Muscatine

Beer Bread
Ingredients:
preheat oven to 350
1/2 c.sugar
120z.beer
3 tblspoon butter
3c. self-rising flour
Directions:
put sugar and flour in a big_[this is important] bowl slowly add beer stir till just mixed. butter a loaf pan then melt the rest of the butter. put batter in pan brush with melted butter. bake at 350 for about 1 hour. as soon as it comes out of oven brush with butter again.i change the recipe sometimes when i have fresh herbs in the yard . a few tbls. of chopped fresh dill or green onion tops makes a nice change.

And speaking of  beer, does anyone have any newly tested brews that would take the edge off of a hot summer day?  I enjoyed a Great Lakes Brewery product the other day called Edmund Fitzgerald beer.  It's a dark porter, almost like a bar of dark chocolate in a bottle.  Excellent with a good cigar. 

 

I find the Linenkugels (sp?) Summer Shandy to be a bit too lemony for me. Bud Lime is pushed as a summer beer, but I don't drink Budwieser products since the Belgians bought them out.  A Corona with a slice of lime is always a good seasonal choice.   

Summer beers......now there's a topic.  I'd suggest the Sea Dog Blue Paw Blueberry Pale Ale.  Outstanding, and Hy-Vee carries it.  I also had a couple of Wisconsin beers last week that were made with a hint of cherry.  Very good, but can't recall the name.  Will try to get back to you on that one.