About Sieve and Let Die
Sieve and Let Die: A Vintage Kitchen Mystery
Cozy Mystery 11th in Series
Beyond the Page (October 17, 2023)
Print length : 279 pages
ASIN : B0CHWKY49V
In the new Vintage Kitchen Mystery from the author of A Calculated Whisk, Jaymie’s not sure who to believe when every suspect’s alibi has as many holes as a sieve . . .
Vintage cookware collector Jaymie Müller is stunned when an irate woman accuses her pharmacist friend Val of tampering with her prescription. When more unfounded accusations follow, it seems clear the woman has a personal grudge against Val. But before they can figure out why, Jaymie and Val stumble upon the woman’s dead body on the steps of Val’s pharmacy. Given her altercations with the woman and the location of the body, the police naturally suspect Val.
Jaymie has heard rumors that the victim had become forgetful and erratic, but could that explain her death? And why was Val being framed as her murderer? Determined to find the clues that connect the woman’s strange behavior to her death, Jaymie begins questioning the people in her life—and soon suspects that the culprit is among them. But she’ll have to be careful about who she confronts, because while solving murders is hard work, there’s a killer on the loose who finds committing them all too easy . . .
Includes a vintage recipe!
6 Week Bran Muffins
By: Victoria Hamilton
When I was in high school I worked a part time job at Kresge’s. Every Saturday after the store closed at five thirty I would run – and I do mean run… the bus left at five forty five - to the Greyhound station and catch the bus to go to my parent’s trailer at the lake. After an hour and a quarter ride, I would be dropped off on the highway near the trailer park slightly motion-sick from driving into the sunset, which inevitably made me queasy! My mom would have a fresh batch of her refrigerator bran muffins waiting. The whole trailer would smell of the bran date goodness.
I would have one or two as dinner, and all would be right with the world.
Mom and Dad both really liked bran muffins, so she made a big batch of batter that would last for weeks in the fridge, so she could scoop out some for fresh baked goodness any time. Here is an approximation of the recipe, and if you make it you, too, will have fresh muffins every day, or several dozen to give away!
6-Week Bran Muffin Recipe
Note that this makes up a LOT of batter! When I say to use big bowls, I MEAN big bowls… I used the two largest bowls of the Pyrex Primary Colors set, and they were barely big enough. But the batter is so easy to make, and it means that if you have twenty minutes in the morning you can have fresh, hot-out-of-the-oven muffins any morning!
Cooking Time: 20 min
Makes: Hope You Like Bran Muffins Because It Makes A Lot!
Ingredients
15 ounces raisin bran cereal
3 Cups All Purpose Flour
2 Cups Whole Wheat flour
2 Cups White sugar
1 Cup Golden Brown sugar
5 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup oil
4 cups buttermilk
Optional:
¾ lb. pitted dates, (plus 1 tsp. baking soda and boiling water just to cover)
Instructions
1. If you are using dates… chop dates, then put in smallish bowl, sprinkle baking soda over them and cover with boiling water just to cover. The baking soda is necessary to break down and soften the skins. You can mash the dates some as they soften.
2. Mix wet ingredients together in the biggest bowl, then add raisin bran cereal and let sit for at least twenty minutes while you do the rest. If the dates are softened, you can add them to the wet ingredients at this point, with the liquid.
3. Mix dry ingredients thoroughly in another large bowl.
4. Mix dry blend into wet ingredients, mixing well, but not beating.
5. Refrigerate batter at least 6 hours before baking.
6. Fill muffin tins or papers 2/3 full and bake at 400 degrees F for 20 min.
Note: The original recipe (I’ve made quite a few alterations to the original) claims that batter will keep in fridge for up to 6 weeks, so that you can bake a few at a time. I know my mom’s recipe did. The batter will get very thick and light colored, with a fluffy texture. Put it in a container with a tight lid.
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Sieve and Let Die – Vintage Kitchen Mysteries #11
In the new Vintage Kitchen Mystery from the author of A Calculated Whisk, Jaymie’s not sure who to believe when every suspect’s alibi has as many holes as a sieve . . .
Vintage cookware collector Jaymie Müller is stunned when an irate woman accuses her pharmacist friend Val of tampering with her prescription. When more unfounded accusations follow, it seems clear the woman has a personal grudge against Val. But before they can figure out why, Jaymie and Val stumble upon the woman’s dead body on the steps of Val’s pharmacy. Given her altercations with the woman and the location of the body, the police naturally suspect Val.
Jaymie has heard rumors that the victim had become forgetful and erratic, but could that explain her death? And why was Val being framed as her murderer? Determined to find the clues that connect the woman’s strange behavior to her death, Jaymie begins questioning the people in her life and soon suspects that the culprit is among them. But she’ll have to be careful about who she confronts because while solving murders is hard work, there’s a killer on the loose who finds committing them all too easy.
About Victoria Hamilton
Website: http://www.victoriahamiltonmysteries.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaHamiltonMysteryAuthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MysteryVictoria
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