21 Days of NTOOD Giveaways Winner #6

National Tie One On Day’s November 6th winner is

#55 / Mary Lea

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Mary Lea’s goodies are a My Memories Suite software package + a gift certificate to my.memories.com and from Lots of Buttons, the world’s largest on-line button store, a $25 gift certificate.

 

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How Mary Lea is putting the “give” back into Thanksgiving

I will be making my wonderful neighbour a new apron to wear while she cooks up a Thanksgiving dinner for a huge family…then I will bake up a batch of pumpkin loaves and wrap a hot one in the apron…add some apple cider and take it over!

National Tie One On Day is a win/win for those who participate and those who receive, and the more who are involved, the more who experience a gesture of kindness. SO, please spread the love and the mission of National Tie One On Day!

TO ENTER the month of sponsor giveaways and inspire others with how you will be celebrating National Tie One On Day, click HERE !

xxea and NTOOD sponsors

21 Days of NTOOD Giveaways Winner #5

National Tie One On Day’s November 5th winner is #36 / Magnolia Tea

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Magnolia Tea’s goodies are a My Memories Suite software package + a gift certificate to my.memories.com and from Nancy Zieman, a Trace ‘n Create Town & Country Bag Template and Accessories Set.

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How Magnolia Tea is putting the “give” back into Thanksgiving
This is truly putting the give back in Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday. I’ll be giving banana nut bread this year.



National Tie One On Day is a win/win for those who participate and those who receive, and the more who are involved, the more who experience a gesture of kindness. SO, please spread the love and the mission of National Tie One On Day!

To enter the month of sponsor giveaways and inspire others with how you will be celebrating National Tie One On Day, click HERE !

xxea and NTOOD sponsors

21 Days of NTOOD Giveaways Winner #4

National Tie One On Day’s November 4th winner is #23/ Project Hallway.

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Project Hallway’s goodies are a My Memories Suite software package + a gift certificate to my.memories.com and from Pamela Redmond Satran, a personalized copy of The Possibility of You.

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How Project Hallway is putting the “give” back into Thanksgiving

My downstairs neighbor has been having a hard go of it as of recently. Her husband just left her, and now she is the sole supporter of her 9-year old twins. I will participate in the National Tie One On Day, by making her an apron and a treat, I haven’t yet decided what.

National Tie One On Day is a win/win for those who participate and those who receive, and the more who are involved, the more who experience a gesture of kindness. SO, please spread the love and the mission of National Tie One On Day!

To enter the month of sponsor giveaways and inspire others with how you will be celebrating National Tie One On Day, click HERE !

xxea and NTOOD sponsors

21 Days of NTOOD Giveaways Winner #3

National Tie One On Day’s November 3rd winner is #62 / Candy.
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Candy’s goodies are a My Memories Suite software package + a gift certificate to my.memories.com and from the American Sewing Guild, a gift package and year membership.

How Candy is putting the “give” back into Thanksgiving
I have one of my Gram’s aprons and use it often. I will make pumpkin bread and take it to the wife of a friend who is currently in a nursing home. 

National Tie One On Day is a win/win for those who participate and those who receive, and the more who are involved, the more who experience a gesture of kindness. SO, please spread the love and the mission of National Tie One On Day!

To enter the month of sponsor giveaways and inspire others with how you will be celebrating National Tie One On Day, click HERE !

xxea and NTOOD sponsors

21 Days of NTOOD Giveaways Winner #2

National Tie One On Day’s November 2nd winner is #46 / Beth.

Beth’s gifts are a My Memories Suite software package + a $10 gift certificate to my.memories.com and an assortment of patterns from Rebecca Ruth Designs.

How Beth is putting the “give” back into Thanksgiving
I’m planning to make an apron for a lady in our church, for “Tie One On Day.” She’s the nicest lady and always so nice to everyone! I’m thinking to give either banana bread or gingerbread with the apron, haven’t decided!
National Tie One On Day is a win/win for those who participate and those who receive, and the more who are involved, the more who experience a gesture of kindness. SO, please spread the love and the mission of National Tie One On Day!

To enter the month of sponsor giveaways and inspire others with how you will be celebrating National Tie One On Day, click HERE !

xxea and NTOOD sponsors

21 Days of NTOOD Giveaways Winner #1

National Tie One On Day’s November 1st winner is #13 / Sandy.

TieOneOn_logo pocket onlyHigh Res (Medium)Sandy’s gifts are a My Memories Suite software package + a $10 gift certificate to my.memories.com and a year’s subscription to Country Woman magazine.

