tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13158353050843392362024-03-13T13:32:29.387-05:00Creating an HeirloomPosts about cooking, recipes, and tips related to my book, Creating an Heirloom: Writing Your Family's Cookbook.W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-69071502425441904462019-01-09T13:33:00.001-06:002020-11-27T14:04:54.791-06:00Family Cookbook, The Next Generation<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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December 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of when I, with the help of my family's contributions, compiled our family cookbook. I learned a lot from the experience, including that 3 months is not enough time to do it in, if you expect to do it right. I passed that learning experience on to the you, in the form of a website, then a book: <a href="http://www.creatinganheirloom.com/" target="_blank">Creating an Heirloom</a>.<br />
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As I mention on that website, I did have a draft for a second edtion started not long after I finished the first book. But now families have grown, children have gotten married and have kids of their own now, and it's time to take that draft and turn it into another cookbook, with the help of those new families.<br />
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I have my spreadsheet of names and addresses (29, which I think just about doubles the number of people I queried last time), I wrote my cookbook letter, as well as a "newsy" <i>Happy New Year</i> catching-up letter since some of the people receiving a letter haven't heard from us in a long while, and stuffed my envelopes. I even did myself a favor and used printed mailing labels, since my handwriting is so wretched.<br />
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Want to join the fun? C'mon, we'll do it together! I'm giving my family (both sides, my side and my husband's side) a whole year to get their recipes to me, so I have 2020 for editing, formatting and printing. (My life gets very complicated around the holidays, so I'm just budgeting a ton of time, your mileage may vary.) Grab a copy of my book if you don't already have one, and we'll get started!<br />
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I'm happy to give you moral and limited tech support (I'll answer the questions I <i>can</i>) while you work on your family cookbook, because more than anything, I want you to succeed at preserving your family's history through the foods you eat and share.<br />
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We can do this, it'll be fun! Pay no attention to any of my tweeted complaints to the contrary... it'll all be worth it in the end.<br />
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W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-32571817087718955942018-12-23T13:04:00.001-06:002018-12-23T13:04:59.859-06:00Recipe Detective WorkRecently, my mother-in-law gifted me with a metal-bound notebook <i>Balanced Recipes by Pillsbury</i>, copyright 1933 that was her mother's. In it, were a handful of handwritten recipes. I immediately checked with my husband, to make sure she knew that they were in there before she gave them to me; she did, and thought I would like to have them. I feel very fortunate to be so well-understood.<br />
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Most of the recipes appear to be in the same handwriting, which if you're looking at a collection, makes it easier to guess that they're from the same hand. (This is <i>not always</i> the case! My mother and grandmother's handwriting is so similar as to be indistinguishable. Even Mom can barely tell her own writing from her mother's.) But one of the things that stood out from this recipe was its age: the paper (card, actually) is considerably more yellow than the other slips, and the hand is much heavier, so it's very distinct. Written on a postcard, half the postcard is a recipe, and the other half is a treasure of family clues that tells me exactly who wrote the postcard.<br />
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The writer left me a lovely trail of breadcrumbs to follow. I knew already to whom it was addressed, Mrs. Don P., and it was in the possession of that woman's daughter-in-law, Wanda.<br />
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Here's a run-down of everything I have found in this postcard:<br />
• "Dear Mildred" is Mrs. Mildred P., Don P.'s wife. <br />• "Mother" is Olive P., wife of Henry P.<br />
• "Hattie" is Hattie P., the writer's sister, and Mildred's sister-in-law.<br />
• The card mentions "Artificial Leg Co." "F is getting a fitting hope it's a good one." "F" is Floyd W. who lost a leg from cancer (this information came to me through genealogy notes that were collected years before I met my husband).<br />
• "Hope Wanda & Baby are OK" Wanda is Mildred's daughter-in-law, and the baby in question is Wanda's daughter, and my mother-in-law! (I know this because of the date of the stamp cancellation.)<br />
• "Warren" is almost certainly C. Warren P., who died not long after the postcard was written. He was the nephew of the writer.<br />
• "Lu + F" is Lucy and Floyd W., my postcard writer and her husband, the sister-in-law of addressee. <br />
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I haven't been able to puzzle out "Stacy" yet (will have to ask family about that one), and will continue to sift through my notes for who he is (the card says "he's getting better" – since Stacy is an uncommon man's name, that should help me find him).<br />
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It's a chatty little note, for all its brevity. Lots of family members are mentioned, and it's all those clues that confirm who wrote the recipe. I have her in my genealogy program as "Lucy" not "Lu" – but if she has signed the card "Lu," maybe that's what everyone called her.<br />
