Pinecraft.com Amish Blog

  1 cup sugar 1/4 cup corn starch 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp grated lemon peel 1 cup fresh or frozen red raspberries 1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries 1 cup old fashion oats 1/2 cup Rice Crsipy's 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup butter, melted (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push...

1 Tbsp. cornstarch 1 - 1/4 cups sugar, divided 6 cups pitted fresh cherries 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 large eggs 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 - 1/2 tsp. white vinegar 1/2 tsp. baking soda Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together cornstarch and 1/2 cup...

Very few burdens are heavy if everyone lifts. ~ Amish Proverb

Be life long or short, it’s completeness depends on what it was lived for. - Amish Proverb

Faith can give us courage to face the uncertainties of the future - Martin Luther King Martin Luthe

  Purple Martins are a highly sought out beloved songbird, particularly in the Eastern United States.  With a length of 7-8 inches Purple Martins are the largest swallows in North America and one of the largest in the world.  Different ages and genders of Purple Martins migrate at different times.  Older males typically migrate first, followed by older females and...

10 oz. Honey Combs 4 oz. Cheerios 10 oz. Corn Chex 7 oz. pretzels and nuts Sauce: 1 1/2 Cups vegetable oil 1/2 Cup Margarine 1 1/2 Tablespoon Seasoned Salt 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce In a medium saucepan melt together the sauce ingredients.  Pour over cereals and stir gently to evenly coat.  Bake in 250 degree oven for 1 hour...

To your enemy... forgiveness. To your opponent... tolerance. To a friend... your heart. To a customer... service. To all men... charity. To every child... a good example. To yourself... respect.  

5 med. sweet potatoes or 1 can (2.5 lb.) 1 tsp. salt 1 cup brown sugar 2 tbsp. butter 3 tbsp. flour 8 large marshmallows 1 cup cream 1/2 cup chopped nuts Cook potatoes until tender; cut in half lengthwise and arrange in a greased baking dish.  Mix salt, sugar, and flour.  Pour over potatoes; dot with butter.  Add marshmallows...

Gratitude - Melody Beattie "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough and more.  It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.  It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and...