Category Archives: Desserts

Candy, Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Try a new recipe for your holiday baking

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Since the holiday season is here, I decided to share some recipes. These were shared with me and my daughters by readers over the 19 years of my writing. So, as you do your holiday baking you might enjoy incorporating a new recipe! Christmas Cookies 1 cup butter 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 cups flour, sifted 1/2 … Continue Reading ››
Desserts, Pies

Flying Paper Lanterns and Remembering Loved Ones

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It’s just past 5:30 a.m. and a cold 29 degrees outside. We still haven’t had any snow except a few flurries yesterday. I won’t complain about that. This weekend daylight savings time ends so we fall back an hour. I really wish it would just stay one way or the other. I don’t like changing … Continue Reading ››
Desserts

Updates from Susan

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Dear Readers, I’m Lovina’s daughter Susan. I wanted to write for Mom this week since she is very busy preparing for church services that will be held at her home on Sunday. Then less than two weeks later will be my sister Loretta’s wedding. Today I sewed my dress for Loretta and Dustin’s wedding. Now I need … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Desserts

Canning Vegetables and Cleaning Up After a Storm

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Today daughters Lovina, 17, and Loretta, 21, and I canned 42 quarts of red beets from our garden. Yesterday we froze sweet corn and now tomorrow plans are to freeze green beans. Loretta also started sewing on her wedding dress and I sewed on a dress for … Continue Reading ››
Cookies and Bars, Desserts

The Eicher Family Mourns Another Loss

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It is with a heavy heart that I write this column. Brother-in-law Jacob (sister Emma’s husband) was admitted to the hospital while we were at the Outer Banks. We were able to talk to him and Emma on Thursday night, but Jacob was very weak and losing out fast. He was airlifted to a bigger … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Breakfast, Desserts

Freshening Up the House & Upcoming Vacation

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We enter August with some much cooler than normal temperatures. We painted sons Joseph’s and Kevin’s bedrooms last week. Our next project is to paint the bedroom daughters Loretta and Lovina share. Loretta has moved a lot of her things over to Dustin’s house, so now with the room emptier, we decided to paint it. … Continue Reading ››
Desserts

Birthday brings happy memories

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July 14th—today our oldest son and fourth child turned 22 years old. How the years fly by. Happy birthday Benjamin! I had Benjamin at home with Joe’s aunt as my midwife. Benjamin weighed only 4 pounds, 13 ounces and was doing pretty good until he was two weeks old. He caught the flu and started … Continue Reading ››
Cakes and Frostings, Desserts

Remembering Mose on Father’s Day

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Summer has officially begun. We are having cooler than normal mornings after 2 inches of rain over the weekend. We had a few thunderstorms go through with some trees down in the area. Nothing major compared to other areas nearby. We feel bad for Joe’s cousin Margaret and her husband Walter from Milroy, Indiana, whose house … Continue Reading ››
Desserts

Lovina celebrates milestone birthday with family

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Last night I finished planting the big garden. It has been really dry, but we had rain during the night. It was a much-needed rain. In the smaller garden we still need to plant potatoes. We have red potatoes out already but need to put some out for winter use. I always like to put … Continue Reading ››
Desserts

Fun with Eicher grandchildren

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It’s time to pen this column again and words seem hard to come to my mind. Today four months ago is when our dear son-in-law Mose lost his battle to the injuries from the accident. It has been harder for daughter Susan as time goes on. I am sure anyone that has been through this … Continue Reading ››