Preview of NYC Trip

Just a few odds and ends pictures
"The rest of the story later"

Hand Crocheted Dishcloths

THESE ARE THE NEATEST AND MOST

USEFUL DISH CLOTHS

Handmade by my granddaughter, Stephanie

They aren't the first ones I've had. A friend

of mine in Rochester, Mn. made me some.

She sells them on her blog

These wash in the washing machine very nicely.

They are soft but are able to scrub

the counters and dishes.

Thanks again Stephanie

REQUESTED RECIPES

For those who have recently asked for the

following recipes.

Grandma Cramer's

Baked Beans/Bean Soup

1 lb of great northern beans

(Look them over good for bad ones)

Soak them over night..drain and rinse

Put beans in plenty of cold water with about

1 TBS. Baking Soda ... and boil for 15 minutes

Drain and Rinse

Put beans in "hot" water, enough to cover them

by a little more than an inch.

Add salt, pepper, and a little oil

Cook slowly for 1 to 1/2 hr or until very tender

Add 1/2 to 1 cup of granulated sugar

and 1/2 stick of butter.

To Bake: Add 2 tbls mustard.

350 degrees for about an hr.

Remove from oven when there's still

some liquid on top of the beans.

Gma Cramer's Mollases Cookies

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 cups light mollases

2/3 cup shortening (melted)

2/3 cup hot water or coffee

Add to hot water, 2 rounded tsp baking soda

Mix all the above together

then add the dry ingredients

5 cups flour

1 tsp cinn.

1/2 tsp ginger

Let it stand for at least an hour

Roll them out...Bake at375

10 to 12 minutes

Cramer Bars

(or Chocolate Scotcheroos)

1 cup sugar

1 cup light corn syrup

1 cup peanut butter

6 cups rice krispies

Combine sugar and syrup in sauce pan

Cook over moderate heat, stirring frequaintly

until mixture begins to bubble.

Remove from heat and stir

in peanut butter Mix well

Add Rice Krispies

Mix well

Press mixture in buttered 13 by 9 pan

Melt 1 cup (6 oz pkg.) of semi choc. morsels

and 1 cup (6oz.) of butterscotch morsels.

Spread evenly over rice krispie mixture

Cool until firm...cut into bars.

TWO DAY VACATION

A Fall Biking Vacation

Sunday and Monday

Went to church at the C&MA Church in Glens Falls, NY

Parked our motor home at the Cooper's Cave Park

The beginning of the Regional Bike Trail

Biking here was only about 3 miles, which was

along the Hudson River.

The water falls at Glens Falls, which is on the trail

Remember James Fennamore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohigan's"?

He mentions Cooper's Caves in this book

On the overlook at Cooper's Cave

Note Larry's new bike

I couldn't get a good picture of the cave.  If you want

see a picture and learn more about it, go to

www.sgfny.com/Cooper's-Cave.htm

Sunday night we stayed at this RV Park

where we watched the Giants get beat

and the Yankees win.... in our cozy little MH.

Monday morning...a nice bfast in the MH...lounged around til

around 10 a.m., then headed for the Saratoga Spa State Park.

There are  miles of beautiful nature trails, most all

are blacktopped. We rode for 9.5 miles.

http://www.saratogaspastatepark.org/

We topped the day off with supper at Golden Coral

Two perfect Fall days

COPELAND COVERED BRIDGE

This small covered bridge is located in Edinburg, NY

about 5 miles from our house.  It was built to be used

for Mr. Copeland's cows to cross over the creek for

better pastures.  The waterfalls there are beautiful.

We took Laura and Alan there on our way home

from Lake George.  Ate supper at a diner

just around the corner from here.

Alan and Laura entering the covered bridge

Looking through one of the windows of the bridge

toward the water falls.

Laura and Alan Kested

COLORADO KESTED'S CON'T

Lake George Cruise

It was a beautiful day as we drove over North

Shore Road, past the Conklinville dam

 that holds back the waters of the Great Sacandaga

Lake.  The trees were showing off their

oranges, yellows and reds, a picture of the

 Adirondack Mountain's in all it's glory.

Lake George is a tourist town in the Adirondacks,

about 35 miles east of Northville.

Many shops, camps, hotels, and a lake where

they have several cruise boats, one of which is run by steam.

This is the boat we took.  We had a buffet luncheon

from 11 - 1.  The cruise was from noon to 2.

                           

People kept asking Laura if she were the captain of the cruise boat.

(Click on the above to enlarge)

MEETING RELATIVES FROM CO.

ALAN AND LAURA KESTED

from Loveland, Colorado

About two years ago I found Alan Kested on Zaba

White Pages, while looking for the Kested family that

moved to Colorado somewhere between 1900 - 02.

Alan and I have been corresponding and chatting on

the phone for the past two years. We thought it'd be

great if we could meet in person so last week Alan

and his wife Laura flew to Buffalo, NY..visited some

of Laura's relatives in Canada and then took the Amtrac

to Saratoga, NY where we picked them up.

What a great week we had getting to know each other,

me teaching Alan about his ancesters,  visiting gravesites

going on a short cruise, a Kested party (meeting more

Kested's, eating out, shopping etc etc etc.

Tuesday night I invited my brother and his family and Marty
and Nancy Kested to our home for a Kested get together.
It was fun talking "ancesters" and getting to know each other.
There were 14 of us in all.

The 4 Kested Cousins:  Alan, Bill, Gail, Marty

Alan from Colorado, Bill and Gail (bro & sister), Marty from Johnstown, NY

Donna Crannell, Lori Crannell Nelson, Rory Crannell

Rory Crannell and Laura Kested

Laura was facinated with Rory's higheth of 6' 6"

Meeting for the first time:  Alan and Marty

The is Jonas Kested's Bible.  Marty's grandfather, Harvey

passed it on to Marty's gfather, Benjamin.  Harvey was my

ggrandfather Frank Kested's brother. 

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