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today's gratitude list:
1-liquid pectin
2-paper towells
3-peter Paul and Mary, James Taylor, and Simon and Garfunkel
4-sister Leah for helping me with my kids while i made four batches (about 40 cups) of apricot jam
5-SOS and tough silver scouring pads (over cleaning would be hopeless without)
6-spray bottles with cleaning agents
7-steel wool to remove hard water stains from window
8-EJ will sit in his car seat while i wash my car
9-William fell asleep on the way back from doing my visiting teaching
10-Mark grilled me a tasty cheeseburger for dinner





Yesterday william crawled into the frying pan i left on the floor while searching for another pot. I was at the sink filling the pot with water when he said, "Go ahead mom... go ahead...cook me." He's a great tease.





Last night i read him the book of Mormon reader. He kept asking where the white fruit was. We read about Lehi's vision a few weeks ago. He must have been recalling about it when he said "we need some white fruit...mommy. Where is it? I want some white fruit." We went back several chapters to find the picture of the glowing tree and bright shining fruit in Lehi's dream. Despite all our disobedience issues there may be hope just yet.





This afternoon i made a new discovery. The bunt pan i purchased at the DI about eight yrs earlier is actually silver. I used a scouring (spelling) pad and after fifteen minutes of scrubbing the grime came loose. In the crevices you can see the original color... black. My mom and sister both have bunts that looked like mine did before the scour... i think i like the new two tone effect.


It's been about a year now that I have been making an effort keep my cake saver full. I make sweet breads in the bunt pan. We're convinced it tastes better that way. Tuesday morning, my friendship bread batch overflowed during baking. Today I redeemed myself with this beautiful banana cake. Mark and William like it... They'll eat it in a bowl of milk for breakfast or a snack. My cake saver is available to anyone in need of a sweet treat if you're in the neighborhood.

Best Banana Bunt Cake
2 1/3 c flour
1 2/3 c sugar
1 1/4 c mashed bananas (about 3 med.)
2/3 c oil
2/3 c sour cream (or buttermilk but i never have that)
3 eggs
1 1/4 t baking powder
1 1/4 t baking soda
1 t salt

Mark's sister introduced me to a new product....PAM w/ flour spray. I love it, Thanks Deb!! It smells, tastes, and works best for the bunt. sprinkle top with cinn./ sugar mix. Remove when cake is luke warm. cool completely on plate that fits in the cake saver. Cover well with sticky saran wrap and display in glass cake saver.