MacChick
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Remember that Apple Butter recipe you posted (Feb22)? Well, it has been a real hit around here... initially, just for the smell. Then the taste... oh, and it was roundly decided to use it on pancakes. Now I`m a bit of a health nut, so I make them with whole wheat and oats and blah, blah, blah (so I can feel o.k. saying "yes, you can have these every day if you want, they are good for you")... and with apple butter, they are more popular than ever, so I got tired of making them daily and made an enormous batch, thinking I`ll just freeze them, then pop them in the toaster as needed. Well, it was a really huge batch, and you know how pancakes are... you really canNOT leave them alone... you have to stand there and wait, flip, wait... I strapped on one of my fanny packs with a pair of socks WIP in it and started knitting. Flip pancakes, knit a couple rows, flip, knit, flip, knit... I have NEVER enjoyed cooking so thoroughly! For the first time ever, it did not seem like a waste of time! I just tossed another batch of fruit in the crockpot tonight... we are now throwing in pears, cherries, the strained fruit leftover from making cordials, coconut milk, you name it... add a bunch of cinnamon sticks and wait for that wonderful aroma (it`s magnificent by morning!). And when the pancake supply gets low... ahh, more knitting time for me! I think of you every time somebody says, "I love that smell!"
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