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Neighbors share gifts from their gardens
Cindy Garrick

It is so nice when you get food gifts from people who care enough to think about you. Dean and I have been the recipient of many such gifts this summer.

Bill and Mary Gates have given us tomatoes, Sammy and Marie Hutto have given us much summer produce from their garden, John and Sue Champion have given us some of John's famous watermelons and Brother Jimmy Powell and Mrs. Virginia have sent us home with many blueberries, tomatoes, zuchinni, and white and yellow squash.

We did not put in a garden this year because of the shortage of rain, which proved to be a good decision. I am so glad there are some farmers who can grow crops in spite of a drought. Thank you so very much, all of you.

And I especially want to thank Mrs. Nettie Bennett for the sweet relish that she made for Dean. Mrs. Nettie, he is sweet enough so I wanted you to know I am taking care of it for him. Everyone knows I could be a whole lot sweeter. I know ya'll won't believe this but I even put some of Mrs. Nettie's sweet relish on top of my supreme pizza from our store the other night and it was gooooooooood! I really need that recipe!

I do have the recipe for Mrs. Nettie's chili sauce which is also really good, it is just a tad hotter than the sweet relish recipe. Try some when you get fresh tomatoes from the gardens, the other things just aren't real tomatoes.

I also received the recipe from Linda Vice for the spinach, feta casserole. Here they are!
Southern Chili Sauce
24 large tomatoes,
peeled and chopped
2 c each, onions
and bell peppers, chopped
1 c jalepeno peppers,
chopped
1 c sugar
2 t salt
2 t pickling spice
tied in cheese cloth
2 1/2 c vinegar

Combine onions, peppers, tomatoes salt and sugar. Cook over low heat for 45 minutes then add spices. When it thickens add vinegar and cook until it gets thick, stirring often. Process in sterilized jars. Serve over cooked field peas or red beans and rice.
Spinach Feta
Casserole
2 pkgs frozen,
chopped spinach, thawed
2 c cooked rice
2 (4oz) pkgs feta cheese
2 t Cavendar's Greek
Seasoning
1 large onion, chopped
1 large tomato, chopped
1 t minced garlic
3 eggs, beaten into 1c milk

Mix all ingredients. Pour into casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Blueberry Oatmeal
Bread
3 c oatmeal
1 c whole wheat flour
1 t baking powder
4 c blueberries
4 eggs
1 c canola oil
1 c sugar
1 t vanilla

Mix dry ingredients. Mix remaining ingredients in blender and stir into dry mix. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
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