How Sandy is putting the “give” back into Thanksgiving

I have the apron my grandmother hand sewn as a child. This Christmas I plan on embroidering Aprons for my relatives. No pies as they are too far away.

National Tie One On Day is a win/win for those who participate and those who receive, and the more who are involved, the more who experience a gesture of kindness. SO, please spread the love and the word of National Tie One On Day!

To enter the month of sponsor giveaways and inspire others with how you will be celebrating National Tie One On Day, click HERE !

xxea and NTOOD sponsors

Ready! Set! Tie One On…and put the give back into Thanksgiving!

Grab an apron and get ready to put that “give” back into Thanksgiving with your participation in this year’s National Tie One On Day!

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Sponsors of National Tie One On Day 2012 are generously providing 21 days of daily goodie giveaways. You need only enter once to be eligible for a chance to win. Nothing to buy. Just a click and a comment, and you’re entered!

To ENTER, leave a comment and share how you’ll be “giving” at http://apronmemories.blogspot.com/2012/09/national-tie-one-on-day-2012.html  

The more who participate in National Tie One On Day, the more who are touched by a gesture of kindness. Thank you for telling others of this annual opportunity of sharing and gratefulness, and for making National Tie One On Day a part of your Thanksgiving tradition.

xxea and NTOODay’s sponsors

National Tie One On Day 2012

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Fall is here and with the change of season is a gentle nudging of your attention toward National Tie One On Day, an annual opportunity to put the “give” back into Thanksgiving through a gesture of kindness.

To learn all about National Tie One On Day and how to become involved (hint: No need to purchase anything special!) click HERE

National Tie One On Day is a win-win for both receiver and participant. And to encourage your involvement, the sponsors of NTOOD are each providing a fabulous goodie giveaway throughout the month of November. Daily giveaways begin November 1. 

To ENTER the NTOOD 2012 Goodie Giveaways, leave a comment at the end of this posting (along with a contact email, so I can reach you should you win). Sharing how you plan to participate in NTOOD is welcome and an inspiration to others.

 

 *******You need only post once to be eligible for the entire month of November’s giveaways.*******

 

NTOODay 2012 Goodie Giveaway closes to entries at 10 pm mountain time the evening of November 21st. Giveaways will only be shipped to an address within the United States.

 

Bernina USA is sponsoring the final giveaway on November 21st, awarding one very lucky winner the Bernette 46!

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“Women clad in aprons have traditionally prepared the Thanksgiving meal, and it is within our historical linkage to share our bounty.”

Thank you for embracing National Tie One On Day and planning to participate, for in doing so, someone else’s day will be so much brighter.

xxea and sponsors of National Tie One On Day 2012

National Tie One On Day_Pumpkin Persuasion

    For this year’s Thanksgiving gathering, my assignment is desserts, of which one must, according to Thanksgiving law or something, be a pumpkin pie. PP is not my favorite pie, but to others, it’s not Thanksgiving without it. And since I’m in a crowd-pleasing mood, I’ll bake one.

    In searching for a recipe, I learned there is a jack o’lantern pumpkin and a pie pumpkin, and a “jack” does not a pie make.

    I also learned that baking a pumpkin pie wasn’t always a simple task. Back in the day, just processing the pumpkin was a job. In reading about a pumpkin’s preparation, I became curious as to whether this pie has been a consistent recipe of pumpkin, eggs, milk and spices over the years, or if in the last, say, 100 years, it’s experienced significant changes.

    From a selection of early cookbooks, I saw scant variation in the ingredients, nor in the chore of putting this pie together:

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1902  Woman’s Favorite Cook Book
“Pumpkin Pie (Like Mother Makes)”

1 qt milk, 3 cupfuls of boiled and strained pumpkin, one and one-half cupfuls brown sugar, one-half cupful molasses, the yolks and whites of 3 eggs beaten separately, a little salt, one level tablespoon each of ginger and cinnamon, salt to taste. Beat all together and bake with an undercrust; enough for three pies.

Pumpkin Pie 1904  Gold Medal Cook Book

One cup stewed and sifted pumpkin, one level teaspoon salt, one saltspoon mace, one teaspoon cinnamon, two-thirds cup sugar, one beaten egg well mixed together, pour over one cup each of cream and milk boiling hot, fill the plate and set into oven as quickly as possible; if pumpkin is watery add one teaspoon flour. It is done when it rises well in the middle. A rim of puff paste can be laid around the edge of the plate if liked, if used it should be at least one inch wide and the edge that goes down into the pumpkin rolled very thin.

