“Good day sunshine.
I need to laugh, and when
the sun is out.
I've got something I can
laugh about.
I feel good, in a special
way.
I'm in love and it's a
sunny day.”
(Good Day Sunshine – The
Beatles)
June, sun is shining and a
cool breeze drifts down from the mountains.
Soon the summer solstice will arrive, the longest day of the year, and the
official start of the season. Prediction
for June is, “Welcome to the 6th level of Jumanji”. Father Time is certainly giving everyone an
interesting 2020 year, and personally, I am wondering if Godzilla will be
making an appearance in July.
Happily, Roy and I have
been, once again, adventuring. Our
latest was following trails off of Lisbon Valley Road, close to the town of La Sal,
and discovering long abandoned mining facilities. Packing a picnic lunch of tuna salad
sandwiches, Amish macaroni salad and a sun-shiny dessert, we found a lovely spot,
on a ridge, overlooking the valley. It
is the absolute quiet, with the occasional call of a bird, or the whooshing
sound of its flapping wings. Yes, that
is how quiet it can be, and it is a wonderful lack of sound.
Taking over 200
photographs, I, of course, have a new goal to research the mining industry of
La Sal. From what I have already read,
there were over 19,000 mining claims!
The remains, of the mining facilities, we found have stories to tell,
and I intend on sharing them on my travel blog.
Well, depending on how I do on this new level of Jumanji.
Now to that sun-shiny
dessert I mentioned, Creamy Lemon Squares.
It is a takeoff on traditional lemon bars, but with a crispy crust and
thicker filling. Besides using lemon
juice, I played (did you expect I would not!?!), and used a combination of
orange and vanilla to create Creamsicle bars.
Sugar was played with as well as the crust has added sugar, and it was
just too sweet for our tastes. Using
graham crackers which are already sweet, the additional sugar, in our opinion,
was unnecessary. However, try this
recipe yourself, and see what your taste buds think about it. The squares cut easily and can be packed up
nicely to take on a picnic, or just as a snack when riding out through the countryside.
(Easy Recipes Blog:
http://easyrecipes105.com/creamy-lemon-squares/)
Ingredients:
For the Crust
4 tablespoons butter,
melted and cooled, plus more for pan
1-1/2 cup graham cracker
crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
For the Filling
2 large egg yolks
1 can (14 ounces)
sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
(3 lemons)
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350F /
180C degrees.
Brush a square baking dish with melted butter.
Crush graham crackers
Then add in sugar and
butter and blend to mix.
Press mixture into bottom
of prepared pan.
Bake until lightly
browned, 8 to 12 minutes.
Cool crust, 30 minutes.
To Make the Filling
*In a large bowl, whisk
together egg yolks and condensed milk.
*Add lemon juice; whisk
until smooth.
*Pour filling into cooled
crust; carefully spread to edges.
*Bake until set, about 15
minutes.
*Cool in pan on rack.
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| PreBaked |
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| After Baking and Cooled |
*Chill at least 1 hour
before serving.
Serve with whipped cream.
Makes 16 squares.
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| Creamy Creamsicle Squares (Orange Juice plus Pure Vanilla Extract) |
Juice Options: Substitute
orange, lime or pineapple; also use fresh juice or concentrated. Combinations like lemon-lime, use ¼ cup of
each juice to create ½ cup combo. For
orange, add 1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract to create old fashioned Creamsicle
flavor. Never use premixed juice from a carton or bottle, it contains water
and will ruin the filling.
Garnishes: Powdered sugar
and/or add fresh fruit.
Mary Cokenour
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