OLD FARM DAY IN PALMYRA VIRGINIA

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Old Farm Day is this Saturday October 3 in Fluvanna county VA. If you live near Fluvanna you should stop by and see all the great things. There are apple pie contest, guess the weight of a cow and you could win $150 gift cert. There is an animal calling contest, live music and much, much more. I am thinking of entering some of my strawberry jam. I recently won 1st place at the Albemarle county fair for my strawberry jam. This is a fun day for the whole family. Tickets are $4.00 and children 12 years and under are free. Hopefully my daughter will get some great pictures to enter in the contest. I'll post them here.

COUNTRY COLESLAW

This is a recipe my grandmother gave me for country coleslaw. It is delicious. You will need:

3 cups of shredded cabbage

1/2 cup shredded carrots

1 medium apple, any kind, I used ginger gold

1 cup golden raisins

1 cup Marzetti's slaw dressing

Mix together until blended. Store in refrigerator for 2 hours until cold. Serve and enjoy!

BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS

Here is a great recipe for butternut squash muffins. Thanks to goes to

A Southern Grace for the recipe. My two nieces love to cook with me and I love for them to eat our goodies we make. I knew I had to find a recipe for the butternut squash that was appealing to little ones. The girls stirred and poured until they had their muffins ready for the oven. The results were excellent. Everybody loved them, including my picky 15 year old.

SPICED APPLE RINGS

Summer is coming to an end and the start of apple season is in. There is a local apple orchard near me that has great apples, fruit hill orchard. I picked 20 lbs. last weekend and thought I would make some spiced apple rings. Here is a recipe I got from my Ball recipe book, I tweaked it a little.

5 lbs. apples

3 cups of sugar

5 cups of water

red food coloring(optional)
Wash and core the apples; do not peel. Slices apples crosswise into 1/4 inch rings. Add some lemon juice into a bowl of water to treat the apples from turning brown. Combine sugar and water in large sauce pot. Add a few drops of food coloring. Add 1 tsp. of cloves and 1 tsp. of cinnamon. Bring to a boil; boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain apples rings and add to syrup; let stand 10 mins. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat; simmer 30 mins. Remove apple rings from syrup and cool. Return syrup to a boil. Pack apple rings loosely into hot jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space. Ladle hot syrup over apple rings, leaving 1/2 inch head space. Remove air bubbles. Put on two piece caps. Process pint jar 15 mins. in boiling water. 1" to 2" of water covering capped jars. Remove from water and set on counter to cool 12-24 hours. Lids should pop when sealed.

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GARDEN FRESH SALSA

If you are like me and you have tomatoes ripening faster than you can eat them here is a recipe for garden fresh salsa. It is very simple to make and you can tweak it as you like.

1 tablespoon mined garlic

1/2 cup finely chopped onions

1/2 cup finely chopped green peppers

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 teaspoon sugar

1 tablespoon basil

1 tablespoon parsley

1 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon black pepper

3 cups dices tomatoes

hot sauce to taste

Cut up green peppers and onions. Saute onions, green peppers, and minced garlic in 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook until tender. Peel tomatoes and take out the seeds. Chop into small bite size pieces. If you like chunky salsa make the pieces bigger. Pour tomatoes, cook onions and peppers in sauce pan. Stir in remaining ingredients and cook for 15 mins. I add the hot sauce while cooking and sample until I get the right temp. I like. Ladle into pint size jars. You can seal the lids and store for up to one year or refrigerate up to 2 months. This recipe makes two pint jars. Double recipe for more.