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Fran Wright, Monroeville, NJ 08343
Best Punch Ever Recipe:
2 cups orange juice>br> 2 cups lemon Juice
2 cups genadine
2 1/2 quarts of ginger ale (not cheap ginger ale or it will not taste as good.)
1 package of frozen strawberries
1 quart of sherbert.
vodka to taste
a couple of hours ahead mix 1 cup of lemon juice and 1 cup of orange and freeze in ice cube trays. When ready to mix punch before party use rest of orange/lemon mixture in punch bowl. Add the frozen cubes, add the sherbert ( I like rainbow best for color but any works) pour ginger ale slowly over mixture so that it foams up. Add vodka to taste. Add frozen strawberrys to the top. I always have enough on hand for two batches, it goes fast
Email to us any recipe's or hints you would like to share.
We are Fran and Marie, sisters as you might have guessed.
Asparagus and Dumplings
2 pounds of asparagus cleaned and prepared.In to a large pot with a tight fitting lid. Put just enough water in,to cover asparagus.
Cook until starting to become fork tender about 10 minutes.
While this is cooking prepare dumpling mixture following direction on the box of Bisquik or what ever kind you use.
When asparagus is tender(not fully cooked) drop your dumpling mixture into the boiling liquid covering the asparagus.
Lower heat. then cook uncovered for 10 minutes, then 10 minutes with a tight fitting lid on. After the last 10 minutes add one can of Canned Milk,salt and pepper to taste, add butter if you want.Serve warm.
This is a favorite dish in our family , my Mother in law passed it on to me, back 44 years ago, when Kenny and I got married. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Gals! We all get tired carrying our handbags while grocery shopping.So,we put them in the baby seat of the shopping cart! WHOA!! Some come comes along and grabs the purse and it is gone , you do not even see it happen.
Well, here is how I have solved that,when you put your purse in that seat, hook the baby safety strap around the handles of your purse.the thief will get the shopping cart along with the purse. I'll bet you will see the cart going, and do some serious screaming.RIGHT!!Then for more pile some groceries on top of your purse..
GOOD IDEA?
I THINK SO!
Old Age and Wisdom
The other day a young person asked me how I felt about being old. I was taken aback, for I do not think of myself as old. Upon seeing my reaction, she was immediately embarrassed, but I explained that it was an interesting question, and I would ponder it, and let her know. Old age, I decided, is a gift. I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body-- the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, skin spots and bumps, the sagging butt,etc. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror, but I don't agonize over those things for long. It's God's plan for us. I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avant garde on my patio. I am entitled to over-eat, to be messy, to be extravagant. I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging. Whose business is it if I choose to read until 4 AM, and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50's and 60's, and if I at the same time wish to weep over a lost love, I will. I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the bikini set. Oh yes.. they, too, will get old. I know I am often forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten -- and I eventually remember most of the important things. Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when a beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect. I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turn gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver. I can say "no," and mean it. I can say "yes," and mean it. As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong. So, to answer her question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day!
Wisdom from Grandpa .
Whether a man winds up with a nest egg, or a goose egg, depends a lot on the kind of chick he marries.
Trouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin' his salt that he forgets his sugar.
Too many couples marry for better, or for worse, but not for good.
When a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
If a man has enough horse sense to treat his wife like a thoroughbred, she will never turn into an old nag. On anniversaries, the wise husband always forgets the past - but never the present.
A foolish husband says to his wife, "Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin' and scrubbin'. No wife of mine is gonna work."
Many girls like to marry a military man - he can cook, sew, and make beds and is in good health, and he's already used to taking orders.
Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.
Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.
You know you are getting old, when everything either dries up or leaks.
Old age is when former classmates are so gray and wrinkled and bald, they don't recognize you.
Have a GREAT day.......and keep Laughing
Hugs
How old is Grandma???

Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The Grandma replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:

' television

' penicillin

' polio shots

' frozen foods

' Xerox

' contact lenses

' Frisbees and

' the pill

There was no:

' radar

' credit cards

' laser beams or

' ball-point pens

Man had not invented:

' pantyhose

' air conditioners

' dishwashers

' clothes dryers

' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and

' man hadn't yet walked on the moon


Your Grandfather and I got married first, . . . and then lived together.

Every family had a father and a mother.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir". And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."

We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up
and take responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.

And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk.

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.

We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . . but who could afford one?
Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my day:

' "grass" was mowed,

' "coke" was a cold drink,

' "pot" was something your mother cooked
in and

' "rock music" was your grandmother's
lullaby.

' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's
office,

' " chip" meant a piece of wood,

' "hardware" was found in a hardware store
and

' "software" wasn't even a word.

And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap... and how old do you think I am?

I bet you have this old lady in mind...you are in for a shock!

Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.


This Woman would be only 58 years old!




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