Going nuts over Earl

We have a hurricane heading our way tonight, category 2 hurricane Earl. New England is not new to these types of  meteorological events, but the hourly news updates, tips on preparing a "disaster kit" (channel 5 news), and declaration of a state of emergency tends to send everyone into a tizzy.
Here is our disaster kit

Coastal storms and hurricanes tend to do a number in the area where Mary used to live. The houses are situated so close to the beach that there is often flooding and sand ends up in the gardens and lawns.

   (Patriot's Day Nor'easter photo by Kristen Morneau)

My grandmother, who also lives in this neighborhood, believes that anytime the wind is above 20 mph the house is going to blow away.  I was over there for about 5 minutes today and I think she said "Oh God, I hope the house doesn't blow away" about 4 times. This is something that she has worried about since 1948...and the house is still standing. However, the rest of the residents of the community are brave souls and tend to trudge out during the storms in their foul weather gear to see the going-ons.

(Patriot's Day Nor'easter photo by Kristen Morneau)

In honor of hurricane Earl and the state of concern it has caused, I decided to bake Mary's GrapeNUT pudding. This recipe is very simple, delicious, and good for hurricane hunkering down.

Grape-nut pudding
(written on recipe card with old fashioned stove embellishment)

2/3 cup grape-nuts
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups milk
2 eggs
Mix all the ingredients well in a saucepan. Cook on top of stove until thickened. Transfer to a casserole dish and bake for @ 1 hour at 300 degrees.
Makes 4 servings
Note from Mary on recipe card: I double the recipe for family

I took Mary's advice, doubled the recipe, and passed it out to the family so that they would have something to eat tonight while they were riding out the storm ;)