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Family Rocking Chair

This old rocking chair belonged to my Father-in-law, before that his Father and before that his Father. The chair was worn and my Father-in-law set out to have it refinished. He had someone do the wood but didn’t find anyone to do the caning. For his birthday one year we had a local guy re-cane it (rope actually I believe) for him. My Father-in-law passed several years ago and we were recently given the chair by my Mother-in-law.
It’s relatively small for a rocker and my Father-in-law was a big man but he would sit in it every morning to put his shoes on.

Mighty Bean Muffins

Note: I take four cups of old-fashioned oatmeal, and put it in my blender, and make my own flour. You’ll get two cups of flour this way.

Dry Ingredients:
2 cups of oat flour
1 t of baking powder
1 t of cinnamon
4T of raisins (optional), or any type of dried fruit (I also love prunes)

Other Ingredients:
2 very ripe bananas
1 cup of mashed beans (any type will do)
½ cup of unsweetened applesauce
½ cup of water
6-8 dates
Juice from one lime or lemon
Take all wet ingredients and put them in the blender. Allow them to puree until you have a tan looking “batter.”
Put into a bowl and add the dry ingredients. Stir until moist. Let stand for five minutes.

Directions:
Spoon into silicone muffin pans, and fill 2/3. Place in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, or until the muffins test “dry.”