Maggie Moloch & Brownie Clod...

Stories about female brownies are rare.  This one is about two brownies who were mates.  Brownie Clod was rather stupid.  He liked to hang out at the town's mill.  One day a lovely golden haired girl came to grind her grain into flour.  Brownie Clod approached her smiling his vacant smile.  He made the girl very nervous with his humming and shuffling nearer and nearer to her.  Then, after the girl was finished grinding her grain he followed her home.

The girl began making soup for herself and her invalid old grandpa.  Brownie Clod was practically hanging over the soup kettle, beginning to drool in it.  The girl exasperated, tipped the scalding soup onto him.  He screamed and asked her name.  She said, - "I Myself!"

Brownie Clod ran home to Maggie Moloch.  He was severely burned and as he laid dying in their bed Maggie Moloch asked him who scalded him.  He replied, - "I Myself."  Hmmm...  Maggie Moloch thought that was a strangely suspicious answer, so after Brownie Clod died she went to town.  She overheard the girl laughing and telling her sister how she taught the extremely stupid brownie who was bothering her a lesson.

Without hesitation, Maggie Moloch jumped through the house's kitchen window and picked up a small stool.  She hurled it at the girl, killing her on the spot.  Then, Maggie called it as she jumped out the kitchen window, - "I, myself, did it!"

How to Dry Herbs, - [Harvesting, drying and storing]...

DIY Fairy Garden Mushroom Gnomes, - [Clever!]...

A Wonderful Fresh Salad Dressing Made With Fresh Herbs...

2 egg yolks

1 tb. apple cider vinegar

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. fresh, chopped basil

2 tbs. fresh, chopped chives

1 tsp. fresh, chopped parsley

1/4 tsp. fresh, chopped tarragon

1/2 tsp. fresh, chopped rosemary

1 tsp. horseradish mustard

1 1/2 cups olive oil

Put egg yolks, vinegar, horseradish mustard, salt and chopped herbs in a bowl and beat until well blended.  Add oil, one teaspoon at a time, beating vigorously after each addition until all the oil has been used.  ( If dressing should separate beat in thoroughly 1 tb. mayonnaise. )

Cover and store in refrigerator until you're ready to use it.

Delicious Rosemary Biscuits...

These are fabulous right out of the oven, with butter---or broken up in soup or stew!  And,---EASY!

2 cups flour

3 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2/3 to 3/4 cup milk

1 tb. rosemary, dried or fresh (fresh will have more flavor, of course)

Preheat oven to 450.  In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, dill or rosemary and salt.  Add oil and milk, stir with a spoon till dough is made up and soft.

Taking handfuls of the dough, make round balls about  2 to 3 inches wide and place them on a cookie sheet ( not greased ).

Bake for 10 to 13 minutes, or until the tops of the biscuits are a little bit golden.