Apple Pie Filling

Here's the recipe for apple pie filling my brother and I canned this summer. We used Wolf River apples from a tree that our Father had planted in the Seventies. My brother had punned the tree in the Spring so the apples were huge. Of course we had to test out the filling and make an apple pie as shown in the picture. Tasted great but wasn't pleased with how the pie looked.


Apple Pie Filling

4 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 tablespoons lemon juice
5 1/2 to 6 pounds tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced.

In large saucepan blend first 4 ingredients and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir in 10 cups water; cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Add lemon juice. Pack apples into hot jars, leaving 1-inch head space. Fill with hot syrup leaving 1/2-inch head space. (Use spatula to help distribute syrup). Adjust lids. Process in boiling water bath (pints) 15 minutes; (quarts) 20 minutes. Makes 6 quarts.

Before Serving: Prepare pastry for a 2-crust 8-or 9-inch pie. Line pie plate with pastry; add 1 quart apple pie filling. Adjust top crust, cutting slits for escape of steam; seal. Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes.

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Victory Garden

This summer I felt as though I was living in the Forties by planting a Victory Garden, purchasing a pressure canner, and wearing my hair in Victory Rolls for the play Evita. My brother and I planted a Victory Garden in June with tomatoes, green beans, October beans, peas, banana peppers, hot peppers, squash, and potatoes. We froze the squash in quart bags as they were ready and made squash casseroles. Couldn't get to the green beans quick enough to process but still managed to can 48 quarts. We also  made and canned apple sauce, apple butter, and apple pie filling. The garden and canning was a great deal of work but the taste of food you have grown is worth the time and effort.

Victory Garden in early Spring with potatoes and tomatoes growing

Canned goods from Victory garden and apple trees

 

Harvesting potatoes and preparing garden for next season

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Stained Glass Playhouse opens Evita

Yes Weekly, 07-14-2010 » Page 41

Stained Glass Playhouse opens Evita

Evita Show Photographs 

They couldn’t get Madonna, but the Stained Glass Playhouse’s production of the Tony Awardwinning Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical extravaganza by Mark Burger Evita will open Friday, contributing columnist July 23 with Jaye Pierce in the title role.

Like Webber and Rice’s earlier stage hit, Jesus Christ, Superstar, Evita began life as a concept album before coming to the stage. The show premiered in London’s West End in 1978, followed the next year by its Broadway bow, under the direction of Harold Prince, with Patti LuPone in the title role. The Broadway production ran nearly four years and over 1,500 performances, winning Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score. (A Broadway revival is on tap for 2012.) After several false starts, the film version of Evita was released in 1996. Directed by Alan Parker, the film won Madonna a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the title role.

Evita is based on the life of Eva Peron (1919-’52), the controversial first lady of Argentina. Fueled by drive and ambition, she became a starlet at 22, the mistress of Argentina’s president at 24, the First Lady at 27 and dead at 33. To the common folk, she was a symbol of pride — one of their own come to greatness. She founded the Female Peronist Party (named in honor of her husband, the president Juan Peron) and championed women’s rights. To Argentina’s aristocracy and military, however, she was mistrusted and even detested. Her legacy remains much debated to this day, nearly 60 years after her untimely death from cancer.

Becky Burke directs this production, with Marie Denig serving as musical director. The cast also includes Jim Shover as Juan Peron, Matthew Morris as Che, Brandon Lloyd Hicks, Hannah Rivers, and a cast of 30 actors and musicians.

All performances will take place at the playhouse, located at the Marvin United Methodist Church (4401 Indiana Ave., Winston-Salem).

Evita is scheduled to run through Aug. 8.

Showtimes are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $12, $10 for students and senior citizens. Reservations are suggested.

For reservations, call 336.499.1010.

For more information or group rates, call 336.6661.4949.

Evita Cast List

Evita
Stained Glass Playhouse

Performance Dates: 

July 23, 24, 30, 31, and August 6, 7 at 7:00 pm
July 25, and August 1, 8 at 3:00 pm

“Evita” is the musical story of Argentina’s controversial First Lady, Eva Peron.  Driven by ambition and blessed with charisma, she is a starlet at 22, the president’s mistress at 24, the First Lady at 27, and dead at 33.  Saint to the working class, reviled by the aristocracy and mistrusted by the military, Eva was destined to leave a fascinating political legacy unique in the 20th century.  Told through a compelling score that fuses haunting chorales with exuberant Latin, pop, and jazz influences, EVITA creates an arresting theatrical portrait as complex as the woman herself.

Cast:
Che - Matthew Morris
Evita - Jaye Pierce
Peron -  Jim Shover
Magladi -  Brandon Lloyd Hicks
Mistress - Hannah Rivers

Ensemble:
Genesis Flores
Safiya High
Jay Torres
Brooke Hicks
Amanda Burke
Eric Elliot
John Elliot
Zach Elliot
Guido Villalba Portel
Angela Hodges
Joy Adam
Logan Magoun
Meredith Whitworth
Karen Agee
Allyson Edwards
Sara Edwards
Teresa Wiginton
Hannah Rivers
Ian Burke
Kenny Gaylord
Miles Stanley
Marilyn Bledsoe

James Hunter at SOS

James Hunter is an R & B artist from England. His music sounds like old fifties and sixties music. Two of his songs (Carina and You Can't Win) were listed on the DJ's Top 50 most requested beach songs. I really enjoyed listening to his music during SOS Spring Migration this year.