Long time no blog.

Sorry about that.

Playgroup.

Friday.

10:30 AM.

Nielsen's Grove.

Be there.

Enrichment Group Run Down

You'll never be bored on a Wednesday again!

Our ward has a lot of Enrichment Groups, so here's the whole list to try to help everyone see all the options and who to contact if you're interested in joining a group. There is an open invitation for all of these Enrichment Groups.

Everyone Has A Story - Marjorie Harward
This class is a fun way to write your personal history. Each month they write about a different topic and meet to share stories.

Craft Group - Jalyn Bringhurst
This group is a fun way to get together just for fun to make things. They meet once every other month.

Playgroup - Caroline Shillig
This group is a great way to meet the little ones in the ward and their mommies. Caroline does a great job planning fun activities for the kids and the parents can't help but enjoy as well.

Quilt Group - Claudine Snyder
Learn to quilt from the pros. Right now they're working on a table runner. They can also help you with a project you are working on.

Sewing Basics - Jennie LeFevre
Again, learn from the pros. There are tons of tutorials online these days, but none of them are as good as one of these sewing basics classes. So far they've made pillow cases and hemmed pants.

Quiet Book Class - Kathy Snyder
I hope this will help Nigel learn to be reverent! The book is darling and full of activities for situations like sacrament meetings.

Cooking 101 - Meredith Harris
Share recipes, learn the basics of cooking, how to feed a family. It's a great class.

Tammy Strunk is our Relief Society Enrichment Counselor, so you can always contact her with any questions.

Quiet Book Class Tonight

You can choose one of two pages for tonight's class.or you can finish the page we did last month

For tonight's class you will need to bring:

• heavy weight Pellon
• HeatnBond
• fabric markers or paint
• velcro
• pencil
• scissors
• sewing pins
• sewing machine
• thread
• Optional: felt or material

Contact Kathy Snyder with any questions.

Make up day for the bread class!

Our last Enrichment activity was a great bread making class. We had a class on how to make a special recipe for bread that you can use for 50 or more different breads: pizza dough, cinnamon rolls, etc.

If you missed the activity or want more practice there is a make up class tomorrow!

Wednesday, April 15
7:00 - 8:30 PM
@ the church

Canning Butter Correction

Margie Harward just let me know about the most recent information about canning butter. She said this:

I received a food safety bulletin from the extension service--Utah State University. It says that the method to can butter at home has not been developed and may potentially lead to botulism or other food borne illnesses if they are stored at room temperature. Information can be found on the website http://extension.usu.edu/utah. You can also consult the USU Food Safety Program website at: http://foodsafety,usu.edu.

They changed the method of canning tomatoes a few years ago also. I guess they are always finding new information about ways to keep us safe.

So I guess I'm in the market for a cow again :)

General Conference

That was lovely, wasn't it? If you missed any sessions (or talks because the couch just got to comfortable...) you can already listen again on the church website. Just click here and choose your session or talk. You can also download the sessions or talks and put them on an ipod for portable listening.

Enjoy over and over again.

Who knew?!

If you're like me you've been trying to figure out how to fit a cow on your shelf for food storage. I LOVE butter, ice cream, milk, sour cream, cheese, cream cheese, and anything else you can think of that comes from a cow.

One of my favorite ingredients really is butter, which is why I'm excited to share with you HOW TO CAN BUTTER. This came from a ward recipe book that Micah's mother, Olivia Anderson, gave me for my birthday about 5 years ago. I can't believe it took me this long to learn how to can my cow!

Here's how...

Use only the highest quality butter. Heat jelly jars in 250 degree oven for 20 minutes without rings or seals. While jars heat, melt butter slowly until it comes to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour melted butter carefully into heated jars being careful not to get any butter on rim of jars.

Add lid and rings and close securely, they will seal as they cool. Shake jars a few times during cooling to prevent separation although this step is optional. Put into refrigerator or other cool place until butter hardens. After hardening, butter will store on shelf for 3 years.