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Pie Crust with Lard Uncooked
Thursday, November 2, 2023
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7 min read

Making Pie Crust with Lard

One thing I love to do is make pies, including my own pie crust. A homemade pie crust with lard has a flavor and texture so superior to a store-bought crust and is so easy to make, that I never even think of buying one. If you have cold butter (and/or lard), flour, salt, and sugar, you can have a pie crust dough ready to put in the refrigerator in 10 minutes.
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Halloween Cocktail - Corpse Reviver No.2
Thursday, October 26, 2023
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2 min read

The Corpse Reviver No. 2 – Halloween Cocktail

The Corpse Reviver No. 2 is the perfect Halloween cocktail. Or maybe, like it's original intent, it is the perfect AFTER-Halloween cocktail, when you need a bit of "the hair of the dog" to revive you. In fact, it used to be served as a "breakfast cocktail" to cure you after a night of debauchery. Even though I said that I was putting my gin away until warm weather returns, this gin, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc and absinthe cocktail is really delicious AND has the creepy name to commemorate either Hallow's Eve or The Day of the Dead.
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Canned PiccalilliRelish
Monday, July 31, 2023
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6 min read

Piccalilli Pepper Relish

Today, Piccalilli Pepper Relish is still a great way to use up all those sweet and hot peppers that start overflowing in July and August. It has a sweet and sour tanginess that is great as a condiment for pork roast or fried chicken, or greens. Like any good relish, you can also put it on hot dogs and in deviled eggs. You can really use it as a table condiment the same way you use salsa or ketchup.
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