Innholdsfortegnelse for June - July 2017 i Country Woman

The first jam I ever learned to make was strawberry. The simplicity of it makes for a quick study: Mash berries, add sugar and maybe some pectin, and cook. This three-step process was an easy one for a kid to follow. June was always berrying season for us. Our little patch next to the vegetable garden couldn’t produce enough, so on a Saturday morning early in the month we’d head out to a neighboring farm to pick until our hands blushed pink with strawberry juice. Then back to the kitchen for a jam session, where I’d eat so many berries my mouth soon matched my hands. Although this year I might put fewer up for winter—the gorgeous berry dessert recipes that begin on page 44 provide several reasons to turn…

Favorite gardening tool? A butcher knife. I stick the knife under a weed at a 45-degree angle and then lift and pull. Favorite gardening task? Weeding. It makes me feel so accomplished. Favorite aspect of gardening? I love the way nature replicates the process of life. Seeds are resilient. Something can be grown and used for multiple purposes, like nourishment and healing. Where is AFC heading? In five years we will have a food truck and multiple cafe sites. In 10 years we will be helping make change in other states and in public schools.…

Curried Chicken & Peach Salad This is a light and simple salad; even my noncooking husband can whip it together in minutes. We’ve served this to friends over the years, and they always ask for the recipe. —RADELLE KNAPPENBERGER OVIEDO, FL TAKES: 10 MIN. MAKES: 4 SERVINGS 1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise 1 tsp. curry powder 2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup raisins 2 medium peaches, sliced 1 pkg. (5 oz.) spring mix salad greens Mix mayonnaise and curry powder; toss gently with chicken, walnuts and raisins. Serve chicken mixture and peaches over greens. PER SERVING 286 cal., 12g fat (2g sat. fat), 54mg chol., 315mg sod., 23g carb. (14g sugars, 4g fiber), 24g pro. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 11/2 fat, 1 vegetable,…

Q: How do you pass the time on a long road trip? We bring a travel box filled with activities on laminated index cards. There’s a map of the United States, and the kids color in the states they see on license plates. There are scavenger hunts for finding different colored cars and things such as barns, motorcycles and lakes. And there are story starters and imagination games. JULIE HILTON GOODMAN, MISSOURI On road trips, my husband, two daughters and I would look for the letters of the alphabet on street signs. The first person to get to the letter Z won. We also competed to be the first to spot the largest number of a certain type of vehicle. Volkswagens were a favorite. CAROLE HOLDER NORMAN, OKLAHOMA To give…

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The Things We Wish Were True by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen Following the neighbors in idyllic Sycamore Glen, North Carolina, for just one summer, this story proves things aren’t always as perfect as they seem. Each character has many secrets, and they’re slowly revealed as this book unfolds through alternating perspectives. Crime, romance and betrayal all thread through this engrossing novel. Always by Sarah Jio Kailey has it all, including a wonderful career and the perfect fiance, but she can’t stop thinking about Cade, the love of her life who disappeared 10 years earlier. When she recognizes him in a homeless man she encounters on the street, she has to help. But after learning the truth about Cade, Kailey is forced to decide what her future will be. The Book That…

Summertime living is easy—if you have a great place to loaf. But creating a space inviting enough for guests to sit a spell over a glass of iced tea doesn’t require a lot of money—just a little imagination and maybe a quart or two of paint. Start by selecting a color theme to unite your look, then search your basement, barn or shed for items that hold promise. If it can be cleaned and painted, it can find new life on your deck, patio or porch. Consider incorporating a bold color—in this case, the red patio umbrellas anchor the patriotic palette. Old chairs, tables and wicker pieces become new with a light sanding, a quick cleaning and a coat of paint. Gloss paint or a clear urethane finish coat will…

PROJECT 1 DRESS FOR TRESSES THE LACE FROM A WEDDING GOWN EMBELLISHES A HEADBAND TO HOLD BOTH YOUR MEMORIES AND YOUR BANGS IN PLACE. Instead of boxing that pouf of lace and sequins in the attic for decades, turn the trim into this elegant headband. Start by carefully removing a few small pieces of lace from the dress using a seam ripper. Take the lace to a craft store to match it with a coordinating 1½-inch-wide ribbon. You’ll need 2¼ yards of ribbon for the headband. Find the center point of the ribbon and arrange the pieces around it in whatever pattern you like, overlapping as you go. Pin the lace to the ribbon and sew it in place using a combination of running and overcast stitches. Remove the pins…

