Blessings
|
Whenever
there is happiness
Hope
you'll be there too,
Wherever
there are friendly smiles
Hope
they'll smile on you,
Whenever
there is sunshine,
Hope
it shines especially for you
To
make each day for you
As
bright as it can be. |
| Irish
Proverbs |
| You
can't take blood from a stone |
| Jokes |
n
American, an Englishman and an Irishman were on a TV quiz show. The question
(hopelessly contrived for the benefit of
this
joke) was: Complete the following well known phrase and spell the missing
word:
"Old
Macdonald had a ..."
American
answers: "Ranch, r - a - n - c - h"
Sorry,
wrong.
Englishman
answers:
"Estate,
e - s - t - a - t - e"
Sorry,
wrong.
Irishman,
jumping up and down in his excitement:
"I've
got it! Farm, e - i - e - i - o".
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| Buttermilk
Bannock |
Ingredients
-
4 cups
all purpose or bread flour
-
3 teaspoons
baking powder
-
1 teaspoon
salt to taste
-
3/4
teaspoon baking soda
-
1 cup
raisins
-
2 eggs
-
1 1/2
cups buttermilk
Method
Stir
flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and raisins together.
Separately,
fork blend eggs and buttermilk,
then
add to dry ingredients.
Stir
until sticky batter is formed.
Scrape
batter onto well floured surface and
knead
lightly.
Shape
batter into ball, then place in round non-stick casserole that has been
sprayed with cooking spray.
Mark
a cross in the center, using a sharp knife.
Bake
uncovered in preheated 350 degree
oven
for about 1 1/4 hours.
Wait
10-15 minutes before attempting to remove bread from casserole, then cool
on wire rack.
If
desired, cut loaf into quarters and then slice thinly.
Yield:
Serves 6.
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