The Dwelling Entrance
After I was somewhat woman, I cherished going to my grandpa and granny’s home. Lonnie and Ilene Campbell did issues in what was thought of the old style manner on the time. Now persons are making an attempt to return to the best way issues had been completed then. You see, my Grandpa and Granny lived farm-to-table identical to their ancestors did earlier than them. Their dad and mom had taught them to be self-sufficient simply as that they had completed for a few years. They grew a giant household backyard with every little thing from potatoes to peanuts to corn to tomatoes to okra. That they had a cellar below their home to retailer the basis greens in addition to the greens they spent all summer time lengthy canning. They even had a corn crib within the barn. And if any barn cats had kittens, my sisters and I might crawl in there and cuddle these candy little fur balls.
Granny Campbell labored her magic together with her farm-raised apples. If we acquired to her home and located apples drying within the solar, it was a heavenly sight. We grandchildren would play within the yard and sneak us a dried apple or two when she wasn’t wanting. Granny would collect her apples as they ripened from her apple timber. When she had a basket or two, she would wash, peel, and thinly slice them. Grandpa had an previous piece of tin laid on two sawhorses and positioned it the place it could get an entire day’s solar. A clear material was unfold throughout the tin and the apples had been unfold out on the material. The apples had been positioned within the solar each day till they had been dried sufficient to retailer in a flour sack. At day’s finish, my grandparents would take the apples inside. Solar-dried apples can be positioned in gallon jugs for retaining so that they might be used throughout the winter months. Nowadays, we retailer them in a plastic bag and place them within the freezer. When Granny was going to fry up some apple pies, she would get a few double handful of the dried apples, put them in a saucepan, and canopy them with about twice as a lot water as apples. She would get them to a boil, after which flip them to simmer till the apples absorbed the water and had been delicate. After including sugar and somewhat cinnamon, the apples appeared darkish and thick. To make her fried apple pies, Granny would make her common biscuit dough, roll it out skinny, and use a saucer to chop the dough for the pie, place a tablespoon of apple filling on the crust, fold it over, and press the perimeters of the crust along with a fork. After all of the pies had been made, Granny used an iron skillet with sufficient lard to fry them in. After frying one aspect, she turned them and fried the opposite. It was at all times a deal with when Granny made her fried apple pies!
At peak apple season, a tart apple crisp, fried apples, or an apple cake simply may make an look on the dinner desk. Take pleasure in these scrumptious apple recipes from my household to yours.
-Danna Standridge
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Tart Apple Crisp
Substances:
- 6 tart apples, peeled and lower into eighths
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
Place apples right into a casserole dish. Cowl with granulated sugar and sprinkle with cinnamon. Mix collectively butter, brown sugar, and flour until it resembles meal. Unfold over apples. Bake at 350° levels for one hour.
Mother’s Fried Apples
Substances:
- 4 Golden Scrumptious apples, sliced
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Sprint of salt
- Cinnamon, if desired
Directions:
In an iron skillet on prime of range, soften butter. Add sliced apples. Sprinkle with salt and cinnamon. Cook dinner over medium warmth. Sprinkle sugar over apples. Because the apples cook dinner, they turn out to be considerably clear. Take a look at for doneness and modify sugar earlier than eradicating from warmth. Good for any meal, particularly breakfast.
Lonna’s Apple Cake
Cake Substances:
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil 3 cups self-rising flour 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups sugar
- 3 cups diced apples
- 2 eggs
Icing Substances:
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Cake Instructions:
In a mixing bowl mix all of the components. The combination might be thick. Bake in a 9″×13″ greased pan at 300° for 1 1/2 hours.
Icing Instructions:
Carry all components to a boil and pour over.
