CHOP AND MIX ALL VEGETABLES WITH  THE SALT><>LET STAND OVERNIGHT.<>DRAIN<> (MIX SUGAR, SEASONINGS, AND VINEGAR.<>(BOIL 1 MINUTE) ADD VEGETABLES<>(HEAT TO BOILING)<>PACK INTO HOT (BALL CANNING JARS) AND SEAL AT ONCE.!! (THIS OLD RECIPE IS DELICIOUS)  USING FRESH GARDEN VEGETABLES!!

WOODEN CANES WITH (EAGLE and DEER HANDLES)

MANY PEOPLE COLLECT CANES, DATING BACK CENTURIES, SOME WERE ORNATE WITH ELABORATE CARVED HANDLES, MADE OF METAL< SILVER< GOLD<GLASS< CARVED WOODEN FIGURINES. SOME MADE TO LOOK LIKE PEOPLE< ANIMALS< BIRDS< MOTIFS. CANES ARE ALSO CARVED BY WOOD CARVERS< SOME MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFIC DESIGN. THEY ARE SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS IF THEY ARE CENTURIES OLD. (THE CANES I HAVE ARE PASSED DOWN FATHER to DAUGHTER)!! I ENJOY THEM!!

LARGE (VINTAGE BELL) TOLLS NO MORE!!

THIS LARGE VINTAGE BELL, WAS GIVEN TO THE SCHOOL, (THE BELL, IS HISTORIC AND THE BELL HAS A FRAME AND YOKE AND CLAPPER ARE INTACT)  MOST LARGE BELLS WERE (FOUND IN A STEEPLE USED TO CALL FAITHFUL TO CHURCH FOR WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS) MOST ARE 28in. AND WEIGH OVER 400lbs, (HAVE A DISTINCTIVE DEEP RICH TONE.)  THIS BELL SITS IN FRONT OF THE SEMINARY HILL SCHOOL.