Company at the farm today..

Hello everyone.. 

So glad you dropped by the Blessed Hearth.. 

My, it is cold here.. And we had snow.. Terry said he heard the plows out about 5 a.m.  

I am glad I did not hear them or I might not have got out of bed.. grin... 

You probably all know by now how I feel about the Winter weather.. 

Oh well.. Spring is on it's way as my better half always puts it.. 

Thank you so much for all of your precious comments last post.. 

I know I sometimes get up on my soapbox but I think that is what blogging is all about.. 

I am glad you came back.. smile.. 

Today we were at the farm... 

It was windy and wild there but that was a good thing since Terry had to stay inside and work on the back porch.. 

He also hung the shelf in the above pic for me... 

The kitchen is small so this space comes in handy.. 

I need to change a few things but that will come later.. 

When that was finished... 

(I had to hold the shelf so he could hammer a dowel in for me.. Then he stripped a piece of copper wire and I made S hooks to hang some things... )

I made this fancy lunch.. smile.. 

Tomato Soup and my style of panini sandwiches.. 

Bread with tomato and cheese weighted down with a copper teakettle.. 

And one of the Grandma's Pickles that I did in the Fall.. 

Wow... are they sour but so good.. 

No.. Terry doesn't like them...

Reminded me of Gram and Kings Landing...

Oh and I made a loaf of bread and put it out by the wood stove to rise and we both peeled a few pumpkins and I put them on to cook.. 

I cut my thumb and all we could find to wrap it with was paper towel and electrical tape.. grin..

Then after the dishes I started making this..

My Mom and her hubby and son were going to drop in so I wanted to make a dessert...

I saw this on a site and pinned it to my PINTEREST

But I could not find the right tin.. 

I even looked on EBay and Kijiji... 

No luck..
(if any of you dear girls know where I could buy one of these then please let me know) 

Well anyway..

We were in St. Martins yesterday and finally got it all closed down.. 

It was a very dull but windy day.. 

And cold.. 

Anyway as I was gathering a few of my soap making and candle supplies I noticed a tin that I had in case I wanted to make prairie cakes or such.. 

I thought it might work for the pies.. 

I packed it and brought it home.. 

Probably this is your last view of St. Martins from me for awhile...

It seems so forlorn to me at this time of year but the residents love it because all of us Summer people have flown the coop and returned home.. smile.. 

They have their town back...

On with the story... 

I took it to the farm with me today and scalded and cleaned it.. Dried it on the wood stove and thought I would give it a try.. 

About that time my Mom and Gerald and Hardy arrived.. 

My Mom is a pie maker extraordinaire.. 

I had to finish these with her watching me... 

That's my excuse why they do not look so great ... grin.. 

She said to me how much fun it is doing things like that.. 

I agree.. 

It was fun but I forgot to take a pic when they came out of the oven.. 

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They don't look as good as the ones in my pin.. 

Their pan is bigger so I need to practice or pray I can find the right tin.. 

Mom had brought me a jar of her mincemeat and I used it along with a bottle of my apple pie filling and of course the pumpkin we cooked.. 

I forgot to take pics of Supper as there were so many people in that little kitchen.. 

My Mom gave me the most wondrous compliment.. 

She wanted to know how on earth I had made such lovely flaky pie crust... 

Imagine that... 

Here is my recipe.. 

Don't tell though as it is a secret and is completely opposite what they tell you to do... 

OK?

Faye's Pastry Recipe.. 

3 cups of flour 

1/2 of a pound of lard.. 

1 tsp. of salt.. 

up to 1/2 of a cup of COLD water.. 

The secret is to use soft lard and use your hands to work it all in before you add the water 1 T. at a time with a fork.. 

They always say to use cold lard but this is how I always do it and everyone always goes on about how flaky it is.. 

Try it and let me know how you make out... 

Here is for the pumpkin pie filling.. 

I forgot the recipe so this is what I made up.. 

2 c. of pureed cooked fresh pumpkin 

3/4 cup of white sugar

1 tsp. of salt

2 tsp. of our homemade pumpkin spice

Stir well.. 

Add 3 eggs... 

1 can (12 oz.) canned milk.. 

Blend really well .. 

The oven there is so hot that I have a hard time not to burn stuff but here at home I would cook it at 400 degrees F. for 15 minutes and then turn it down to 350 degrees F. until the centre is firm.. 

About half of an hour, I think.. 

This is all for tonight, I guess.. 

Thanks so much for your sweet visit and welcome to our new friends on the blog.. 

I am zonked.. Heading to bed.. 

It is pouring rain outside so my window will be open.. smile.. 

Luv ya all..