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I hope this inspires you to look into your family's recipe collections and look at them with new eyes. I have a 67 year old recipe sitting on my desk, and a woman who has been gone from this earth for 35 years, long before I met my husband and married into her extended family, is telling me pieces of her family history. That's kind of magical. That's one of the things that fills me with wonder. I hope it does you, too.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy Holidays, everyone!</b></span></span> Enjoy those fabulous food traditions, or make new ones if the old ones just won't work anymore. Traditions have to start somewhere, after all.W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-57522802567290343432018-12-19T16:45:00.000-06:002018-12-19T16:45:35.194-06:00My Grandmothers' CollectionsI am incredibly fortunate. I have in my possession the recipe collections from both my grandmothers. But while my father's mother's recipe box was stuffed so full the lid would not close, and it was damaging the contents to try to remove anything, my mother's mother's collection is much slimmer. Why?<br />
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This is a question that I happen to know the answer to, but I'll get to that. When you run across something like this as you compile your family cookbook, it's worth it to ask why. If something seems odd, it probably is. If you see a notation on a recipe card "from the kitchen of ___" and don't recognize the name, ask; the person may turn out to be your grandmother's bestie, or it might go deeper yet. If you find three different recipes for sugar cookies, all worn, and don't know why three, ask; there's probably a reason for that, too.*<br />
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My point is, don't just blindly accept the collection in front of you. Look at it like a historian – because that's what you are now. You are your family's food historian. Take in every date, every place name on every hastily-written recipe from the bank notepad or deposit slip, read the letters (if you're luck enough to find those in the collection), take it all in. Make notes, make scans, <i>make copies and <b>back them up</b>.</i> It's a ton of work, but someday, someone will thank you for it. <br />
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As for my mom's mom? When I was very small, they had a house fire. Whatever recipes she had from her mother were lost. The recipe collection I have from her now is no older than the early 1970s. Missing out on that older stuff stings, but knowing why it's gone helps. It's also a reminder to younger cooks to go and meet with your grandparents now, while you can. (By the time I married, only one of my grandparents was alive to see it, and she died later that year.) Or maybe you don't much cook yourself, but you have kids, or nieces and nephews, who are too young to appreciate the resource that their grandparents are – go, ask the questions, get the recipes, collect the stories. Before they're lost forever.<br />
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My book with more advice like this is available at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Heirloom-Writing-Familys-Cookbook/dp/1494292521/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1385817061&sr=8-4&keywords=creating+an+heirloom" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>. (If you buy a used copy, make sure it's the <b>Updated Edition</b> – the previous edition is out of date with regards to publishing.)<br />
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*In my family there are in fact, three Very Important Sugar Cookie recipes, and all of them are The Best. All of them were from someone's grandmother, and there's someone willing to die on that sweet hill over each of them.W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-73305374716724873232015-07-31T13:05:00.002-05:002015-07-31T13:10:17.551-05:00An Odd Love Letter to My Grandmother<i>It's been a long time since I posted. Life happened; you know how it goes...</i> <br />
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Three years ago, I found an ugly and beat-up bookcase at a flea market. The guy's child had attempted to remove some of the paint with a powerwasher, resulting in some pretty bad gouging in the wood. It was a mess. We paid $25 for it, and then it sat on our sunporch waiting for me to refinish it.<br />
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I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it: I wanted to paint it to resemble the designs on my paternal grandmother's recipe box, I just needed the time and the goose to do it. Mostly, I got tired of looking at it on the sunporch.<br />
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It involved more scraping, a lot of sanding, more scraping, and finally coming to the realization that I was never going to get all the old paint off without chemical stripper. Since I was going to paint it anyway, there really didn't seem to be the need to go to that kind of effort, plus I hate that stuff. <br />
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Here's what it looked like before:<br />
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Interior was painted black. Exterior was painted faded dark red over harvest gold. <i>Ugly</i>.<br />
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I filled the worst of the gouges with wood filler, since some of them were on shelves, and I wanted cookbooks not to catch in those gouges, and had to sand those after they dried. After several coats of primer, spray paint for the interior, and several coats of paint for the exterior, I had a white and blue bookcase that looked <i>nothing</i> like it did before.<br />
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I then used Photoshop to resize and modify the motifs from her recipe box. Well, sort of hers... Mamaw's recipe box is well-used, and not in pristine condition. I love the design, and had another just like it and scanned it to get the images I needed. I also found a tray on Etsy that Ohio Art made to go with it, because it was apparently a very popular design with several accessories. (Mom even found a watering can for me.)<br />
