Showing posts with label Elizabeth L. Lee Southworth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elizabeth L. Lee Southworth. Show all posts

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Treasure Chest Thursday: My Sunbonnet Sue Quilt


Sunbonnet Sue Quilt
Made by Gladys Lane Schooler for niece Elizabeth Lane Lee
c. 1965

When I was very young, my Aunt Gladys made me a beautiful quilt.  Made of alternating pink and white squares and Sunbonnet Sues each in her own unique dress, the quilt was this little girl's dream.  It stayed on my bed, unless I took it with me when I curled up on the couch to read or watch TV.  I always liked to pick out my favorite Sunbonnet Sue.  Here are my favorites today :)







Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Friday, February 1, 2013

Family Recipe Friday: My Family's Favorite Potato Soup

It's 8 degrees here in Lexington, Kentucky, this morning.  Snow is on the ground, and more is predicted throughout the weekend.  Most importantly, the Super Bowl is almost upon us!  Sounds like the perfect weekend for this warm, delicious soup.  I've made this for years, and my husband and our two sons LOVE it.




Potato Soup

6 slices of uncooked bacon
1 C. chopped onion
3 C. potatoes, cubed
1-2 C. water
2  10.5 oz. cans Cream of Chicken Soup
2 soup cans milk
salt and pepper to taste
shredded cheddar cheese

In a dutch oven or large saucepan, cook the bacon until it's crisp.  Remove bacon from pan and set aside.  Pour off all but about 3 tablespoons of the bacon drippings from your pan.  Add chopped onion to this same pan and brown.  Add to the pan the potatoes and water.  Cook uncovered for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Blend in the Cream of Chicken soup, milk, salt, and pepper.  Heat through on low heat.  My boys like to top their bowls of soup with crumbled bacon and shredded cheddar cheese.


Thursday, January 24, 2013

Treasure Chest Thursday: A Letter From My Aunt Ruth

Letter  to Elizabeth Lane Lee from Ruth Lane Williamson, 1979

Thus begins one of my most prized possessions--a letter my Aunt Ruth wrote to me when I graduated from Middlesboro High School in 1979.  I've kept it in my grandmother's Bible for 33 years, but I had to bring it out for this week's Treasure Chest Thursday.

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