Can she bake a cherry pie.....

annie1992

8 years ago

Well, of course she can, not quite as quick as a cat can wink an eye, because first we had to pick the cherries. We finished that, and my bakers of the day went to work:

They decided they didn't want just any old pie, they wanted little individual pies, so we used a wide mouth canning jar ring to cut muffin cup sized pie crusts. The remaining dough was rolled and cut into stars, hearts and flowers for the top of the "pies".

(To be continued, because Houzz won't let me post more than one picture when starting a thread)

Annie

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annie1992
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8 years ago

We pitting cherries and made pie filling, then filled the muffin tins, topped them with crust and some extra sugar because, well, you just can't have too much sugar, and then baked them. They were then put into paper cupcake liners for easier transport.

The possibility of making "Hello Kitty" cut outs for the top was proposed and rejected, LOL. In spite of that, sufficient mess was made:

What? There are still cherries left? Mom would like some sorbet, thank you. It's not quite frozen, but still delicious. Do you think it needs more sugar, Grandma? No, I really don't, LOL. Back into the freezer for a while...

OK, but then what do we have with our pies for dessert? Madison is lactose intolerant, so we made ice cream with lactose free evaporated milk, sugar, cocoa and vanilla. I think it was pretty good, although we only made enough for a couple of small girls with big appetites...

You see the "small" one has a method far more expedient than a spoon. Now, you two have to watch a movie or something while I clean up this mess. Please take your dog, Buster, with you. Yes, certainly you may sit in Molly's dog bed with Buster and watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. It's only June, after all.

They went home a couple of hours ago and oddly enough, I'm tired. I did send all the sorbet and all of the pies home with them, I'm picking cherries again tomorrow and I'll sure miss my helpers.

Annie

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cathyinpa
8 years ago
Well, I specifically waited to open this post knowing in all likelihood that it would cancel all images of/smelling making beer brats with sauerkraut at 5:00 a.m. And it did not disappoint! I see nothing but joy!!!

Annie, do you ever have days where you ask yourself "Can it get any better?" I'd imagine this was one of them. I see two best baking buddies that literally look like they're ready to burst in the first pic (is there a third one in the background there:) no spaghetti (wink, wink) and some of the best cherry pies ever! Wait "we pit cherries" SPECIAL AWARDS FOR YOU! Ingenious tool for cutout. Lots of sugar on the top please (makes it like jam, which you know:) Sugar everywhere - pink too YEAH! (Seriously, I love real kitchen shots LOL) Lots of ice cream to slurp -- a very efficient cereal drinkers poster girl! And Christmas in June wrapped with the best furry friend (and probably best kitchen floor cleaner upper) ever! With Grandma? Nope, the day can't get any better. It. Was. All. Good!

I hope that you enjoy cherry picking today, but I bet you'll miss your helpers!!

CathyinSWPA

ps -- going to look for that lactose free evaporated milk to have on hand. That sorbet sounds delish!
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Rusty
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Oh, Annie! I wonder if those girls have even the remotest idea how blessed they are to have you for their Grandma! Probably not just yet, at their ages, but they will when they get a little older!

LOVE the pictures, especially the last one!

And this reminds me of a very fond (or maybe not so fond) memory of a day in my growing up years. I was probably around 10 or 11, wanted to make a cherry pie, just because my Dad and big brother loved them so much, and the cherries were ripe. So I grabbed my bucket & went to the 'back 40' to pick the cherries. Pitted them, made the crust & everything needed for the pie, Made 2 pies, in the big Pyrex pie plates. When I went to take them out of the oven, somehow the oven rack they were on slipped, and both pies landed upside down on the kitchen floor! One of the plates even broke. I sat down in the middle of the mess (and what a BIG mess it was!) and cried! There was no cherry pie for dessert that day! If I'm remembering correctly, after that, whenever I baked anything, my mother took it out of the oven for me, until I got a little older.

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whistle_gw
8 years ago
Oh, my. Now I have that song swirling around in my head !! :) How I wish my grands were close enough to make a mess! Annie, I just love your stories.
chloebud
8 years ago
Just too darn CUTE!!!
User
8 years ago
So cute! I cannot believe how big they are getting.......where does the time go!
Jasdip
8 years ago
Annie, I really look forward to your posts. I know there's going to be a great story, and a lot of love in them.

I second Rusty's comment, that they in all likelihood have no idea how precious and special they are to have you in their life. You're making memories upon memories with them to look back on.

Does anything ever get you upset or annoyed? I love that 'anything goes'. Whatever they want you go ahead with it, sensible or not.

Oh, that last picture!! What a riot!!! As you know, I never wanted kids (not one iota of regrets), but your pics just make my heart swell. Congratulations, that's difficult to do, when it comes to kids! LOL
annie1992
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8 years ago
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Cathy, I was glad to find lactose free evaporated milk, it's hard to keep it in the fridge, it goes bad and then I want it and I don't have any. This was Carnation brand and came in the aseptic cartons with screw on lids, so I can use part of the container and put the rest in the fridge, very convenient.

Rusty, that's terrible. I remember being an adult, though, and dropping a pie that was baked in Grandma's peach luster pie pan, and breaking the pan. I cried and I was a lot older than you were.

