Urban Agriculture III

Snakey is Strong

It's been a few months, but my tomato plant (Snakey) is growing strong. His brother (Pip) was given to private charity and I can only hope he is doing as well. Snakey gets his name from how he snakes around his pot, which is also giving him support. He has yet to fruit, and I'm skeptical that he ever will. Someone told me you need more then one plant to fruit, but I'm hopeing this isn't so. I also hoping I get some tomoatos soon, otherwise he might get caught by a frost.

Blueberry Muffins

Not my recipe, but the best muffins I've made to date. Click the title to see the original recipe.

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamo
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• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
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• Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture
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• To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking
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• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.