Refrigerated Dill Pickles

8 pickling cucumbers* sliced
1 medium onion sliced
2 cloves garlic
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vinegar
4 tsp. salt
3 tsp. fresh dill weed

Place onion, garlic, sugar, water, vinegar, and salt in sauce pan. Stir and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in dill weed. Put cucumber slices in a jar or other container with lid. Pour the hot syrup over cucumbers. Store in refrigerator. Will store for quite a while.

*if cucumbers are large and bitter, peel off the skin for best results.

Raspberry Sauce

Pick Raspberries from the garden. Gently wash berries in a sink filled with cold water. Scoop berries out into colander to drain.

Measure 6 cups of berries into 4 quart pot. Mash berries with potato masher. Add 1 cup of sugar and stir together. Begin heating on Medium high heat stirring occasionally.

In a shaker, add 4 tablespoons of corn starch to 1 cup water and shake together until smooth. Poor mixture into berries and stir until bubbles and thickens.

Cool and serve on cheesecake, icecream, angel food cake or just dish up a bowl with cream. I have also added it to my Italian Soda! It will make your tastebuds sing! Enjoy

(This recipe has had high reviews from everyone that has had it here in my Country Kitchen so wanted to share it with you)

Have a berry nice day,

Creamed Potatos, Carrots & Peas

In Loving Memory of Grandpa John and his abundant garden.

Wash and cut new red potatos into bite size pieces. Enough to cook in 4 quart pot. Cook until potatoes are tender but not mushy.

Peel and cut up about 8 carrots. Shell and wash about 3 to 4 cups of peas. I place my carrots and peas in separate bowls in my steamer and steam them for about 15-20 min while potatoes are cooking.

Meanwhile put 1/4 cup butter and 2 very heaping tbs. flour in 2 quart pot on medium heat. Beat butter and flour together with gravy whip until melted and smooth. Pour and beat in 1/2 cup of whipping cream. Then whip in around 2 cups (more or less depending on thickness) milk while butter mixture is hot and bubbling until sauce thickens. Add Lowry and Salt to taste.

Drain potatoes and add carrots and peas and sauce. Gently mix until everything is coated with sauce. Garnish with Paprika and serve hot.

Thanks Mom for the recipe,