Brandy balls are the offspring of bourbon balls, which were created by Ruth Booe of the Rebecca Ruth Candy Company in Kentucky in the early 1900’s.The company was founded in 1919 by two schoolteachers, Rebecca Gooch and Ruth Booe. All during this past Christmas season, I had a hankering to make brandy balls. It wasn’t… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Black Annis Brandy Balls
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Cocktail Saturday: Scandinavian Glogg
The glogg recipe below is courtesy of friend Lyn Ehley and is a drink made in heaven for my ghostly Viking, Ingvar, from Wytchfae Runes. Check out the movie character who helped to inspire Ingvar, namely Guthrum the Dane as portrayed by Michael York. My husband and I used to watch the movie every time… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Scandinavian Glogg
Vintage Friday: Old Fashioned Plum Pudding
As the nursery rhyme goes, Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating his Christmas pie. He put in his thumb, and pulled out a plum, and said, “What a good boy am I!” I’m thinking Jack delved into the mincemeat pie or plum pudding, both traditionally made with suet. In case you aren’t familiar with… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Old Fashioned Plum Pudding
Mother’s Day Memories
MAMA’S SUNDAY DINNER My mother garnered fame among family members for her elegant sashay into the kitchen, often with a frilly apron, or sometimes a dish towel, tied around her waist, opening the cabinet and refrigerator to remove a few items seemingly willy-nilly, and then standing for hours over the stove to prepare a scrumptious dinner for us all. Or “fix… Continue reading Mother’s Day Memories