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Here's my inspiration for the motifs that I painted into the insets on the sides, and on the drawers:<br />
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I measured each of the insets and the drawers, figured out which motifs I was going to use, and then used Photoshop's "find edges" command so I wasn't printing full color images of what I resized. I then traced those onto tracing paper, and applied the images to the bookcase with graphite paper. I held the tracing and graphite paper on with painter's tape, so the design didn't shift while I was tracing it. The blue bird on the tray above was my fourth motif; to make it I just reversed the pink bird's branch, and swapped the blue one in. The heart from the box lid (left, top image), had to be reduced and squished down a little to make it fit on the round knob. It's also elevated in position on the drawer, in order to get the size I wanted on the drawer without the tulip running off the edge. (Easier to see, below.) <br />
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And here is my finished love letter to Mamaw: <br />
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Some transformation! I'm incredibly proud of that. With the paint and other materials, it ended up costing more than $25, of course, but I have something that is a giant reminder of my grandmother, that is a functional piece of furniture that goes with my kitchen, and is sturdier shelving for my heavy cookbook collection than the baker's rack I was using (that was starting to lean under the weight -- yikes!).<br />
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I suppose what I hope you'll take away from this is the inspiration that your family recipes are more than just the meals. It's the history, and the memories of the people. I feel so very privileged to be The Keeper of the Box. How you honor the memories of those who came before is up to you, but don't limit yourself to cookbooks. Inspiration is everywhere.<br />
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<b>By the way, if you're hyper-organized, and have a cooperative family, there <i>is</i> time to get a family cookbook put together in time for the holidays. You might make yourself a little nutty, but you can do it! I put ours together starting in October, and had them done by Christmas. (That was 15 years ago, probably time for a new one!)</b><br />
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W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-53187732816566853992014-12-22T22:19:00.000-06:002019-01-21T22:40:58.775-06:00December Foodie Holidays: Week 4Dec. 22: Date Nut Bread Day<br />
Dec. 23: Pfeffernüesse Day<br />
Dec. 24: Egg Nog Day<br />
Dec. 25: Pumpkin Pie Day<br />
Dec. 26: Candy Cane Day<br />
Dec. 27: Fruit Cake Day<br />
Dec. 28: Chocolate Candy Day<br />
Dec. 29: Pepper Pot Day<br />
Dec. 30: Bicarbonate of Soda Day<br />
Dec. 31: Champagne Day<br />
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This is my paternal grandmother's aunt's recipe for fruit cake. She was born in 1892, and died the year I graduated from high school. Sadly, I never met her.<br />
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And that's the year in "foodie" holidays! If you want to add something extra to your cookbook, why not include contributor's birthdays, and the corresponding food holiday, just for fun?<br />
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Here are the websites I referenced while writing these pages:<br />
<a href="https://www.thenibble.com/fun/more/facts/food-holidays.asp" target="_blank">https://www.thenibble.com/fun/more/facts/food-holidays.asp</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.tfdutch.com/foodh.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tfdutch.com/foodh.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ocfoodies.com/page/foodie-holiday-calender" target="_blank">http://www.ocfoodies.com/page/foodie-holiday-calender</a>W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-22442638596105863092014-12-15T22:01:00.000-06:002019-01-21T22:18:34.395-06:00December Foodie Holidays: Week 3Dec. 15: Cupcake Day<br />
Dec. 16: Anything-Chocolate-Covered Day<br />
Dec. 17: Maple Syrup Day<br />
Dec. 18: Roast Suckling Pig Day<br />
Dec. 19: Hard Candy Day<br />
Dec. 20: Fried Shrimp Day, Sangria Day<br />
Dec. 21: Hamburger Day<br />
<br />
Mom makes these at Christmas, among many others.<br />
<b><br /></b>
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<b>Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies</b></div>
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1 1/2 C. flour</div>
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1/2 C. cocoa</div>
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1/4 tsp. salt</div>
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1/4 tsp. baking powder</div>
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1/4 tsp. baking soda</div>
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1/2 C. margarine</div>
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1 C. sugar</div>
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1 egg</div>
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1 1/2 tsp. vanilla</div>
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10 oz. jar maraschino cherries</div>
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1 C. semi-sweet chocolate chips</div>
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1/2 C. sweetened condensed milk</div>
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2 tsp. maraschino cherry juice</div>
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<b>Directions:</b> Sift together the first six ingredients. Cream
margarine and sugar; add egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture; beat
until well blended. Shape into 1” balls, place on cookie sheet, and press
center with thumb. Drain the cherries, reserving juice. Put a cherry in the
depression. Heat chocolate chips and milk until chocolate melts; stir in juice.
