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Sara Kate,
I love this post - don't have the exact same memories, but love the throw-back to where we used old jeans and repurposed bowling pins and things like that. My parents are still like that and I definitely lean that direction (I'm "over a certain age") and just love ideas for using what I already have for what I need! I, also, was the one who played in the dirt, was allowed to get bored (we didn't own a TV, and I still don't) and I try to raise my kids the same way. My pots, pans and mixing bowls aren't just for cooking...Thanks for the encouragement!

It's my son's birthday so we'll have 22 people here for a cook-out before heading to the dirt track for racing (my husband thinks it's a great amusement to try to indoctrinate me in Southern ways...). Tomorrow black bean enchiladas for lunch and my mom's family's traditional Sunday night supper: banana bread with peanut butter and bananas and cinnamon sugar, yogurt, popcorn and apple slices. Comfort food!

@Nomisirk - I have a yogurt culture that you can use to make sour cream - just use cream instead of milk. It's a culture I bought from Cultures for Health - they have several you can do that with - and there are several other companies online that also sell the cultures for sour cream, yogurt, buttermilk, etc.

Kristy,
I keep a gallon jar (left from pickles) and dump in 2 C. quick oats, 4 C. white wheat flour, 4 C. whole wheat flour and 4 C. unbleached white flour. Add 4 Tbsp. baking powder, 2 Tbsp. baking soda and 2 Tbsp. salt, roll and tumble jar to mix. Takes me about 5 minutes.
To make pancakes: mix 2 eggs, 2 Tbsp. olive oil or melted butter, and 2 C. buttermilk. Add about 2 C mix, bake on hot griddle. Makes 9-10 large pancakes.
I can even make pancakes on school mornings with this. Makes filling, fluffy pancakes.

I would think you can increase fiber by substituting all whole wheat flour (I like to use whole wheat pastry for some of white when I have it) or adding flax seed, wheat bran, oat bran, etc.

Hope that helps!