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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Mock Apple Pie (MAKES 8 SERVINGS)

 Pastry for two-crust 9-inch pie

36 RITZ Crackers, coarsely broken (about 1 3/4 cups crumbs)

2 cups water

2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

2 tablespoons lemon juice

 Grated rind of one lemon

2 tablespoons BLUE BONNET Vegetable Oil Spread

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  (NO APPLES NEEDED)

Roll out half the pastry and line a 9-inch pie plate. Place crackers in prepared crust. In saucepan, over high heat, heat water, sugar and cream of tartar to a boil; simmer for 15 minutes. Add lemon juice and rind; cool. Pour syrup over crackers. Dot with spread; sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll out remaining pastry; place over pie. Trim, seal and flute edges. Slit top crust to allow steam to escape.

Bake at 425 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is crisp and golden.

Cool completely. 

Friday, July 26, 2024

GOD, GRACE, & GAYS SUMMARIZED (In response to a Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZA4IC6IJ8)

 

First of all, when you talk about Jesus' teachings (it's Jesus' not Jesus's, which sounds like Jesuses. You do not put an 's on words ending in s to make them possessive, just the apostrophe; otherwise it sounds plural), Jesus is the Word (John 1:1) so the whole Bible is His teachings.
Then, when approaching this subject, everyone seems to want to contextualize it into irrelevancy: cultural norms of the time, etc. Yet the Bible also says that God doesn't change: "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." (Heb. 13:8) "For I am the LORD, I change not...." (Malachi 3:6) KJV.
The key to understanding Sodom in Genesis 19, is Gibeah in Judges 19. Here we see similar events unfolding centuries apart with some key differences that help explain it much better. In Judges 19, one of the visitors is female, and she is taken by the mob, brutalized all night, and dies of her injuries. This means the men of Gibeah were clearly bisexual.
In both cases though, the daughter(s) of those sojourning with them were offered and rejected in favor of the new faces in town. In Sodom, both visitors were male, and the mob consisted of "...the men of Sodom..."..both old and young, all the people from every quarter." (Gen. 19:4). No population of any city, anywhere, ever had a population that was 100% homosexual. It wouldn't last as they wouldn't be reproducing: they'd die out. So, the men of Sodom were also bisexual. They most likely had the attitude of the men of Afghanistan, as reported in the press at the time when the U.S. was occupying it: Women for children, men for fun. (This was later modified to "Women for children, boys for fun," but you get the idea.)
in Romans 1:27, the men in question here were also bisexual as they left "...the natural use of the woman...." by choice. It has often been pointed out that homosexuality is not a choice, but what has been missing is the fact that bisexuality offers a choice. And, if homosexuality is not a choice, it is not a sin, because sin is a choice: a choice to disobey, that is acted upon, in the case of doing what you were told not to do, or not doing what you were told to do.
Rather, it is a fault; and what does the Bible say about faults? "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." (James 5:16). In the case of this fault, you're basically commanded to "come out." The stress of keeping all this bottled up inside is not healthy.
An how should such a person be treated? Galatians 6:1-2 give us the answer: "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye on another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." For, as I Corinthians 10:13 says: "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able, but will with the temptation also make a way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it." It's your cross to bear.
As for using the two verses in Leviticus (18:22 & 20:13) to say that homosexuality is a sin, is like using the verse that condemns adultery (20:10,) with the same punishment, death, must make heterosexuality a sin too. Sexuality isn't the sin, it's what you do with it.


Monday, July 20, 2020

GRASSHOPPER PIE

This pie is designed for applause.
The crust is rich and chocolaty, the
filling features two famous liqueurs.

9-INCH CHOCOLATE SHORT PIE SHELL

1 cup Bisquick baking mix
1/4 cup cocoa
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 tbsp boiling water

Heat oven to 450°

1 Combine baking mix, cocoa, sugar and
butter in small bowl. Add water; stir
vigorously until dough forms a ball and
cleans the bowl. (Dough will be puffy
and soft.)
2 Pat dough with lightly floured hands
into 9-inch pie pan, bringing up dough
to edge of pan.
3 Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool.