Spoon a tsp. of this over the cherry, covering it. Bake at 350ºF for 10
minutes.</div>
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</style>W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-87283502934161071892014-12-08T21:59:00.000-06:002019-01-21T21:59:52.946-06:00December Foodie Holidays: Week 2Dec. 8: Chocolate Brownie Day<br />
Dec. 9: Pastry Day<br />
Dec. 10: Lager Day<br />
Dec. 11: Noodle Ring Day<br />
Dec. 12: Cocoa Day<br />
Dec. 13: Popcorn String Day<br />
Dec. 14: Bouillabaisse Day<br />
<br />
The same aunt who contributed the Egg Nog Bread also gave me this, and I can vouch for them 100% – they're amazing.<br />
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<b>“Once-a-Year” Brownies</b></div>
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1 C. flour</div>
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1 C. sugar</div>
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1/2 C. margarine, softened</div>
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4 eggs</div>
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1 1/2 C. Hershey’s chocolate syrup</div>
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nuts, if desired</div>
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<b>Directions: </b>Grease a 13x9” pan. Combine all ingredients;
beat until smooth. Pour in pan. Bake at 350ºF for 25-30 minutes. Do not
overbake. While brownies are still hot, pour on fudge frosting; cool. Store at
room temperature.</div>
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<b>Comments:</b> “J. R. calls these ‘once-a-year’ brownies; I make
them more frequently than that, but not often enough for him. And God forbid I
try a new recipe! ‘What’s wrong with the one we like?’”</div>
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<b>Fudge Frosting</b></div>
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1 12 oz. pkg chocolate chips</div>
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1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk</div>
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1/2 tsp. vanilla</div>
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Directions: Melt the chocolate chips with the sweetened
condensed milk. Add vanilla. Pour over hot brownies and cool. Frosting will
harden to “fudge” consistency.</div>
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<br />
Dec. 1: Pie Day<br />
Dec. 2: Fritters Day<br />
Dec. 3: Apple Pie Day<br />
Dec. 4: Cookie Day<br />
Dec. 5: Sacher Torte Day<br />
Dec. 6: Gazpacho Day<br />
Dec. 7: Cotton Candy Day<br />
<br />
From one of my husband's aunt's:<br />
<br />
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<b>Eggnog Bread<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b></div>
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3 C. flour</div>
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1/2 C. sugar</div>
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4 tsp. baking powder</div>
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1/2 tsp. salt</div>
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1/2 tsp. nutmeg</div>
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1 beaten egg</div>
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1 3/4 C. canned OR dairy eggnog</div>
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1/2 C. cooking oil</div>
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1/2 C. chopped pecans</div>
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1/2 C. golden raisins</div>
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1/2 C. sifted powdered sugar</div>
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2-3 tsp. eggnog</div>
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<b>Directions: </b>In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour,
sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Combine the eggnog, egg and oil; add to
the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined. Stir in the nuts and
raisins. Turn into a greased 9x5 loaf pan. Bake in a 350ºF oven for 60-70
minutes. Cover with foil after 50 minutes is bread browns too quickly. Cool in
pan 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan and cool on a wire rack. Wrap bread;
store overnight. To serve, stir together powdered sugar and enough eggnog to
make of drizzling consistency. Drizzle over bread.</div>
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<b>Comments:</b> “This is a nice bread to give away.”</div>
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</style>W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-69919846742166212622014-11-22T21:20:00.000-06:002019-01-21T21:32:53.062-06:00November Foodie Holidays: Week 4Nov. 22: Cashew Day, Cranberry Relish Day<br />
Nov. 23: Espresso Day<br />
Nov. 24: Sardines Day<br />
Nov. 25: Parfait Day<br />
Nov. 26: Cake Day<br />
Nov. 27: Bavarian Cream Pie Day<br />
Nov. 28: French Toast Day<br />
