tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post212251341986928444..comments2024-03-28T10:20:16.565-04:00Comments on Mystery Lovers' Kitchen: Aunt Lillie's StewKorina Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533228666706765470noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-55370594580153303032013-02-23T19:52:26.566-05:002013-02-23T19:52:26.566-05:00I love the posts with stories and photos of your r...I love the posts with stories and photos of your relatives, Sheila. And the recipes too. This looks very good.<br /><br />Congrats on nailing that NYT spot AGAIN!!!<br /><br />MJMary Jane Maffinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915831422058413668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-3987277933928408162013-02-23T13:21:23.009-05:002013-02-23T13:21:23.009-05:00Aunt Lillie's Stew must mean that spring is no...Aunt Lillie's Stew must mean that spring is not that far away. I think I would really like the stew with a cheddar scone or a bacon chive scone. Thanks for sharing memories & recipe.Helena Georgettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-49514715828330157122013-02-23T08:10:46.213-05:002013-02-23T08:10:46.213-05:00The good news is, we had a lot of overhanging tree...The good news is, we had a lot of overhanging tree limbs removed earlier this year, so my garden will get more light. The bad news is, the tree guys with the heavy machines kinda trashed the garden in the process. Now I'm looking at the wreckage and trying to decide what I want to do. I like growing beans, when I have enough light--maybe I can track down Aunt Lillie's.Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-10985692976031230042013-02-22T22:56:17.514-05:002013-02-22T22:56:17.514-05:00I like your Aunt Lillie. I miss my garden.I like your Aunt Lillie. I miss my garden.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04086070230281864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-54928999940506117562013-02-22T16:40:23.888-05:002013-02-22T16:40:23.888-05:00Looks yummy, Sheila, and so simple. Oh, to have bi...Looks yummy, Sheila, and so simple. Oh, to have big gardens. That's what farmers markets are for, right?<br /><br />Congrats on another week on the NYT. Yay!<br /><br />Daryl aka AveryDaryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-38836196018801295842013-02-22T13:00:47.230-05:002013-02-22T13:00:47.230-05:00Pear butter is done just like apple butter. Cut t...Pear butter is done just like apple butter. Cut them up, remove the cores, and cook away. Add some spices and water as needed.<br />I'm not fond of pears, but my sister got some bruised ones and cooked them up into butter. Now that I liked!Libby Doddhttp://www.libbydoddart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-15170808017058018802013-02-22T08:31:10.935-05:002013-02-22T08:31:10.935-05:00You're so right about the irony of today's...You're so right about the irony of today's hipsters embracing homesteading and farm-to-table eating. That wasn't so chic (to look poor and work in the dirt) when I was growing up! But Dad was raised on a small farm, and so we grew our own vegetables and my mother and aunt cooked (also not chic or progressive for women to cook, right)? Ah, the trends, how they swing. But freshly pickedCleo Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557517506340986862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-35293762921285845272013-02-22T08:10:46.284-05:002013-02-22T08:10:46.284-05:00What a lovely tribute to Aunt Lillie. I live close...What a lovely tribute to Aunt Lillie. I live close to that part of the country and can tell you that in some cases, the glorious vegetable garden looks bigger than the house. We have a little country store that sells an assortment of those speckled beans in large bins. Sue, each year at the local festival, apple butter is cooked in a giant cast iron pot and sold on the spot.<br /><br />Lillie'Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-36811134178401452062013-02-22T07:09:41.421-05:002013-02-22T07:09:41.421-05:00My granny lived in Virginia and across the road we...My granny lived in Virginia and across the road were the train tracks that probably carried that same coal. My uncle did coal mining as well. Granny had a small farm so we always had chicken and tons of fresh and fresh canned veggies. They raised a calf every year then we had fresh beef for a year. They also raised a hog so we had pork. My favorite thing she made was apple butter. She had a Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602713660235734669noreply@blogger.com