Old Jars, Bread and Soup

Do you have any old jars?  I've loved old things my entire life and living in a 114 year old house it's just always felt right to have old things around us.  Take for example the vintage glass Ball jars you see below.  I have a few small ones and put the quart jar in this photo to show the scale of my little ones.  

The jar that fascinates me is this one that I found while walking through an antique store.. no idea when.. but this darling is small and cute and has an old zinc lid with a coin slot in the top.  It must have been sold for kids to use as an incentive to save money.  

I found some green marbles.. yes.. don't say it.. and instantly thought how cute they'd look in my little jar.

I also have these cute little salt and pepper Ball jars.  

Here is the Hazel Atlas jar without the marbles inside.  It's just 3 1/2 inches tall.  Here's my question for you -- do you think this originally came with something inside, to be used after as a bank or do you think it came empty?  I cannot find anything about it's history on the internet.

I need to find some Buffalo Head nickels and Mercury dimes to put in it.. and some pennies of course.

Dayle made some of his famous bread for us!  I'll add the recipe at the bottom.  He made a loaf and a pan of rolls.  NUM!

It's a wonderful recipe that we/he has developed over the years, it has a mix of whole wheat and unbleached flour, canned milk, an egg yolk, honey and you can even put some sourdough starter in it, but it's not required.

Then yesterday he made some split pea soup in the InstantPot.  The recipe is in an IP cookbook.  It calls for dried split peas, ham hock and diced ham, broth, garlic, onion, carrots, celery, thyme and bay leaf.  It is deeeliscious!

My sister Denise found this recipe and brought some soup to us when we were at the beach.  It was SO good that we have made it part of our recipe rotation.

I added several more rows on my blanket.. I'm enjoying the process and not stressing to keep up with the CAL.. it's all good.

So.. how is your week going?  All is well here.  

((hugs)), Teresa :-)

DAYLE'S HONEY WHEAT BREAD

 

1 pkg yeast

1 tsp sugar

½ cup warm water

1 can evaporated milk

¼ cup warm water

¼ cup melted butter

¼ cup honey

2 tsp. salt

1 ½ cup wheat flour

3 ½ cup bread flour (approx.)

1 egg, separated

1/2 cup sourdough starter (optional)

1.  In small bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in ½ cup warm water.

2.  In mixer, combine milk, ¼ cup water, butter, honey, salt and wheat flour.  Add yeast mixture, egg yolk & 1/2 cup sourdough starter (optional).  

3.  Add bread flour until mixer can't mix it anymore then knead using more flour for 6-10 minutes to achieve satiny texture.

4.  Place dough in oiled bowl and let rise until doubled.

5.  Punch down and divide in two.  Roll into loaf shape, put in 2 bread pans, then brush with beaten egg white and sprinkle with sesame seeds.  Let rise until above pan about 1 1/2 inch.    Bake 23 minutes at 375 degrees.