"And Ruth the Moabitess said
unto Naomi,
Let me now go to the field,
and glean ears of corn after him
In whose sight I
shall find grace.
And she said unto her, Go, my
daughter."
Ruth 2:2 KJV
"X" is for X-Stitch . . . so I got a bit creative with this
one . . . haven't we all done that a time or two?
More specifically this post is about
one specific piece of cross-stitch.
It’s a framed cross-stitch that I
first saw back in early July 1984. It was, and still is, hanging on the wall in
Great-Aunt Sylvia’s family room. Aunt Sylvia, my husbands’ Great-Aunt, who died
in October 2010, just two months and three days short of being 102 years old. Aunt
Sylvia was an absolutely amazing Quaker woman whom I feel so blessed to have
known and known so well. Her home is now a place where our out-of-town family
members can always find a bed and share meals and conversation when they come
to town for visits.
I'm sure at some point I asked Aunt
Sylvia about this stitchery, but I don't recall what she told me. I’ve looked
at it and whoever stitched it didn’t ‘sign
it’ – that is she didn’t stitch her name or initial on it or date it. I did
take the back off the frame (it just slid off) and found a piece of corrugated
cardboard and when I removed that I found that the stitchery was just taped
down to the piece of paper that had been in the frame when it was purchased!
corrugated backing |
I’m nearly 100% sure that Aunt Sylvia
stitched this piece. I won’t however try to guess when it was stitched . . .
but a good guess would be before 1950. The fabric appears to be linen as it has
a sheen to it.
I don't know what it is about it
that strikes me the most:
Is it just that I've done so many cross-stitched/counted cross-stitched
pieces myself, over the years?
Is it the story about it that I'm
sure she shared with me?
Is it the saying? "Everyone is queer but Thee and Me and sometimes I wonder about Thee."
Is it the way that it makes me feel?
I just can't explain it . . .
As someone who learned how to
embroider as a young child and became quite an addict of the counted cross
stitch rave as a young adult I have always admired this piece of stitchery at
Aunt Sylvia’s house.
Cross Stitch |
What do you admire? Why do you
admire it? Is it because of what it is? Who made it? What makes it or the
person who made it so special to you?
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Alright, it’s recipe time, and recipes that
begin with the letter “X” are nonexistent in my files, so
since this post was about Aunt Sylvia’s x-stitch
I’m going to share with you a few of Aunt Sylvia’s recipes. These are recipes
that she shared in the Mooresville Friends USFW’s (United Society of Friends Women) 1998 cookbook, and I shared them in our 2014 cookbook that
was just released this last weekend at the USFW Fall Bazaar – fundraiser to
support missions.
The first of Aunt Sylvia’s recipes I’m
going to share with you is Conversation
Salad, much like the Applesauce Jello
recipe I grew up with but with a few additions. Second is Simply Ham and Potatoes quick and simple and easily adjusted for
any size family! And lastly something for dessert Grape-Apple Crumble, so you have a complete meal.
Conversation
Salad
½
cup red hots (candies)
2
cups hot water
2 (3 ounces) packages raspberry Jello
1 cup ice water
2 (3 ounces) packages raspberry Jello
1 cup ice water
2
Tablespoons lemon juice
2
cups applesauce
½ cup nuts
2-3 ounces cream cheese or cottage cheese
½ cup nuts
2-3 ounces cream cheese or cottage cheese
Dissolve
red hots in hot water. Dissolve Jello in candy water. Add ice water. Add lemon
juice and applesauce. Mix thoroughly and cool until slightly thickened. Add
nuts. Mix cream cheese or cottage cheese and mayonnaise and swirl through Jello
mix. Turn into mold and chill until firm.
Simply
Ham and Potatoes
Slice of smoked ham, uncooked
White potatoes, quartered or eights, as preferred
Milk
Place potatoes in oven-proof skillet. Place ham slice over top. Pour milk over to cover completely. Bake in moderate oven until potatoes are done.
This recipe can be adjusted for any size family.
White potatoes, quartered or eights, as preferred
Milk
Place potatoes in oven-proof skillet. Place ham slice over top. Pour milk over to cover completely. Bake in moderate oven until potatoes are done.
This recipe can be adjusted for any size family.
Grape-Apple
Crumble
3 cups Concord grapes (less seeds)
1 ¼ cups white sugar
3 Tablespoons tapioca
3 Tablespoons margarine
1 ½ Tablespoons lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups apples, diced
Separate washed grapes from skins. Put pulp in pan and boil for 5 minutes, stirring. Press pulp through sieve to remove seeds. To the pulp add the skins, sugar, tapioca, butter, lemon juice and salt. Cook stirring until it thickens. Remove from heat. Add diced apples. Pour into buttered baking dish, about 9-inches. Cover with topping.
TOPPING:
Separate washed grapes from skins. Put pulp in pan and boil for 5 minutes, stirring. Press pulp through sieve to remove seeds. To the pulp add the skins, sugar, tapioca, butter, lemon juice and salt. Cook stirring until it thickens. Remove from heat. Add diced apples. Pour into buttered baking dish, about 9-inches. Cover with topping.
TOPPING:
7 Tablespoons cold margarine
7 Tablespoons sugar
¾ cup all-purpose flour
5 Tablespoons nuts, chopped if desired
Mix above as for pie crust. Mix in nuts.
Sprinkle over grape mixture in baking dish.
Bake at 375˚F for approximately 20
minutes.
2 comments:
Luanne.
I like this one very much.
B.D
Glad to hear that you liked this one BD! And thanks for your support! HUGS my Friend!
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