National Freedom day is a day to celebrate America being free and freedom from slavery. Click here to learn more about this holiday.
Below are some of the activities I found to celebrate this day:
(Use at your own discretion.)
National Freedom Day – A Day to Celebrate America!
We made these in Home Ec. class and it was the first time I’d ever had one. I loved them so much I was constantly making them at home, from scratch, but there are easier ways to make them. They could also be made with other pie fillings as well.
I will give you the instructions to make them from scratch but you can also use store bought pie dough and pie filling, if you like. I know how busy things get and how crazy life can be.
These are also fun for the kids to help with. They can help to roll out the dough and cut the circles. They can also spoon the filling in and use the fork to seal the edges.
Fried Apple Pies
Ingredients:
Glaze: (optional)
Directions:
Roll the crust out on a lightly floured surface. (Too much flour = tough crust)
Take a small bowl or saucer and cut a circle out of the crust.
Place 2-3 T. of filling on each round.
Brush the edges with water and fold in half. Take a fork and lightly press down to seal the edges.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. You can add a small amount of butter to the oil, if you like.
Carefully add the pies to the pan and fry until golden brown, turning the pies as needed, about 5 to 8 minutes.
Drain on paper towels.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. Or mix together the ingredients for the glaze and drizzle the pies when cooled.
I will admit I haven’t made this in a while as I just haven’t had the time. There was a time that this was the only pie crust I’d use though. I plan to try my hand at it again soon when I make some Fried Apple Pies.
Pie crusts are always something fun that the kids can help with too. My littles love to get the scraps or ‘extras’ that I cut off the sides. They make their own little pies or designs with them. It’s edible play dough! Continue reading “Whipped Pie Crust”
This filling is good for Fried Apple Pies, over vanilla ice cream, or to use for an Apple Sonker. Continue reading “Apple Pie Filling”
Today was an eventful day in more ways than one. We made it through and the day ended on a good note.
I had seen a couple of posts about square dancing classes. They had grabbed my attention and upon further research I found that they were rather close to me.
I had intended on going last week but things happened, life, and it got pushed to the back burner. Well that almost happened again this week but there was a little voice that kept nagging me to go. So I did!
Guess what? I had a blast. I’ve always loved square dancing and flat footing. It’s been a while, 20+ years, since I’ve done it but it started to come back to me.
I’m not great, probably not even good yet, but I enjoyed myself. I probably looked like a crazy chicken but that’s ok too. I laughed at myself when I kept confusing my left from my right and the hand holding had me completely bumfuzzled the first go round.
After a round or two it got better. But then our partners got changed! Oh my! The thing is that as long as you relax,listen to the directions, and remember to keep moving forward then you’ll be fine!
All in all it was a lot of fun and I look forward to doing it again soon! We all need to take the time to dance every now and then. Slow down and enjoy the music of life.
So grab your partner and do-si-do!
