Sun, warm and making your own blueberry sauce

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Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a mix of clouds and sun. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 78ºF. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have the possibility of a stray shower or thunderstorm. Partly cloudy skies. Low 57ºF. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 74%, the dew point is 56ºF and outside it’s  64.5ºF.

The wind direction is  West between 0.5 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a heat index of 66ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.60 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:54 a.m. Sunset is 8:26 P.M. Moon rise is 3:06 a.m., Moon set is 5:30 p.m., and the moon phase is waning crescent being 10% illuminated.

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

METAR KAUG 211053Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01610122

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies right now.

We received 0.04 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 74, the solar wind speed is 334 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

You may have noticed that grocery stores are stocking blueberrys.  Some are imported, some are locally grown and all taste terrific.  So why not make the following and put it together with a blueberry pie or tart recipe?  Of course, you can always spoon some of it on top of a heap of French Vanilla Ice cream, right?

BLUEBERRY SAUCE

Useful for pie filling and ice cream topping.

Serves:  8

1 tbsp. lemon juice

1 tbsp. Water

2 tbsp. Arrowroot powder

½ tsp. vanilla extract

2 12-oz. bags frozen unsweetened blueberries

1/3 cup granulated sugar

  • In a small bowl, combine 1 tbsp. lemon juice, and 1 tbsp. water.  Add 2 tbsp. arrowroot powder and stir until well blended.
  • Stir in ½ tsp. vanilla.  If the mixture is too thick, add a few drops of water.
  • In a large pan, combine the 2 packages of frozen blueberries and 1/3 cup sugar.   Add the arrowroot mixture, stirring to coat the blueberries.
  • This mixture will then be cooked over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly to prevent sticking.

Exchanges:  1 fruit, ½ other carbohydrates

Calories:  84; fat:  1 g; carbohydrates:  21 g; fiber:  2 g; cholesterol:  0 mg; sodium:  1 mg

 

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