Used Vintage
Used Vintage
Economical Meal Using Vintage Recipes; Beef and Rice Dish, Saucy Carrots and Sugar Cream Pie
If you are looking for an economical meal to feed your family that is also quick, easy, and sure to please, give these recipes a try. The main part of the meal is a great dish made with inexpensive ground beef and rice. Onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, etc combine with the beef and rice for a tasty treat . Add saucy carrots for added flavor and color. Finish off your meal with a very simple but good old-fashion sugar cream pie. This recipe calls for nutmeg to be sprinkled over the top. If you aren’t a fan of nutmeg, use cinnamon. Or you could use a small amount of vanilla or another flavored extract. It is easy to make this pie in your family’s signature flavor.
1 lb hamburger meat
1 med onion, chopped
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 tsp salt
pinch pepper
1 1/2 cups uncooked instant rice
1 can (14 1/2 oz)stewed tomatoes
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups hot water
1 tsp prepared mustard
In a large skillet, brown hamburger meat and drain. Add onion, green pepper, salt and pepper to skillet and cook over medium heat until vegetables are tender. Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Serves 4.
5 large carrots
1 tbsp butter
1/4 cup honey
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
Scrape and slice carrots. Cook carrots in small amount of water until tender crisp. Drain. Melt butter and add sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Add carrots and let simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
OLD FASHIONED SUGAR CREAM PIE
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour (or cornstarch and cold water)
1 1/4 cups hot water
dash salt
nutmeg
1 unbaked pie shell
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix sugar and flour together. Add hot water and salt. Mix together and pour into pie shell. Dot with butter and sprinkle nutmeg over the top. Bake at 350 degrees until done.
Enjoy!
About the Author
Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes with others on her blog at http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com
Vintage Miniatures and Art Supplies
If you are looking for one of a kind art supplies for your business or for your clients, you should try taking a look at the web sites that display a comprehensive offer of European miniatures. And we are talking particularly about first class German vintage miniatures.
Whether you are a retailer of paintings, sculptures, photos and all kind of classic or contemporary artwork, or just a passionate collector, you should try something different, like the art we are talking about. And just to add so much more value to the products we are talking about, we will only refer to vintage miniatures. This means we will be taking a trip back in time and witness the passing of at least 50 years of human history, through the miniature universe of the art that will turn you from a simple observer into a true passionate.
Imagine that you are looking through the attic of your grandparents’ house and you stumble upon a chest that holds under his rusted lock a treasure that you will find amazing. These are the vintage miniatures we are talking about: genuine pieces that date back from the World War Two period.
This kind of art supplies are the only ones left from the initial line of products. The creation process was an individual occupation back then. There were no assembly lines or such complex processes to create miniatures. There was only the ability of the artist, as well as a designer and a modeler, and also a painter, since all the products were hand painted.
Apart from the incredible artwork that involves creating such vintage miniatures, we should not forget to mention other important features. The variety of models and representations spread from animal figurines (wild animals, domestic animals, dinosaurs and mythological creatures) to human characters (different periods of time soldiers, civilians and fairy tales heroes) all the way to landscape products (trees, foliage and colored ballast) and railroading accessories (engines, cars, transported products, rail tracks, and much more). And in case you turn to be passionate about recreating a real scene, by using vintage miniature, you should keep in mind that every piece represents an exact scale, at the certain small size, with the real size replica. All the models are usually between 1:20 and 1:64 scale models.
When it comes to comparing art supplies such as vintage miniatures with modern time miniatures that do not follow the old way, the former definitely stand out. Nowadays assembly line products are no match to the hand made products that German masters used to make.
All you have to do is search the Internet for web sites that host e-commerce with art supplies such as the vintage miniatures we described in this article. And keep in mind that most of the miniatures are the only ones left of their kind. So be prepared to own a unique piece of art that witnessed modern history in an old treasure chest in a dusty attic.
For more resources about Art Supplies or even about Vintage Miniatures please review this web page http://www.meyer-imports.com
About the Author
For more resources about Art Supplies or even about Vintage Miniatures please review this web page http://www.meyer-imports.com
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