Monthly Archives: February 2006

Out of my Bondage, sorrow and night, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come.
Into Thy freedom, gladness and Light, Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of my sickness into Thy health, out of my want and into Thy wealth,
Out of my sin and into Thyself, Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of my shameful failure and loss, Jesus I come, Jesus, I come.
Into the glorious gain of Thy cross, Jesus I come to Thee.
Out of earth’s sorrows, into Thy balm, Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm.
Out of distress to jubilant psalm, Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of unrest and arrogant pride, Jesus I come, Jesus I come.
Into Thy blessed will to abide, Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of myself to dwell in Thy love, Out of despair into raptures above,
Upward for aye on wings like a dove, Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of the fear and dread of the tomb, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come.
Into the joy and light of Thy home, Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of the depths of ruin untold, Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold.
Ever Thy glorious face to behold, Jesus I come to Thee.
                                          William T. Sleeper

The ham recipe is this: (Exactly what I got from Joye, by the way)

1 bone in ham (size is not important)
 
1 15.5oz can of pineapple chunks
 
1 2 liter rootbeer ( Mug or AW)
 
1 1/2 c brown sugar

Joye said: 
I put the ham in a large cooking pot.  Then  you dump
the rest of the ingredients into the pot and bring to
a rolling boil and turn it down to a little more then
a simmer.  Boil for 5-6 hours and take the ham out of
the juice and serve.  The  juice is good on the ham if
you like.  This ham doesn’t taste sweet and is so
good.  I hope you enjoy it.

And we really, really did!  It is so moist and it has a wonderful flavor.

The vegetables are from a very dear friend here in Delaware:

“Grandma Schultz’s Vegetables”
1 head cauliflower, cut into small pieces, put into saucepan with about an inch of water.  Bring to boil and boil three minutes.  Drain.
Scatter in the bottom of a buttered, glass 9×13 (or larger) pan.
1 head broccoli, cut into small pieces — follow above procedure.  Add to cauliflower, arranging evenly.
1 pound baby carrots — Same as above, but boil five minutes.
Add to pan, arranging evenly.
Melt 1 pound of Velveeta cheese with 1 can cream of mushroom soup.  (I add a fourth to half a cup of evaporated milk so it isn’t quite so thick. )  Stir until smooth.  Pour evenly over the vegetables.  Add a topping..  (You can top with Pepperidge farm crushed bread crumbs or with Durkee French Fried Onions. I have had it both ways, and my family actually prefers the french fried onions).  Bake for 30 minutes at 350, uncovered.

This is a very pretty dish, and my family really loves it.  Someone asked if they could use the frozen California vegetable mix, and I am sure that it would be fine.  I like it better made fresh, but there would be no reason, I am sure, why the other wouldn’t work just as well.
And I hope you all enjoy it!

Is it time for a report????
We came home to a wondrous smelling house, indeed.  And Certain Man carved the ham while I fried the sunday taters and the girls got the rest of the things on the table.  I had made what we call “Grandma Schultz’s Vegetables” to go with the fried potatoes and ham, and we also had an orange cottage cheese salad and deviled eggs.    The ham was everything that I had hoped.  So moist and it tasted good.  It seemed like the family really enjoyed it, and even Eldest Daughter caught some smidgens when she stopped here to pick up her mock ham that was baking in my oven.(Since my oven was not in use on this Sunday, she decided to bring something here to bake since her time bake is not working.)  (And no, her mock ham wasn’t the wondrous smell. Unfortunately, Certain Man’s Wife made a mistake when she had set the oven for her and had the oven to go off at 1:30 instead of 12:30.  Since the oven is programed by the stop time and how long the stuff is supposed to bake, it had barely started when we walked through the door from church.  We had to turn up the oven and pray that everything would get done in a timely fashion.  It did!!!)  When all was said and done, there was no room left for the apple pie that I had made last night.  Maybe by mid-afternoon someone will decide that it is time for dessert and it will still get eaten.  Right now, I’m too full (and too sleepy) to even write straight.  I think I will go take a nap.
         Thanks, Mamajoye for the recipe.  I love to try recipes if someone else will try them first, and then tell me how it turned out.  Pouring Mug root bear over ham with pineapple and brown sugar is something my fur brain would never have thought of in a million years.  But it really did turn out fine.  Thanks again~  Mary Ann

       Thank you all for praying for Lynn.  I just talked to Jessica, and SHE CAME HOME TODAY!!!  I can scarcely believe it, but I am so glad.  She even walked into her house on her own.  Jessica said that she did it slowly, but she did it.  How very thankful I am!
       My sweet Mama is in South Carolina with my sister-in-love, Frieda, for the birthday of great-grand baby, Juliana.  They left on Thursday, and plan to be home on Sunday night.  It sounds like Mama is having a pretty good time.  She says that it doesn’t take away the sadness, but at least it is a diversion of sorts. She and Daddy had never been down to Shana’s house, so there are no memories there of him.  The thing that is hard for her is coming back to the empty house.  It almost seems like the thought of coming home to the empty house makes it hard for her to go away.  And dreading it almost keeps her from being able to enjoy being away when we do stuff around here.  To be honest, I think that it is pretty normal to feel that way. 
        Doug and Shana live in a mountainous region.  Mama loves that kind of scenery.  Their house has a really nice view out the back, with a high deck over a ground level basement in the back.  When we were there, they had bird feeders and trees and grass to make the view so restful.  It has a wonderful wraparound porch that is screened in, and the setting is so pretty.  I hope that there is some healing there for the ragged edges of her soul.  Sometimes a change of scenery can do wonders.
       The weekend is here, and there is so much to plan for and do.  I have been wanting to try a recipe that I got from Joye Miller for ham that is cooked in root beer and pineapple.  Youngest Son says it is absolutely delightful.  Eldest Daughter thinks it sounds disgusting.  So, she won’t have to have any.  She and Beloved Son in Law have another dinner invitation for Sunday dinner, so I am going to make it then.  I will have to let you all know how it turns out.  Anyone want to come for lunch on Sunday???
        And now, Youngest Daughter just called and needs a ride home from the basketball game.  So, I’m off!!!  (“You’re off, alright,” says Eldest Daughter.)