Nov. 29: Chocolates Day, Lemon Cream Pie<br />
Nov. 30: Mousse Day<br />
<br />
I got this recipe from my dad, who made it when Mom was either out of town or under the weather and not cooking, I don't recall which. (She was appalled.) The directions are a bit scanty, but "simmer until done" is about par for the course for chili, really.<br />
<br />
<br />
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<b>Sardine Chili</b></div>
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1 tin sardines (plain)</div>
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1 can chili beans w/ seasoning</div>
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1 can tomato chunks</div>
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1 bottle tomato juice</div>
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1 envelope chili seasoning</div>
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<b>Directions:</b> Simmer until done.</div>
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Nov. 16: Fast Food Day<br />
Nov. 17: Baklava Day, Homemade Bread Day<br />
Nov. 18: Vichyssoise Day<br />
Nov. 19: Caffeinated Soda Day<br />
Nov. 20: Peanut Butter Fudge Day<br />
Nov. 21: Gingerbread Day<br />
<br />
Another recipe from Mamaw's recipe box, a pair of them, in fact: "White" Fudge and Peanut Butter Fudge:<br />
<br />
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<br />W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-15574772438597084602014-11-08T20:46:00.000-06:002019-01-21T21:03:41.898-06:00November Foodie Holidays: Week 2Nov. 8: Cappuccino Day, Harvey Wallbanger Day<br />
Nov. 9: Scrapple Day, Cook-Something-Bold Day<br />
Nov. 10: Vanilla Cupcake Day<br />
Nov. 11: Sundae Day<br />
Nov. 12: Pizza with Everything Day <br />
Nov. 13: Indian Pudding Day<br />
Nov. 14: Spicy Guacamole Day, Pickle Day<br />
<br />
From my paternal grandmother's recipe box:<br />
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<br />W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-2966869564108140942014-11-01T20:28:00.000-05:002019-01-21T20:46:30.630-06:00November Foodie Holidays: Week 1November is National Peanut Butter Lover's Month, Pepper Month, Pomegranate Month, Raisin Bread, and World Vegan Month.<br />
<br />
Nov. 1: Bison Day, Deep Fried Clams Day, World Vegan Day<br />
Nov. 2: Deviled Egg Day<br />
Nov. 3: Sandwich Day<br />
Nov. 4: Candy Day <br />
Nov. 5: Doughnut Day, International Stout Day<br />
Nov. 6: Nachos Day<br />
Nov. 7: Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day<br />
<br />
I really don't know why some of these food holidays were picked for the months/days they were. I don't associate Deviled Eggs with November at all, but ok. (shrug) This is Mom's recipe for for them, usually served at cookouts in the summertime, or at Easter when she had to do something with all those colored eggs we made.<br />
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<b>Deviled Eggs</b></div>
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6 hard-cooked eggs</div>
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3 Tbsp. mayonnaise</div>
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1/2 tsp. dry mustard</div>
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1/4 tsp. salt</div>
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1/4 tsp. pepper</div>
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<b>Directions:</b> Cut peeled eggs in half lengthwise. Slip out
yolks; mash with fork. Add other ingredients; mix thoroughly. Fill egg whites
with this mixture, heaping slightly. May be refrigerated, covered, for up to 24
hours.</div>
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</style>W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-74930065382715804072014-10-22T17:21:00.000-05:002019-01-21T17:51:55.337-06:00October Foodie Holidays: Week 4Oct. 22: Nut Day<br />
Oct. 23: Canning Day, Boston Cream Pie Day<br />
Oct. 24: Bologna Day<br />
Oct. 25: Greasy Foods Day, World Pasta Day<br />
Oct. 26: Pretzel Day, Mince Meat Pie Day, Pumpkin Day<br />
Oct. 27: Potato Day, American Beer Day<br />
Oct. 28: Chocolate Day, Wild Foods Day<br />
Oct. 29: Oatmeal Day<br />
Oct. 30: Buy-a-Doughnut Day, Candy Corn Day<br />
Oct. 31: Trick or Treat for UNICEF Day<br />
<br />
Consider including an appendix to your cookbook, with tips and tricks from seasoned cooks. All the snarky remarks about Millennials not knowing how to do this or that, taking classes on so-called mundane things... <i>this is the sort of information</i>, the everyday stuff that "everyone knows," yet no one seems to know anymore. Find the people who have the common sense stuff, and gather those pearls!<br />
<br />
I received this tip from one of my husband's grandmothers, who planned a wedding reception for her daughter.<br />
<br />
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<b>How many nuts to buy?</b></div>
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According to Grandma W., you need 1 1/2 lbs. of mixed
