by Templa Melnick | May 5, 2014 | Templa's Trivia
Did you know that at one time, you could order an entire house from the Sears catalog? According to Sears Archives, in 1908, Sears issued its first specialty catalog for houses, Book of Modern Homes and Building Plans, featuring 44 styles ranging in price from...
by Templa Melnick | Apr 28, 2014 | Templa's Trivia
Front Cover So, why a blog? Well, because after a lot of hard work and relentlessly following a crazy dream, my first novel is debuting in just a few short months! That’s right. I am a finally a real, honest to God author. It seems to me that the reality of a...
by Templa Melnick | Apr 4, 2014 | Recipes
Emma’s Stew Ingredients: 1-2 pounds of meat, cut into 2” cubes (venison, elk or beef) ½ cup flour salt and pepper ¼ cup oil 4 cups of water 2 onions, chopped ½ cup cream 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into 2” cubes 2 cups carrots, cut into bite sized pieces 1 cup...
by Templa Melnick | Apr 3, 2014 | Recipes
Ingredients: 3 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 6 Tablespoons lard 1 Cup milk 1 tablespoon sugar Directions: Mix dry ingredients. Cut in lard with a fork or a pastry cutter. Add milk and blend lightly. Roll to ½ “ thick. Cut with floured cutter....
by Templa Melnick | Apr 2, 2014 | Recipes
Ingredients: 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Combine these ingredients. Mix 1/3 cup oil and 2/3 cup milk together. Add all at once to the dry ingredients and stir lightly to blend. Place between sheets of wax paper to knead gently. Roll to about...