1964 MV's diet -Mar16

Mary Virginia makes her two week visit to the doctor where she gets a "recipe" for formula, consisting of:

1. 8 ounces of water
2. 1T-1tsp Karo dissolved in the water 
3. 2 16 ounce cans of Carnation Evaporated Milk
4. divide into 6 bottles of 3 ounces each
5. Feed when hungry

No special instructions were listed on the reverse side which is blank.  The hospital bill is dated March 4, most likely the day Jean and Mary were released from the hospital, a five day stay; less than her siblings who spent a week in the hospital.  The billed amount: $121.40.  Ms. (or Mr.) Danford got the spelling of Dad's name incorrect.

1964 MV's Formula -March 16

1964 CMH receipt birth Howard [sic] Uible MVU -March 4

Cinnamon-Pecan Swirl Brioche

Cinnamon-Pecan Swirl Brioche

Dough

2 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
3 tablespoons non-diastatic malt powder or sugar
3 tablespoons Baker's Special Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast (SAF Nevada Gold preferred)
2 large eggs
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon Buttery Sweet Dough Flavor or 2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter

Filling

1/2 cup Baker's Cinnamon Filling + 2 tablespoons water*
1/2 cup diced pecans
2 tablespoons Sticky Bun Sugar (optional, for topping)
*Or substitute 1/2 cup light brown sugar mixed with 2 tablespoons each cinnamon, Instant ClearJel(r) or flour, and soft butter.

And this is the third loaf going to Indiana - was also sent to Ohio a while ago.

I left out the pecans because I don't have any. Another recipe from King Arthur Flour.

Bread recipe from King Arthur for Roberta

Toasted Wheat Bread

1 1/2 tsp gluten
1 1/2 cups King Arthur Traditional Whole Wheat Flour
2 tablespoons active dry yeast
3 cups warm water (110°F)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 cup wheat bran
1/4 cup soy flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
4 cups (approx.) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1 TB salt

Two loaves - depending on how you slice it, about 16 slices per loaf - so it is low fat and low sugar - the least healthy part is the relatively high percentage of white flour. Still, MUCH healthier than white bread and not horrendously unhealthy due to wheat

I'm thinking about getting over to Sprout's and getting some multi-grains for next baking project. Perhaps one of the sisters would like to stop there today and get some of the cheap mangos? (I think they're 5/$1.00.)

What I'm eating for breakfast this morning

I'm making pancakes this morning, although with a number of changes. Changing the sour cream to low-fat sour cream, leaving out the sugar and butter altogether. I'm also halving the recipe. I figure I'll freeze probably half the result. Oh, and I'm leaving out the berries. I like the berries, but usually get more pleasure out of eating my berries just straight with nothing else. I don't think I currently have any oat bran - will have to get some next time I'm at Sprouts - so will have to substitute wheat bran

Leaving out the butter does make pancakes rather dry, but I often dunk them in my coffee-milk mix. The sugar I don't really miss.

The ingredients are:

1 1/2 C. whole wheat flour
1/4 C. wheat germ
1/2 C. oat bran
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
2 T. brown sugar

1 1/2 C. low-fat milk
1/2 C. sour cream
2 eggs
2 T. melted butter
1 C. blueberries

The link to the recipe is in the title of this post - click on the title if you are interested in recipe and a fair amount of chit-chat about the recipe. The recipe is in a good food blog, although the most current blog entry is about cooking and music and what she listens to when she cooks. I'm gonna be listening to NBC Saturday Today show, then probably switching to CNN news.

Edit added later:

These pancakes are very easy to make and very, very filling. I'm not sure they are worthy of making into a mix though. Maybe if I try them with the oat bran . . . I've finished off the pancake mix I had originally made for M&D. I like to use mixes, not really because of the time they save - although they do save a relatively negligible amount of time. I like them because it is then pretty easy to make small amounts, like two pancakes, and you aren't plagued with leftovers that never quite taste as good.

As far as Catherine's comments - pancakes only take about 5 minutes to mix and a few more minutes to cook - probably less time than it takes to get takeout at a fast food restaurant.

I did, for a brief time, listen to NPR on the Internet, but then they played too much music and my attention wandered away. I should try it again, especially since on Saturday they have some of my favorite shows - like Wait, Wait . . . umm something, something (not the actual title) and some other sorta word oriented programming. Plus Click-Clack - I think that is the name of the car repair guys.

Cookbook

I've opened a new album in the Uible web albums.

Florida and Recipes

I can't say I remember ever going to FL with the family EXCEPT when I was about 5ish (possibly right after Granddad died?). My first time to travel by myself was to FLORIDA to see RUK and the Hortons when I was 10 and earned the money to buy my own ticket $110 from Cincy to West Palm. As I also recall Disneyworld had just opened and RUK took me there on greyhound? Could be I have the trips confused....Also want to say Vanessa Brown took us to Disney and then maybe we rode back to WPB on the bus. The bus we memorable because it was the first time I ever had chicken out of a can. What a sheltered childhood!
Mother, thinking of you especially right now as I'm watching Iron Chef America on Food Network and the topic is BEETS.
Roberta, I have several personal recipes for crock pot cooking I'd be glad to email you; for Christmas Don gave me Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Crock-Pot Cookbook which I have enjoyed and some very interesting recipes in there as well.
Serena--are you worn out from birthday celebrations? Catherine, what's new with KC and the rest of your family?
We are very much looking forward to April and already making plans to convoy with JB, Julie etal from here to Lantana via the Kennedy Space Center.