“Any recipe that can be made in an oven or on a stove can probably be made over an open fire.” —SUSAN PATRICK When Susan Patrick’s husband decided he wasn’t putting his art degree to good use at his office job, he gave two weeks’ notice and began applying his artistry to building horse-drawn wagons, including Old West-style chuck wagons. Susan accepted the unconventional career change, but soon learned she needed some skills to suit the portable kitchens her husband was building. There was just one problem: She wasn’t much of a cook. “Cooking corn bread from a box mix and soup from cans was truly the extent of my culinary skills,” recalls the South Dakota elementary school principal. So she turned to her sister, “an amazing cook,” for a…

“The chickens laid magic eggs for you this morning,” exclaimed my neighbor Jackie to her niece, placing a chocolate egg into the eager child’s open hand. “Magical” chickens are just one of the animal families on Jackie Gardner’s farm. Though neither Jackie nor her husband, Meikle, has a farming background, she always dreamed of owning an old farmhouse with lots of animals. Eleven years ago, the two made that dream a reality when they purchased and began renovating an 1800s farmhouse in the small town of Porter, Maine. With no children of their own, Jackie and Meikle have filled Moonset Farm with a different kind of family—a largely four-legged one. They started with just three sheep and are continuing to grow their brood of animals. There are llamas, horses, dogs…

One Fourth of July before the United States entered World War II, I decided to make a special supper for my husband, Howard, and myself before we went out. We planned to spend the evening watching fireworks and eating homemade ice cream. I looked around the kitchen for something to prepare, and I found a modest steak in the freezer. “Funny, I don’t recall freezing a steak,” I thought. I heard the screen door open, and a faint whiff of Howard’s mare wafted in. My husband spent hours grooming his horse, and I could often smell the result before I saw it. “What are you planning, honeybunch?” Howard said. “I found a small steak in the freezer,” I said. “It shouldn’t take long to prepare. I could go out back…

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When you think of the Wild West, you may not conjure an image of cornfields swaying in the rural Ohio breeze. But that’s where one of the West’s most intriguing figures honed her skills before becoming the best-known female sharpshooter of her time. And it’s where, for more than five decades, one small community has celebrated its most famous daughter—the legendary Annie Oakley. More than 130 years after she joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, Oakley remains the pride of Darke County, Ohio. Since 1963, the community has celebrated “Little Sure Shot” with a festival in her name. Each July, the Annie Oakley Festival features five days filled with dozens of events honoring its namesake: national marksmanship competitions, whip-cracking and knife-throwing demonstrations, an Old West melodrama, music, a parade…

True-Blue Summer The combination of blue and white is a staple of country decorating, and it’s pretty easy to find at flea markets, yard sales and thrift shops. Don’t worry about items matching or sharing a specific pattern. Dark and light shades mix nicely and look true-blue patriotic when coupled with the red tones of the furniture on this porch. Mismatched China For summer entertaining, real plates and platters add a homey touch—and using them instead of paper plates helps reduce waste. Check out thrift shops and estate sales for pretty pieces to mix and match for place settings and serving plates. They often can be found for less than $5, and if you collect more than you need, a group of platters makes a great decoration on an outdoor…

She’s 70 now, an age when many folks are starting to eye that comfy recliner in front of the TV. But chances are if there’s an old barn coming down anywhere in northeastern Illinois, Marie Roth will be there. Clad in khakis, wearing leather gloves and hefting a circular saw, Marie will pick through the jumble of wood, looking for pieces that, as she describes it, “whisper” to her. She’ll cart off the selected boards to her Long Grove home, where she’ll wash them and allow them to air-dry before fitting the pieces together, puzzle-like, and gluing them into place. But it’s only when Marie starts painting the assemblage in the bold, beautiful colors loved by every American that it becomes clear what she’s creating. From leftover scraps of broken-down…

Patchwork Quilt Cake This cake has a great homemade flavor and a tender crumb. Be sure to pile on the buttery frosting. —ARIA THORNTON MILWAUKEE, WI PREP: 55 MIN. BAKE: 40 MIN. + COOLING MAKES: 15 SERVINGS 2/3 cup butter, softened 1 3/4 cups sugar 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract 2 large eggs 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/4 cups 2% milk FROSTING 1 cup butter, softened 3 cups confectioners’ sugar 4 tsp. vanilla extract 3 to 4 Tbsp. heavy whipping cream Assorted fresh berries 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking dish. 2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, beating well. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder…

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