CRIMSON RHUBARB My mother would be 100 years old this year, and my grandmother would be 136. Seeing those numbers just now created an aha moment. My mother was about the same age when I was born as my grandmother was when my mother was born—both in their mid-thirties. My mother was in the middle area… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Crimson Rhubarb
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Vintage Friday: Coca Cola Cake 1972
Welcome to the party! All the rage in the 1960s and 1970s, a coca cola cake is easy to make and includes a delicious icing that stiffens up and becomes candy-like as it sets. COCA COLA CAKE 2 cups plain flour 2 cups sugar 2 sticks butter 3 tablespoons cocoa 1 cup Coca Cola 1/2… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Coca Cola Cake 1972
Vintage Friday: Roaring 20s Honey Mace Cookies by Flossie Benton Rogers
Delicious cookies are the bee’s knees! Today we consider a lesser known spice for our jar full of goodness. Mace comes from the same evergreen tree as the more familiar nutmeg. Whereas nutmeg is the pit of the fruit, mace is derived from the outer covering of the nutmeg seed. Mace has a flavor and… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Roaring 20s Honey Mace Cookies by Flossie Benton Rogers
Vintage Friday: Bread Pudding 1950
This delicious recipe comes by way of my cousin Margaret, who got it from her mother, a fine southern cook who knew how to stretch a meal. In fact, bread pudding originated hundreds of years ago in the kitchens of frugal cooks looking to provide a little sweetness without breaking the bank. BREAD PUDDING 1950… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Bread Pudding 1950
Vintage Friday: Mystery Pecan Pie
This week we have a vintage pie recipe from the 1964 Pillsbury Bake-Off Cookbook, Mystery Pecan Pie. Actually, the pie boasts two mysteries. One involves a secret ingredient that you wouldn’t expect to find in a pecan pie– none other than my son’s favorite: a cheesecake layer! The second mystery is that the pie is one of… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Mystery Pecan Pie
Just Desserts Blog Hop
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVA P., WINNER OF THE SCP JUST DESSERTS BLOG HOP. EVA WON A COPY OF WYTCHFAE RUNES AND A FREE RUNE READING. Florida Cracker Treats are tasty morsels containing a luscious layer of chocolate.Yum! Because of that, Kelly and Ingvar of Wytchfae Runes would go to the Underworld and back for them. They… Continue reading Just Desserts Blog Hop