Thought for the Day: The true measure of life is not its duration but its donation.      The "Framework" holding this message is my excuse & I is stickin' to it!     Bonjour! (that's the extent of my Francois)..lolo & I "presume from the spelling of your name Slyvie......you "parlie-vous"?  Welcome To Annies' Pantry from another Canuck!   My name is Carol Ann BUT most know me as..."Carol/CSW/cas".   I live in North York,(Toronto), Ontario, Canada. I am "really long in the tooth", opinionated, cranky, tenacious,"kia".....But truly a nice person!   I am married...(couple of times.lol),to a guy named Paul.   I have 3 grown kids,(2 boys & 1 girl), and one grown step-son of Pauls' first test drive.....lol....who together have managed to provide us with 11 grand-kids to help drain my bank account and keep my savings..just above the poverty line!   I own/operate my own house-cleaning business and generally work 7 days per week. (Monday was my first day off since June the 2nd., & even then I had the paper work to deal with that day..lol)    I have 2 dogs,(Lab/Wolf cross; aka "The Ladies"; Mother & Daughter);...& 4 cats...(1 Mom there too and 2 of her Daughters and 1 little Stray someone turned loose in the hallway of my apartment building)!   My "Thing" is recipes, crochet & knitting....all heck..just about any craft known to "Woman"!..   I collect cookbooks(have over 3500), clocks(number about 25 now, all working!), pretty plates(just toooooo many),(as wall-hanging plates), Wolf figurines, & "souvenier" spoons.(about 275 todate) from all over the World.   (Can you spell C-L-U-T-T-E-R?)   Okay enough of that pleasant stuff....I gotta get outta here & go to work.   Thanks again for coming in. Might run into ya around the boards!   Have a great day.   * & * & * & * & * Peaches and Cream...... 3/4 cup flour 1 large can sliced peaches 3 oz. cream cheese 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup sugar 3 tbsp margarine 3 tbsp peach juice 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp baking powder 1 small pkg. vanilla pudding ( not instant) 1 egg Drain peaches, reserving juice. Combine all ingredients except peaches, sugar, cream cheese, and juice. Beat for 3 minutes: pour into greased 10 inch pie plate. Place peaches over batter. Combine cream cheese, sugar, and peach juice in small bowl and beat until smooth. Pour over peaches and sprinkle with 1 tbsp of sugar combined with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. If there are leftovers, store in refrigerator. * & * & * & *   Enjoy!   http://groups.msn.com/DownHomeHobbies