tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post6596591865614459570..comments2024-03-26T10:01:18.135-04:00Comments on Living the Frugal Life: Independence Days Challenge - Glass Half Full EditionKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-66274896953600835972009-08-27T06:37:43.478-04:002009-08-27T06:37:43.478-04:00Ali, that sounds positively dangerous!Ali, that sounds positively dangerous!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-41192970117049061602009-08-25T07:17:54.866-04:002009-08-25T07:17:54.866-04:00BTW, I love cardamom with apples, too. Last year ...BTW, I love cardamom with apples, too. Last year I made apple jam with cardamom and lemon, and it was amazing.<br />AliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-10849792555989352192009-08-25T06:10:34.036-04:002009-08-25T06:10:34.036-04:00I know, Ali! (Not about you, I mean. Just garden...I know, Ali! (Not about you, I mean. Just gardeners in general.) It's sort of uncanny, isn't it?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-58387913719986572812009-08-23T19:24:17.716-04:002009-08-23T19:24:17.716-04:00"It's been a challenge to retain the opti..."It's been a challenge to retain the optimism that is the birthright of every gardener. I don't know how why we gardeners inherit this trait. I can assure you that in every other aspect of my life, I am intensely cynical and curmudgeonly. In my own garden I am eternally hopeful."<br /><br />That is sadly, the exact description of me, too. I just can't say I quit when it comes to gardening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-47495857028295778702009-08-12T06:49:39.718-04:002009-08-12T06:49:39.718-04:00Gosh, Wendy, I wish I could tell you. I just wing...Gosh, Wendy, I wish I could tell you. I just wing it with the measurements. Do people really measure the ingredients for cinnamon sugar? I suspect cardamom is a little more assertive than cinnamon and that less is needed. But I can say that the dried apples are, indeed, yummy. I'll be making up batches every day until the apples are all used up. The dehydrator can only hold so much at once...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-82867287237128089962009-08-11T21:50:16.284-04:002009-08-11T21:50:16.284-04:00Mmm! Dried cardamom-sugar apples in oatmeal? Tha...Mmm! Dried cardamom-sugar apples in oatmeal? That sounds yummy! What's your sugar to spice ratio?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.com