Royal Icing- Grandma Karma

3 egg whites
1 pound powdered sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar


Blend on low until mixed. Then turn up speed and let it beat for 10-12 min until high formed peaks form. Place damp cloth over icing to keep from drying out.

Yields 3 cups royal icing.

Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Italian

Submitted by Amber Nielsen

Ingredients
8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (bone-in chicken also good and I usually don't use all 8 breasts)
1 pkg dry Italian salad dressing mix
8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
10 3/4 can cream of chicken soup
4 oz can mushrooms, drained

Directions
Place chicken in greased slow cooker. Combine salad dressing and water. Pour over chicken. Cover. Cook on low 4-5 hours. In saucepan, combine cream cheese and soup. Heat slightly to melt cream cheese. Stir in mushrooms. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook 1 additional hour on low.
6. Serve over noodles or rice.
Makes about 6 servings

Canning Peaches 2014

Make a simple syrup- 6 cups water, 2 cups sugar

Peaches-
1) Place peaches in hot boiling water until skins start to peel (1-2min).
2) Immediatly place in cold water bath.
3) When cool enough to handle, slice in half, peel and pit peaches then place back into cool water. Sprinkle water with Fruit fresh to prevent browning
4) Jars- Sanitize and clean jars. Pack peaches in Jar. Place peaches umbrella side down. Fill jar with about 6 halves depending on size. Fill jar with hot boiling simple syrup until peaches are covered leaving half inch at top. Wipe rim and place hot sanitized lids on top of jar.

Waterbath/Steam
Place jars in waterbath for 30min

*Grandma Ione- 1 tsp fruit fresh, 1/2 cup sugar in each Jar. Dissolves with boiling water.