November 2007

Current Cooking

Traditional Pumpkin Bread

4 eggs

3 cups granulated or brown sugar

1 cup butter

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Mix  first five ingredients. Then add:

1 cup of canned pumpkin

2/3 cup 2 percent milk or whipping cream

3 cups plain flour

2 teaspoons soda

1 cup nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour pans. Fill half full with batter and bake 55 to 60 minutes.

-Submitted by Jeffrey Barber, Loganville, who receives a $25 credit on his Walton EMC bill. Recipes featured in Current Cooking are not independently tested, so we must depend on the accuracy of the cooks sending them. Always use safe food handling, preparation and cooking procedures from recognized experts.

Email or mail recipes to Walton EMC, Attn: Current Cooking, P.O. Box 260, Monroe, GA, 30655. Please include your Walton EMC account number.

Handy Tip

Our first freeze typically occurs this month. Don’t forget to take care of any outdoor pipes or spigots.

Office Closing

Walton EMC's business offices will be closed Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23 for Thanksgiving.

As always, call 24/365 for outages and emergencies.

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