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Now this takes applesauce to a whole new level of delicious, wouldn't you say? Applesauce itself (if homemade) is about 112 calories and 29 carbs for a 1/2 cup serving. You can reduce the carbs by using Splenda for 1/2 of the sugar. The recipe below will not add any real calories or carbs if you use sugar-free Jell-O.

Posted by Selena. Boy, these brought back some memories. I can remember buttering my hands and shaping those balls, then wrapping them in wax paper to give away on Halloween. I loved it. Between popcorn balls and candy apples, Little Lena was in heaven!   By Paual Deen This takes me back to my childhood and middle school. Any time there was a birthday or a holiday, someone would bring these in. *Sigh* Making them on the hand...stupid syrup is sooo damn sticky! Recipe Link: http://www.foodnetw ork.com/recipes/ paula-deen/ popcorn-balls- recipe/index. html Recipe: Ingredients 2 cups sugar 1 1/3 cups water 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1 teaspoon white vinegar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 18 cups popped corn Directions In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, water, syrup, vinegar, and salt. Cook over high heat until mixture reaches 255 degrees F (hard-ball stage) on a candy thermometer. Stir in vanilla. Pour over popped corn, tossing ge...

From Dawn Roberto--   The HARVEST MOON rises on September 4!   The Harvest Moon is the moon that is nearest the autumnal equinox. The full moons of September, October and November as seen from the northern hemisphere—which correspond to the full moons of March, April and May as seen from the southern hemisphere—are well known in the folklore of the sky. In general the moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, as it moves in orbit around Earth. The Harvest Moon is special, because around the time of this full moon, the time difference between moonrise on successive evenings is shorter than usual. The moon rises about 30 minutes later, from one night to the next, around the full Harvest Moon. Thus there is no long period of darkness between sunset and moonrise. In times past this feature helped farmers who were working to bring in their crops. They could continue working by moonlight even after the sun had set. About once every four years it occurs in October (in...

I know, you can't read them like this. Click on them until they come up larger, then save them. Gotta save space. The big part you need to know is that you don't need an expensive machine to do this. Your oven is a fine fruit dryer. Set on low and following the instructions below, you can have dried fruit this winter without all those nasty preservatives. Pay attention to the parts I highlighted. I'll bet you didn't know all that sticky syrup that comes off the fruit during the process can be brushed back on the fruit for extra flavor. See what you learn hanging around with me? LOL!

Note with both of these that you do not *have* to use canning equipment. You may simply freeze your goodies. My batches rarely survive the ten months for apple butter, and eight for the applesauce. Heck, I'm lucky if the applesauce survives until Halloween. I've said it before, and I repeat: Share the costs of canning equipment with a friend or three. This is a wonderful opportunity to get Mom and/or Grandma in the kitchen to share her secrets for canning, and should not be missed. Dear friends sharing space and canning equipment means dividing the workload and the results of your work. If you're good with the applesauce and your best friend makes fantastic pickles, and another makes a salsa to die for, you all get the products of these talents by sharing equipment.

Make sure you take a peek at the variation at the bottom. Apple Raisin Bran Muffins! At 182 calories and 26 carbs, these are an indulgence for those on a low-carb diet.

Creamy Squash Soup ( a real favorite!) 4 cups cooked mashed butternut squash (can substitute 2 cups ofmashed cooked acorn squash for 2 cups of butternut) 2 (14 oz each) cans ready_to_serve chicken broth 1/2 tsp. sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 cup whipping cream, divided (Don't skip this) 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg Process half of first 5 ingredients in a blender or food processor, and pour into a large saucepan. Repeat with remaining half. Bring to a boil over medium heat; gradually stir in half of whipping cream, and cook until thoroughly heated. Remove from heat. Beat remaining whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Dollop on each serving of soup. Sprinkle with nutmeg. 7 cups. Review by Berdache, Jaysa, and Tira: Pretty good...Good color and taste. Acorn Squash Bowls Cut off tops of squash; cut a thin slice from bottoms to stand squash upright. Remove seeds, and brown tops of shells in a hot greased skillet.