Archive for May 2013

Rhubarb Custard Crisp

RHUBARB CUSTARD CRISP Rhubarb Mixture: 3 beaten eggs ½ c cream or rich milk 1 ¼ c sugar ¼ t. salt ½ t. vanilla 4 T. flour 1# rhubarb pieces Crisp Mixture: 1/2 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. flour 1/2 c. oatmeal 1/2 c. butter Place the […]

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Update from the Gardens May 27, 2013

It’s a sunny Sunday, 50 degrees and nearly June. We have some confused plants, but the bugs know what to do. With 500 sweet potato plants in the garage waiting to be planted, it’s a little touch and go. They need to go into raised beds, in […]

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Update from the Gardens: May 12, 2013

Again, another challenging season. Just the opposite of last year. This year with the threat of frost, the strawberries have not yet bloomed…so not to worry. Last year, with the extremely warm spring, some of the blooms frosted. Their yellow centers turned black and resulted in a […]

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