Clouds, rain, warm temps and how to make relish and apple sauce

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a 40% chance of scattered thunderstorms with a few showers possible during the afternoon. High will reach 82ºF. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mainly clear skies with a low of 61ºF. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 98%, the dew point is 67ºF and outside it’s  60.5ºF.

The wind direction is  Southwest between 0.5 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a heat index of 68ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.63 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:54 a.m. Sunset is 8:26 P.M. Moon rise is 2:28 a.m., Moon set is 4:15 p.m., and the moon phase is waning crescent being 19% illuminated.

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport this morning is:

METAR KAUG 201053Z AUTO 19007KT 5SM -RA BR OVC002 19/18 A2978 RMK AO2 RAB31 SLP082 P0000 T01890183

Visibility is 5.0 Miles / 8.0 kilometers with light rain and overcast to 200 ft / 60 m.  

We received 0.28 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours and it isn’t over yet.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 75, the solar wind speed is 381 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Over the past several months I’ve posted desserts and overall meals.  Having been asked about “other things you need for a meal” I thought I’d post these handy and easy to make Apple Sauce and Relish recipes.

Jane’s Red Applesauce

Serves:  4

3 Golden Delicious apples, cut into eighths

½ cup fresh cranberries

1 tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate

1 cinnamon stick

4 pecan halves

Place all ingredients, except pecans, in a 1-qt measure and cover with well-vented plastic wrap.  Microwave on High for 3 minutes.  Stir, and microwave on High another 2 to 3 minutes, until apples are soft.  Discard cinnamon stick, turn into a food mill, and grind over a bowl.  Chill until ready to serve, and top with a few pecans.

Exchanges:  1 fruit

Calories:  86;  Cholesterol:  0 mg; Carbohydrates:  18 gm; Protein:  1 gm;

Fiber:  2.6 gm; Fat:  2 gm; Saturated:  .2 gm; Poly:  .5 gm; Mono: 1.1 gm

CRANBERRY APPLE RELISH

Servings:  20 (1 oz) servings

1 (12 oz) bag fresh cranberries

1 cup Splenda

1 cup water

3 tbsp orange juice concentrate

1 medium apple, peeled, cored and diced

1/3 cup golden raisins

Place cranberries, Splenda, water and orange juice concentrate in a medium saucepan.  Bring to a boil and boil 3-4 minutes or until cranberries start to thicken and water has reduced by about half.  Remove from pan and place in medium bowl.   Cover and refrigerate 2-3 hours or overnight.  Add diced apple and half of the raisins to cranberries.  Stir well.  Refrigerate until ready to serve.  Just before serving, sprinkle remaining raisins over cranberries as a garnish.  Serve chilled as an accompaniment to roast meals or poultry.

Exchanges:  ½ fruit  Calories-  30- fat- 0 gm- Cholesterol-  0 mg-  Sodium-  0 mg- carbohydrate-  8 mg- dietary fiber-  1 gm- Sugars-  6 gm