Lucie Brown Ballantyne's cookbook

I have Grandma Ballantyne's cookbook (from some 80 years ago) in her own handwriting, although I'm guessing that some recipes were written by someone else (like the recipe on the left above). Anyway, I thought I would scan the recipes in like the above - the facing pages which would make the scanning twice as fast as one at a time. Then make CDs for all who are interested.

If anyone has any suggestions, etc., let me know. If Mother has something to say about a recipe, we could include that, too, I think; although exact format would be determined based on numerous variables.

Comments?

Click on the photo if you want to see the recipe pages life-size.

Molasses Baked Pork Tenderloin

This is one of the entrees we had at the Biltmore and made it last night---tasted even better! Sorry to the vegetarians, but we did enjoy some asparagus with it....
2 small pork tenderloins
1/4 Cup molasses
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 Tablespoons spicy or Dijon mustard
Mix together liquid ingredients. Pour over pork loin that has been placed in a baking dish. Cover and bake at 350* for 40-60 minutes.

We'll have this when Mom and Dad come to visit in December!

King Arthur's Healthy Bread Kids Will Like

This is today's bread recipe . I have made this before. I did make a few changes - no sugar, used Splenda instead. Substituted 1 strawberry yogurt and 2 oz buttermilk for the yogurt and I never bother with the egg wash. Also substituted 1 cup oats for one of the cups of whole wheat flour.

Made the healthy muffins (the link for the muffins is here) yesterday, but didn't make them vegan this time - used an egg instead of soy flour and added dry milk powder.

King Arthur's Healthy Bread Kids Will Like

2 cups King Arthur 100% White Whole Wheat Flour*
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup non-fat dry milk
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon diastatic malt powder** (optional)
1 tablespoon or packet active dry yeast
1 cup water
1 cup yogurt
1/4 to 1/2 cup honey or molasses (whatever it takes to help persuade the finicky)
2 tablespoons butter***
4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water)

The link to the full details is here for King Arthur's Healthy Bread Kids Will Like

These are the healthy muffins - they can be made vegan by leaving out the egg whites and substituting soy flour and liquid.

They are from the King Arthur Flour site - which I highly recommend.

Priscilla's Muffins:

Priscilla's Muffins

INTRO

Priscilla Wyland is Brinna's aunt, a woman who hasn't changed a bit in all the years she's known her. Priscilla, who happens to be 84 at the moment, is one of those people who has never, and is not about to, let anyone tell her how to run her life (a clear asset at any point!) These muffins are what Priscilla starts her day with. She's been playing with the recipe for years and, per Brinna's last conversation with her, has more ideas in the offing. (Even wrestling with a muffin recipe gives you a sense of control!) Not long ago, Priscilla's grandson, MacKenzie Davis, as large as she is petite (he plays football for Brown University) said to her, "Not enough bananas." So she added more and we've captured her recipe at this evolutionary juncture, complete with rum for added punch. At this point they are one of the best nutritional bets around. Her recipe makes 12 muffins with enough batter left over to make a tiny loaf (or 3 more muffins). And each muffin checks in at only about 130 calories.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour (or 1 cup King Arthur Traditional Whole Wheat Flour)
1 cup uncooked oatmeal
1 cup unprocessed bran
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional; Priscilla leaves it out since she wants to keep her sodium intake to a minimum)
1/3 cup nonfat dry milk (optional, but in combination with the wheat, boosts the protein level)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 large or 3 medium bananas (about 1 cup mashed)
2 egg whites (no yolks, no cholesterol!)
3 to 4 tablespoons honey, molasses or maple syrup (no white sugar)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (this can be eliminated for completely fat-free muffins)
1 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons dark rum (contributes flavor only)

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat your oven to 400°F.

Combine the dry ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl. In a larger bowl, mash the bananas and beat in the egg whites until the mixture is light and frothy. Blend in the honey (or other sweetener), vegetable oil, orange juice and rum.

Sprinkle in the dry ingredients and blend until just combined. Lightly grease muffin cups and fill two-thirds full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.

These muffins won't rise up in the middle because there is such a small percentage of flour in relation to the oatmeal and bran. But because of the banana, they are delicious, moist and chewy, a great way to start a healthy day!

More old photos, etc

Should I email the old photos I have to you, Serena? If so, in picasa or jpeg? Used the new scanner tonight to put in Mom and Dad's wedding picture and was amazed how easy it was to use!
Should I send some Crock Pot recipes? Haven't cooked since the Kings left...might need to refer to them myself! Tonight was "tv dinners"...