Here is how to substitute fruit juice concentrate for sugar in general recipes:
¾ cup fruit juice concentrate = 1 cup sugar
This sign hangs on a gate in Laguna Beach, California and gives good advice to passersby.
I took this photo while visiting New England with my sisters last spring.
I’m always impressed and uplifted when I see evidence of someone transforming something ordinary into something unique by applying just a little effort and creativity.
(I presume that this is a propane tank. Correct me if I’m wrong!)
Here is how to substitute molasses for sugar in general recipes:
1 ⅓ cups molasses = 1 cup sugar
“You are the same today as you’ll be in five years except for two things: the books you read and the people you meet.”
This thought is generally attributed to Charlie Jones and I heard it a few years ago while listening to The Dave Ramsey radio show (yep, I’m a fan).
I’ve always been an enthusiastic reader (particularly of genre fiction), but in 2010 I set a goal to read at least one nonfiction book per month in addition to the other reading I was doing. I astonished myself and read 26 nonfiction books that year. I’ve kept this nonfiction reading goal going ever since.
So, now whenever I pass a library book sale or visit a thrift store, I scan the stacks for interesting nonfiction titles. I also have an extensive wish list going at PaperBackSwap—an online book-swapping club that I highly recommend.
Lately, my “To Read” pile has been, well, piling up.
Here’s to the next five years’ worth of reading!
