Southern Kitchen Helpful Hints

Before I get to the helpful hints I would like to give you an update on my life.  Do you remember this picture that I posted awhile back?  I told you that I have never looked like this, do not look like this and will never look like this but I wanted this to be your mental picture of me.  Do you remember now? 

This is all going to change because today I bought a bread machine at a thrift shop for $4.  This is going to be the end of me because to me there is nothing better than hot bread with butter!!!!  I have resisted getting one for all these years but today I could no longer resist.  I went for it with the rationalization that I will be making multigrain bread.  Right!!

 

 

 

 

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On to the helpful hints.  Although I have been living in Florida for almost 12 years I do not consider myself even close to being a Southerner.  However, 12 years of living here as given me great admiration for southern kitchens and cooking.  The hints I am presenting today have been taken from generations of southern cooks and are not only authentic but also filled with good stuff.

 

 

Here goes:

 

 

• Add flavor to tea by dissolving old-fashioned lemon drops or hard mint candies in it.  They melt quickly and keep the tea brisk.
• Calorie-free club soda adds sparkle to iced fruit juices and reduced calories per portion.
• Place fresh or dried mint in the bottom of a cup of hot chocolate for a cool and refreshing taste.
• Never boil coffee; it brings out acids and causes a bitter taste.
• When making fresh lemonade or orange juice remember that one lemon yields about 1/4 cup juice, while one orange yields about 1/3 cup juice.
 

Hope these are good for you.

 

Meanwhile .... keep it simple and make it real.

 

Jeanne