Ready for Thanksgiving...Time to Bake!

The house is clean and ready for company.. and sort of 'kid-proof' [ha-ha]... New flannel sheets on the beds and fluffy quilts, candles and turkeys everywhere, even baked today..only a matter of hours now and everyone will be here...so I sip tea and wait...

Now I had the dumbest thing happen yesterday... You know how bad luck comes in 3's?! I was patting myself on the back for getting over that flu bug in time and... now this!! Well missed that dang last basement step and yeah...I cried like a baby! Frustration, I can not believe I did such a stupid thing before all my company arrives! Argh!... and it really hurts! Well, nothing broke but now have a foot that looks like a balloon with toes!..so been hobbling around here today and yes..I am done whining !! So on to a new subject!! Baking...

Thanksgiving cards with a food theme.. mainly... Pies! Our favorites for Thanksgiving are Pumpkin [ well really Butternut Squash,and Mincemeat]...

Praying for Pie...

I even have this old can ,but the label is in rough shape..

Some fun nostalgic recipes and booklets...

We buy the Nonesuch Mincemeat in a condensed form, but always add extras like, add 3 types of raisins, a pear or 2, spices, eggs, walnuts, molasses and diced apples to the mix..so why do we even bother buying the box?? Habit or Tradition?? My grandma bought it, my mom bought it and so it goes..

So What is Your Favorite Pie????

Do you ever make 'scrap cookies' with your leftover pie crust dough? Just roll out the scrap dough, smear with butter and sprinkle sugar and cinnamon, cut up in irregular shapes and put on a cookie sheet bake at 350 til golden about 10 minutes...and sometimes they puff into a crisp delight...yum... something to crunch on while the pie cools!

Neat old pie can labels..

Happy Home makers.......