Jam Doughnuts

Ron is eating a Jam Doughnut at the end of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" as Dumbledore announces that Lockhart is leaving for good! (Ch. 18) Everyone of course is excited to see Lockhart leave but I think if I was there eating a Jam Doughnut I would have totally missed that bit of exciting news because I would be reveling and at the same time speechless because of how delicious these doughnuts are!!! Seriously, buy the book if you haven't yet! These doughnuts are the best homemade doughnuts I have ever had! Buchoulz definately knows how to make bread delicious! I filled my little doughnut men, women and snowmen with some "Amish Blackberry Pie Filling" and they were delicious! In the book I was told to just sprinkle powdered sugar over the top of the doughnuts, but I am crazy about glazed doughnuts so I made my own with water, powdered sugar and vanilla. Very easy to make, and of course added the perfect finishing touch! On a scale of 1-5 I give these doughnuts a 5000:)
English History: "Do Oily cakes sound appetizing? Well, that what the Dutch settlers called them (oeliekoeken) when they introduced these little fried cakes in America. IN england, when most people celebrate Pancake Day, the residents of the town of Baldock (about 30 miles north of London) celebrate their own version, called Doughnut Day. In England the most popular type of doughnut has no hole and is filled with jam." ("The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook," Bucholz, pg. 174).
Grief Help: This meal was made Saturday night while I was at my parents house with my Mr. B, Rosie, and some close friends of ours. It took so long to get these doughnuts ready to eat because of the raising time, but it was so delicious and worth the wait! It was wonderful to sit around and devour these little oily cakes with my family and friends! As I was driving back to our house late the next night I was thinking about my little Ruby and I couldn't help but think about all the way's that she touched our lives and changed us for the better! Just a few are, she taught me to love everyone, even people who are different from me. She gave me wonderful new friends that I wouldn't have had without her medical needs. Ruby has brought my family and Brian's family closer together. But most importantly Ruby has taught me more about God and how he works! I am more aware now that I am not invincible, that there truly is a time and a season for everyone who is on the earth, and no one truly knows when they will be called home. We honestly felt that Ruby would be here with us for many, many years! But God has the master plan and I am learning to submit my will to his.