FILLING

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/3 cup cold water
1 cup chilled whipping cream
1/2 can (18-oz size) Betty Crocker
vanilla pudding (1 cup)
1/4 cup white creme de cacao
1/4 cup green creme de menthe
Chocolate curls

Sprinkle gelatin on water in small
saucepan to soften. Stir over very
low heat until gelatin is dissolved.
In chilled bowl, beat cream until
stiff. Blend pudding and liqueurs into
whipped cream; fold in gelatin and, if
you like, green food color. Pour mixture
into pie shell. Chill at least 4 hours or
until set. Just before serving, garnish
with chocolate curls.
 ________________________________
Remove chilled pies from refrigerator
20 minutes before serving.

[From BETTY CROCKER'S BISQUICK COOKBOOK,
Seven mini cookbooks in one with step-by-step recipes,
Sixth printing 1977, Copyright © 1971, 1973 by General Mills, Inc.
124pp, p. 60.]

*Always wanted to try/taste this....


Tuesday, November 05, 2019

TAKE ONE Cinema

Mountain Home, ID 83647
(208) 587-5338
www.thetakeonecinema.com   
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DEMOLISHED
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Colliers
INTERNATIONAL
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www.colliers.com
208-345-9000
Mallisa Jackson
Devin Ogden

UPDATE
May 2021
Building has been leveled and parking lot removed.
June 2021
 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
208-580-2091

ADULT (12 & Up): $0.00
MILITARY (Must Show ID): $0.00
SENIOR (62 & Over): $0.00
CHILD (11 & Under)/MATINEE: $0.00
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NOTE: Showtimes taken directly from the theater itself, off Facebook, their website, or off the phone.
Now at Facebook and MOVIE CLOCK.
See also BoxOfficeMojo.com, MOVIE GUIDE, and IMDB.com for more movie info.
To find people with similar interests, check out Fandata.com.

Sunday, April 08, 2018

THE LEGEND OF THE HOOF-A-DOO

There's a little barbershop in Mountain Home, Idaho, called The Family Barber Shop, located around the block from its original location, which was originally located next to the alley that ran between it and First Security Bank, just across Jackson Street from The Merc.  The Salvation Army Thrift Store was on the other side of it. Later, they moved to the corner of the block, then around it and down to its present location on North 3rd East Street. Each time, they took the floor tiles and paneling with them to the new location and put the place back together exactly the same way it was originally. First Security Bank became Well's Fargo, the Merc became PAUL'S, which is now gone, and the Salvation Army Store moved over across from Albertsons, before eventually disappearing as well, making way for Great American Video, which was put out of business by the internet (like all video stores), replaced by COLORTYME.
Back in the day (1970's), a haircut was $2.50, the same price as a movie ticket at the old CANYON theater, which is gone now, but once sat across the street from PAUL's next to LeBeau's which is now The Stockyard. Today, a haircut runs you $9.00 (cheaper than anywhere else) which is what the price of a movie ticket at TAKE ONE Cinema  ran you before it closed for a long remodel..
Dean, who used to own and run it, along with another older gentleman, would always entertain the kids with his Donald Duck imitation to distract them from the fact that they were getting a haircut. The place was, and still is, filled with hunting trophies, obtained over the years, adorning the walls. There's a bear rug on one wall, and a mountain lion on the back wall, a racoon above the front window and door, heads and antlers and heads of deer, elk, rams and antelope; stuffed ducks, pheasants and wild turkeys, a Canadian goose, and even fish.  A couple of paintings and a small quilt are also included.
On one narrow strip of wall between the bathroom and the breakroom/closet, near the top doorframe, is a strange little creature on a plaque labeled as an ALASKAN HOOF-A-DOO. It looks very much like an animal's hoof, except for the two eyes.  If you asked him about it, Dean would regale you with the story.
Dean has long since retired, and now George Cutlip runs the place by himself with his daughter occasionally coming in to help, or just to cut his hair after closing. The three barber chairs are still there, two of which were used when Dean was there, and now only one is used. George has added his granddaughter's seashell collection, which includes some starfish, coral, and a horseshoe crab shell, to several shelves on the wall opposite of the barber chairs. There's a TV in the corner, with the turkeys, to watch, which is usually turned on to the History Channel, amongst several chairs you can wait in, read a magazine, or just admire the decor till your turn comes - first come, first served. My favorite part as a kid, and still is to some extent, is the vacuuming of your head at the end to suck up the loose hair. The haircut includes a neck shave as well. He's open from 9 to 5, Tuesday through Friday, unless he's got an appointment, is hunting, or on vacation. It's the last barbershop in town with a barber pole outside.  You could always tell if it was open when you were walking up to it, even before you could see the OPEN sign, because the old red and while striped barber pole was spinning.
If you're ever in the area, maybe you can get George to explain the Hoof-a-Doo to you, although his version of the story differs somewhat from Dean's.
George has since retired after the passing of his wife, and sold the business. A young woman named Katey (208-599-0963, text only) now runs the place, and the story of the Hoof-a-Doo is now largely forgotten. The shell collection is gone, and the hunting trophies are slowly disappearing; being given to those who asked for them. The memories remain for those who grew up here, but those too shall soon pass into history.
NOTE ON WINDOW (3x)
(March - May, 2020)

