Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons softened margarine
• 3/4 cup plain soy milk

Getting ready

1. Preheat oven (hot) to 450 degrees
2. Mix in bowl 2 cups of flour, 1 tablespoon of baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt
3. Add 4 tablespoons softened margarine (I use a microwave or, if I plan ahead, I leave it out for a few hours) to flour mixture. Blend by hand.
4. Add 3/4 cup soy milk to flour mixture stirring with spoon till dough ball forms.

The fun part

1. Turn dough out on floured board. Knead briefly. Press and roll to 1/2in. thick.
2. Cut 2in. circles. Knead remnant and repeat.
3. Bake 12m on ungreased baking sheet.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup soy milk
• 2/5 cup water
• 1/4 cup melted margarine
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 1/8 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Getting ready

Mix in bowl 1/2 cup soy milk, 2/5 cup water, 1/4 cup melted margarine, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1 1/8 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

The fun part

1. Lightly grease a 5 to 6 inch pan with margarine and heat pan.
2. Pour batter into the skillet.
3. Add fruit and / or syrup and / or chocolate, and such. Creativity is encouraged.
4. Cook until top is well bubbled, flip and cook on opposite side.

Ingredients

• 4 c. rhubarb pieces (about 1 lb.)
• 2 c. sliced strawberries
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 1/3 c. flour, divided
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1 c. old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 c. butter, melted & cooled

The fun part

In large bowl combine rhubarb, strawberries, sugar, 1/3 cup flour and cinnamon. Transfer to greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.

In another bowl combine remaining 1 cup flour with brown sugar, oats and nutmeg. Add butter and blend well to create the streusel. Sprinkle streusel over rhubarb mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

Note from my mom

You can leave out the cinnamon and nutmeg--spices are not really needed.

Do not cut back on the sugar mixed in with the fruit, however, even though the strawberries are gloriously sweet this time of year. Rhubarb is sour, sour--it will cut any cloying sweetness and make the result a little more grownup, but still dessert-like.

Melting the butter/margarine is optional. All it really has to be is soft--you can mix it into the rest of the crumb ingredients with your fingers.

It's wonderful, and easy, and seasonal as all get out.

love, mom

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Home recipes for wheatpaste call for varying combinations of wheat flour and water. It's sort of like making gravy. (Wheat flour is regular old flour made from wheat. Use white or whole grain.) Here's a typical recipe: Mix one part wheat flour (e.g., 4 cups) with three parts water (e.g., 12 cups). Cook over medium heat until boiling, stirring constantly to remove all lumps. Lower heat and simmer for about a half hour. I never stop stirring. You will probably have to add water as it's cooking to get a substance that's smooth enough to use like paint but thick enough to stick to walls. Do not burn. Let cool before using.

How to Apply Your Posters with your Wheatpaste

- Obtain a bucket for the wheatpaste, and a wide brush-like a wallpaper brush, sponge, or paint roller. See what works best for you.

- Brush a thin layer of wheatpaste on the flat surface where the poster will be pasted. Slap on the poster. Smooth it out. Some people brush a thin layer of wheatpaste over the poster as a topcoat, but you should at least cover the edges and corners of your poster with wheatpaste so it can't be peeled off as easily. (Most wheatpaste is fairly clear when it dries.)

- Make sure all corners of your poster are pasted down, and minimize bubbles or wrinkles. The posters are more difficult to remove this way.

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