Pumpkin Pie 1915  Things to Eat

4 Tablespoons pumpkin, 1 pint cream (or milk with piece of butter size of walnut), 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup molasses, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon allspice, 1 tablespoon flour, 3 eggs well beaten add last. Will make 3 pies.

Pumpkin Pie 1929 The Modern Home-Maker
2 cups stewed and strained pumpkin, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon mace, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 tablespoon flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 beaten eggs, 1 cup milk. Line a buttered pie plate with pastry. Beat eggs, add to milk and pumpkin. Add sugar, flour, salt and spices and mix thoroughly. Pour into lined pie plate and bake in a hot oven until a golden brown color.
     Finally! Canned pumpkin makes its way into our collective pantries and Good Housekeeping bestows its approval on a pumpkin pie recipe that no longer required the hours nor mess of stewing, straining and mashing. 
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2 cups pumpkin, 3 eggs separated, 1 cupful brown sugar, 1/34 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 1/8 teaspoon cloves, 1/8 teaspoon allspice, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 3 cupfuls scalded milk.  To cooked or canned pumpkin, add egg-yolks, sugar, salt and spices, and mix thoroughly. Add scalded milk and fold in stiffly beaten egg-whites. Pour into a pie plate lined with pastry and bake. Makes 2 medium or 1 large and 1 small pie. To serve, cool the pie slightly and arrange small mounds of unsweetened whipped cream, 1 in the center of each individual piece of pie. Drop 1 tsp honey in the center of each mound of cream and serve at once.
     All I have to say is thank goodness for canned pumpkin. But I wondered, are all canned pumpkin products the same, or is there one canned pumpkin and recipe that stands out?  Seems there is!
    According to my new apron friend, 91-year-old Pillsbury Bakeoff veteran Joan Vanburen of Willmar, MN, Libby’s pumpkin pie recipe is “…easy to make and comes out good for anyone.”  And in this Joan 

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is in agreement with Beth Howard, proprietress of The World Needs More Pie website, whose only alteration to the recipe is eliminating the call for cinnamon as a personal taste preference. And in that, I am in total agreement.
   
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National Tie One On Day™ Goodie Giveaway!

To encourage your putting the “give” back into Thanksgiving and adding National Tie One On Day™ (…an apron, of course!) to your holiday tradition, a dedicated group of sponsors are putting some fabulous “give” into the NTOODay 2011 Goodie Giveaway!

To enter, click HERE

The National Tie One On Day Goodie Giveaway sponsors are generously providing an array of giveaways, which I’m highlighting throughout the NTOODay™ campaign.

  • Beth M. Howard From her home in Eldon, Iowa, where she is the proud resident of the famous American Gothic House, Beth sells pie to tourists from her pitchfork pie stand and teaches pie making classes. Pie is meant for sharing. Pie connects people. Pie is the perfect partner to National Tie One On Day. Beth’s goodie is an adorable tee, style choice by the winners.

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  • Bernina ‘s Swiss precision is at the heart of every product they make. Known for Quality, Innovation and Design with innovative features that make sewing easier, BERNINA lets you focus on your project―and not the machine. BERNINA’s nationwide network of fully trained independent dealerships provides the highest standard of service, beginning with free guide classes after purchase. Bernina’s giveaway is the world’s first ‘Lady’s Knife’, a complete sewing tool in smart pocketknife form, specially designed for women!
  • Dubbed the Swiss Sewessential, this ultimate sewing accessory consists of 17 superbly crafted individual tools, including a special rotary knife, awl and hem-measure. Incredible? Yes! Fabulous? Even more so!

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  • Heavenly Hostess by Cynthia Waddell, is a line dedicated to upscale aprons and kitchen linens. All Heavenly Hostess products, including beautiful vintage inspired hostess aprons, retro inspired cocktail aprons and vintage inspired halter aprons, are designed and manufactured in Sunny California.
  • Heavenly Hostess is providing two winners the new Cupcake Cutie reversible halter apron, which Cynthia describes as, “So sweet and perfect for holiday baking and entertaining, Cupcake Cutie is fully reversible and made of fine 100% cotton.”