Hey Boys,
Due to CDC recommendations and the dumb COVID-19 virus, The Family Barbershop will be closed. Let's be real guys, I put my hands all over your head on the regular. Stay inside, stay healthy, and come back soon.
Thanks everyone,
Katey
Text questions to: (208) 599-0963

NOW OPEN
Walk ins welcome/limited seating.





Sunday, November 26, 2017

ACORN BREAD

2 cups milk
2 tablespoons oil or butter
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons dry yeast
4 2/3 cups acorn flour*
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup lukewarm water

Scald the milk. Stir in the oil or butter, honey and salt.
Pour into large bowl and set aside to cool to lukewarm.
Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.
When milk mixture is lukewarm, add yeast. Gradually
stir in the acorn flour. Cover the bowl with a towel and
let rise for 2 hours in a warm place.
Knead for 10 minutes, then roll out like thick pastry.
Roll up like a jelly roll and shape into 2 loaves. Place in
greased bread pans; cover, and let rise for another 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375°.
Bake 40 minutes. Remove from oven and brush the tops
of the loaves with oil or melted butter.

*You can purchase acorn flour from acorno.com, or from
Sue's Acorn Cafe & Mill. (These links no longer work.)
(I would love to try this sometime.)

Monday, November 20, 2017

PILGRIM PUMPKIN PIE

1 9-inch unbaked piecrust
1 16-ounce can pumpkin (2 cups)
1 13 ounce can evaporated milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon*
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
whipped cream for garnish

ABOUT 3 HOURS AHEAD OR EARLY IN DAY:
Prepare piecrust with Fluted Edge;
refrigerate. Preheat oven to 425⁰F.
    In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed,
beat pumpkin with next 10 ingredients until
well mixed.  Place pie plate on oven rack;
pour pumpkin mixture into piecrust; bake 15
minutes; turn oven control to 350⁰F, and bake
35 minutes more or until filling is set.  Cool.
Serve topped with whipped cream.
Makes 8 servings.
*Or, instead of cinnamon and the next 4 spices,
use 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice mix.

(This recipe also available at: http://www.cooks.com/recipe/187lc5kf/pilgrim-pumpkin-pie.html)

HONEY-NUT PUMPKIN PIE: Prepare as above.
Just before serving, spread 1/3 cup honey over top;
sprinkle with 1/3 cup sliced Brazil nuts, almonds,
filberts, peanuts, pecans or California walnuts.

SQUASH PIE: Prepare as above but substitute
2 cups mashed, cooked or thawed frozen 
butternut squash (about 1 1/3 12-ounce
packages) for pumpkin. 

(Dad's favorite Pumpkin Pie recipe from THE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING COOKBOOK, © 1973; pp 512-513)

CARROT PIE: Prepare as above but substitute
2 cups mashed, cooked carrots for pumpkin.
(My little creation for when you're out of pumpkin.
I figured, if they can use sweet potatoes, why not carrots?  They're orange.
What about using regular mashed potatoes instead of sweet?  Looks and
tastes like a custard pie; to me anyway. Add a little orange food coloring,
and it might work in a pinch.)

INDIAN PUMPKIN BREAD
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup pumpkin
water enough to moisten mixture

Combine all ingredients and mix until dough is easy to handle. Form into
flat cakes. Cakes may be baked in a greased pan (like biscuits), or fried
quickly over an open fire.