Hurry-Up Monday!

When the phone rings first thing on Monday morning

and the farmer excitedly answers with OHHH-KAYYYY!

you know that today's the day that the

corn harvest is about to begin....

He's been starting to get a wee anxious

as the rain keeps coming and the stalks are 

"starting to go down" - so this is a good day!

Meanwhile, I had my day "off work" planned.

Guess I need to rearrange it to include:

- Take the truck in for a brake job

since the farmer is too busy to do it,

- Make dinner for the harvesters,

Yikes - what shall I make?????

Okay - I have all morning so I'll

bake a cake, thaw some pork sausage and

some frozen corn, peel some potatoes,

bring up a few jars from the fruit cellar -

all before I have to leave for the afternoon!!!

Oh yes - and clean the bathroom and kitchen - eek!

This is the cake my mom often made when she was in a hurray.

It's the perfect cake for today!

HURRY-UP CAKE:

2 Eggs – beaten

1 Cup White Sugar

2 Tbsp. butter

1 tsp. vanilla

1 Cup flour

1 tsp. baking powder

Last add ½ Cup hot milk

Bake in an 8 X 8 greased pan for 30 minutes at 325 degrees

Icing:

½ Cup Brown Sugar

3 Tbsp. butter

3 Tbsp. thin cream

1 Tbsp. fine coconut

Spread on hot cake and brown under the broiler

The cake was baking while the first 

loads of corn were being hauled away....

The afternoon was spent waiting for the

truck to be serviced - so.....

I had to go shopping, right?

I had some success at Winners (I don't usually have any

luck there - so that was good)

Went back to pick up the truck only to find out

that the part had not come in and that I had

spent 2 1/2 hours shopping when I could have been

at home working - hmmmm!  (insert smirk)

I guess it was just one of those

Hurry Up and Wait Days!

It's a good feeling to have the farm work

being completed with such a bountiful harvest!

We are so thankful for the way

the Lord continues to bless us. 

Till next time ............ when you need a quick dessert, bake mom's Hurry-Up Cake!