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  • MikWright is a nationally known greeting card company founded in 1991 by friends Phyllis Wright-Herman and Tim Mikkelsen. You know their brand – they were the first to incorporate vintage snapshots with sharp-witted humor.  MikWright is carried in over 2000 retail outlets and has licensed products with Andrews McMeel Publishing, Design Design, Luckie-Street and High Cotton. When MikWright “ties one on,” it usually involves vodka and olives. Accordingly, MikWright is a proud sponsor and supporter of “National Tie One on Day™. For two lucky winners, two bountiful gift boxes of MikWright goods.
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  • HARALEE® is a Portland, Oregon, based company that designs, manufactures, and markets moisture wicking
    sleepwear for women. Haralee’s Cool Garments for Hot Women are ideal for the woman experiencing night sweats due to menopause, breast cancer, medications or high internal thermostat. Owner Haralee Weintraub is a breast cancer survivor; she donates a portion of her company’s sales to breast cancer research. Haralee is generously providing two gift certificates toward “cool” purchases. 

Thank you to all who are spreading the word of National Tie One On Day, for the more who participate, the more who receive.

xxea

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National Tie One On Day™ Goodie Giveaway!

To encourage your adding National Tie One On Day™ to your holiday tradition and embracing its message of sharing and gratefulness, a dedicated group of sponsors are putting some fabulous “give” into the NTOODay 2011 Goodie Giveaway!

To enter, click HERE

I’ve been reading the comments of those entering the National Tie One On Day Goodie Giveaway and each is so very personal and inspirational.  Especially touching are those whose own bounty may be stretched thinner this year, yet they will give of what they have to another with less. Such is the true spirit of Thanksgiving!
My own NTOODay offerings are stacked in the freezer, awaiting delivery next week. Time still to fiddle with the packaging aspect.
Last year, I wrapped each mini loaf first in plastic, then with a vintage hankie and lastly, a hotpad. I used the downloadable notecard for a personalized message, packed the kaboodle into an old lunch box and made the rounds.
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This year, I’m going with sturdy brown lunch bags as more suitable packaging for the Cherry Pumpkin Bread and carton of soup.
I added this particular soup after making it for my family – it’s not an expensive recipe and really “sticks-to-your-ribs.”  Many of my recipients are into their Golden Years and without their partners. I wanted to provide them with just a bit more fare this year, and this delicious soup should do it!
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Fill ‘em Up Bean Soup
  • 3 cups dried beans
  • 2 boxes (32 oz) chicken broth
  • 1 can (14 1/2 oz) diced tomatoes
  • 2 chopped onions
  • 2 T chile powder
  • salt & pepper
  • 4-6 links beef/turkey/applewood chicken

In a large pot, cover beans in cold water (with 3-5″ to spare) and soak overnight. Drain. Rinse.
Heat 2-3 T olive oil in the pot & saute onions until softened.
Add beans, tomatoes, broth and chile pepper to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce to simmer. Cook until beans are tender (1-2 hours).
Ladle 1/2 the beans into a blender and pulse until puréed. Pour back into the pot.
Add cut up meat (beef /turkey /applewood chicken /hot links) to the soup. Cover & simmer for 1+ hours. Taste before adding salt & pepper.
Cool. Pour into individual containers & freeze.

The National Tie One On Day Goodie Giveaway sponsors are generously providing an array of giveaways, which I’m highlighting throughout the NTOODay™ campaign.

  • American Sewing Guild  is a membership organization that welcomes sewing enthusiasts of all skill levels. With a mission of Advancing Sewing as an Art and Life Skill, ASG has over 20,000 enthusiastic members in 138 chapters throughout the USA. ASG proudly offers this Goodie Giveaway- a canvas tote

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produced by the Malika Mums (mothers of disabled children).  Featuring the ASG logo on one side and “this is not a plastic bag” in Swahili on the other, the bags enable mothers to provide for their families – it’s ASG’s “sewing as a life skill” mission statement in action!

  • Double D Ranch is the inspiration of four regular girls from Yoakum, building on their hard working Texas roots and a childhood spent in the Southwest. They don’t care how things are done in New York. They’ve managed to build a fashion and furnishing company deep in the heart of Texas and they wouldn’t have it any other way. For two lucky winners, Double D Ranch is providing this gorgeous bag,

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from the DD Ranch apparel line of Western haute couture.

  • Judi Ketteler is a widely published writer who loves working with creative, inspired entrepreneurs — helping them to write the web sites and marketing materials that grow their businesses. A craft veteran passionate about sewing, women’s history, and vintage bargain-hunting, she is providing the two winners with personalized copies of her book: Sew Retro: A Stylish History of the Sewing Revolution + 25 Vintage-Inspired Projects for the Modern Girl!

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National Tie One On Day™ is a win-win, for participant and receiver. Thank you for helping to spread the word and making someone’s day a little brighter.
xxea
Tie One On…an apron, of course!