Grit January - February 2015

BOOKS. I am looking for paperback or hardcover books by author W. Phillip Keller, who was born in Kenya to missionary parents. Rose Turnbull 2431 SE Kentucky Ave. Topeka, KS 66605-1378 PEN PALS. I am a 28-year-old stay-athome mother of three children. I am looking for pen pals with tips and advice on gardening, cooking, arts and crafts, jewelry making, and raising chickens. I would also like to exchange recipes, seeds, plants and letters. Tabitha Montgomery 15293 Highway E Eldridge, MO 65463-8120 LOOKING FOR LEEKS. I am looking for a start of ramps (wild leeks). They grow all over the South in Tennessee, North and South Carolina, the Virginias, and Maryland. I am a retired truck driver, have been to Ramp Festivals, and I’d like to grow some on my…

Maybe you don’t have a large garden, but those herbs on the windowsill are getting big and bushy. those should never be left out of the chocolate dessert repertoire. A cup of hot chocolate is a delightful after-dinner drink. Great by a campfire as the evenings begin to cool toward fall and, of course, delightful during a cold winter. make your cups full of homegrown goodness by following this general method. HERBY HOT CHOCOLATE ¼ cup fresh chopped herbs, or 2 tablespoons dried 3 cups milk 3 ounces dark chocolate, chopped 1 In saucepan, combine herbs and milk. Bring to simmer and gently heat for 2 minutes.2 Remove from heat and cover with lid. allow to steep for 20 minutes.3 Strain herbs from milk, and then pour milk back into…