Whistle, better that than the song running around my head: "It's the most wonderful time of the year, there are cherries for picking and spoons that need licking, messes up to my ears, it's the most wonderful time of the year." (grin)

Thanks chloe, I love messing with the kids.

Sharon, I'm not sure where time goes. Makayla is taking driver's education and is taller than me AND her mother. (sigh) Maci will start kindergarten in the fall. It seems like just a few months ago that Makayla was a baby.....

Jasdip, oh do I ever get annoyed. Usually not by messes, though, those are easily cleaned. Remember, I have cows and a barn, that kitchen is nothing! I did sigh when I found floury footprints clear out into the front entryway on the rug, but it all cleans. And since I didn't intend to eat those "pies", they were going to Kevin's parents, I just let them handle that dough to their heart's content, LOL. I mostly get upset when Maci has a meltdown screaming fit. Then she goes into another room and the door gets shut until she's done. Messes don't upset me but the noise sometimes does!

See, I told you I'd lend her out, you'd be sure you made the right decision, LOL.

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cloudy_christine
8 years ago
They're so adorable! And so BIG!
cloudy_christine
8 years ago
P.S. Please post your recipe for cherry sorbet.
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
8 years ago
Yum!
Compumom
8 years ago
Annie, they're so big and adorable! You are a nicer grandma than me. J has been begging to make something called Wizard's Beard. It's like spun sugar. I just cant...
annie1992
Original Author
8 years ago
LOL, Ellen, of COURSE you can. It's not the recipe, it's the clean up. (grin)

Annie
2ManyDiversions
8 years ago
I’m so late to this, and will basically repeat what so many others have said, but…

I would have been too occupied kissing those plump cheeks and sweet foreheads and smiling from happiness to get much done! Your grandkids are so lucky to have you – and you them, and the memories you’re making with them are priceless. It warms my heart to see how all your kids and grandkids enjoy cooking – because of the joy and love of cooking you teach and share with them : )

Like everyone else, these posts just make my day, filling me with such a good feeling. You are one very special person, Annie. Very special.

Those photos are priceless! My 2 favorites are the first (those precious smiles!) and the messy kitchen pic! That gave me such a laugh and I thought, oh my, I’m sure Annie was exhausted just looking it at, but I knew you tackled the job the same way you go about everything in your life it seems – with cheerfulness!

Like Jasdip, DH and I never desired children… but I always wanted to be a grandma… sigh.
Solsthumper
8 years ago
2MD, you could always borrow other people's kids for an afternoon ☺

I was trying to reach 'Grandma Status' long before my kids came along, and I'm still waiting.

AnnieB., if I were you, I'd invest in sugar stocks.

Hi Madison and Maci! Love seeing you go all Iron Chef on your grandma.

Sol
annie1992
Original Author
8 years ago
2many, Sol is right, you can always borrow other people's children. Then you'll know that you made the right choice, LOL.

Sol, my friend, it's been so long since I've "seen" you! And you still aren't a grandmother, what in the world is Sam waiting for anyway? You to be old and gray and in a rocking chair, instead of the cool and young Grandma? (grin)

Yes, I think sugar stocks are going up. Letting a kid watch that Great British Baking Show and then giving them sugar and flour is a very dangerous thing...or messy, anyway!

Annie
2ManyDiversions
8 years ago
But... but... but... Sol, Annie, all the kids I know already have adoring and doting Nana's, and they don't want to share their precious time! Can't blame 'em either.

Last week the adorable towheaded little guy behind us stood in the driveway and dropped 'trow' past his chubby knees... then proceeded to pee in a circle on his grandma's driveway! I could not stop laughing (not loudly) and wondered if grandma would ever know! He just looked so happy, and very pleased with himself afterwards. He's one of those little ones that runs full stop all the time : )
annie1992
Original Author
8 years ago
2many, I once caught my grandson, Bud, peeing out the car window at the gas station! Right there at the gas pumps. I'd told him that I'd take him in to the bathroom after I pumped gas, so I could pay at the same time, but he "just couldn't wait". Yeah. There were a lot of hoots and laughter there, I'm just glad someone didn't get offended.

Then we had a talk about things he could do on the farm but not in town at stores or in parking lots.

Annie
2ManyDiversions
8 years ago
"Then we had a talk about things he could do on the farm but not in town at stores or in parking lots." That put yet another smile on my face! Oh, I remember those conversations (not me, but my brother).

Which reminds me of a tv show and books: Art Linkletter's "Kids Say The Darndest Things"... yeah, they do! We all did at some point!
Jasdip
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LOL Annie, believe it or not, the Premiere of Alberta recently announced that it's legal now for farmers to relieve themselves in the field. The health and safety rules say that it's okay. LOL. As if farmers and workers haven't peed in the fields until now.
ruthanna_gw
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They’re so lucky to have a grandma like you,Annie.
annie1992
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8 years ago
Yes, it's probably illegal here too, public indecency or something. I don't think that's ever stopped an old farmer, or even a young one!

Annie
cathyinpa
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Oh my goodness, I love this group LOL! Sorry, I can empathize with Bud -- maybe not out the window, but I understand:)))))

CathyinSWPA

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