nuts for 50 people at a party (or reception, wedding, etc.).</div>
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</style>W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-68780628803431523132014-10-15T17:04:00.000-05:002019-01-21T17:20:36.828-06:00October Foodie Holidays: Week 3Oct. 15: Chicken Cacciatore Day, Roast Pheasant Day<br />
Oct. 16: World Bread Day, World Food Day<br />
Oct. 17: Pasta Day<br />
Oct. 18: Chocolate Cupcake Day<br />
Oct. 19: Seafood Bisque Day, Oatmeal Muffin Day<br />
Oct. 20: Brandied Fruit Day<br />
Oct. 21: Pumpkin Cheesecake Day, Caramel Apple Day, Apple Day<br />
<br />
Several of the men on my husband's side are avid outdoorsmen. Game is often on the menu (watch out for the birdshot!), and it is from one of those men that I have this recipe, from my mother-in-law's brother. (Yeah, I know it's not "Roast Pheasant," I didn't have one for roast pheasant.)<br />
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<b>"Famous" Pheasant </b></div>
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pheasant breasts</div>
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flour</div>
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butter</div>
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2 Tbsp. soy sauce, or to taste</div>
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<b>Directions:</b> Cut pheasant breasts in strips or chunks and
dredge in flour. Place in a skillet well greased with butter. Cook on low
(250ºF) until brown. Add soy sauce. Cook 20-22 minutes. Serve on wild rice or
dressing.</div>
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</style>W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-21473879268405842592014-10-08T16:45:00.000-05:002019-01-21T17:03:25.244-06:00October Foodie Holidays: Week 2Oct. 8: Fluffernutter Day, Pierogi Day<br />
Oct. 9: Submarine/Hoagie/Hero/Grinder Day<br />
Oct. 10: Angel Food Cake Day<br />
Oct. 11: Sausage Pizza Day, World Dulce de Leche Day<br />
Oct. 12: Gumbo Day<br />
Oct. 13: Yorkshire Pudding Day<br />
Oct. 14: Chocolate-Covered Insects Day, Dessert Day<br />
<br />
This next recipe has two parts, that includes a spice mixture that could be used for other recipes. When you're putting together your index, be sure you index <i>all the recipes</i>. The next edition of the family cookbook may have enough of these spice mixes to have their own chapter; we'll see...<br />
<br />
This comes from my other sis-in-law, who has had some culinary training, which she took for fun.<br />
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<b>Cajun Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo</b></div>
1/3 C. vegetable oil OR butter or margarine
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1/3 C. flour</div>
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Cajun Spice mixture (follows)</div>
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1 onion, chopped</div>
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2 green bell peppers, chopped</div>
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2 stalks celery, chopped</div>
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4 cloves garlic, chopped</div>
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2 Tbsp. olive oil</div>
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1 tsp. thyme</div>
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1 tsp. paprika</div>
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1-2 bay leaves</div>
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salt, pepper, cayenne to taste</div>
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8 oz. fresh okra OR green beans</div>
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4 C. boiling chicken broth</div>
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4 oz. spicy sausage, cooked and drained</div>
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3 dried chili peppers</div>
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1 C. chopped tomatoes (canned is fine)</div>
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1 lb. shrimp (shelled or not)</div>
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1 C. cooked shredded chicken</div>
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1/2 C. chopped parsley, if desired</div>
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<b>Directions: </b>Make the roux in an 8 qt. pot by melting butter
and adding flour until mixture is lumpy. Season with Cajun Spice mixture to
taste (1-2 Tbsp.). Stir mixture constantly over medium heat until mixture is
dark in color and set aside. Sauté onion, green pepper, celery and garlic in 2
Tbsp. oil. Cook until onion is soft. Add thyme, paprika, bay, salt, pepper,
cayenne and okra (I use green beans). Cook okra another 3-5 minutes until soft
and dark. In the 8 qt. pot combine the roux and vegetable mixture. Stir in
broth, sausage, chicken, dried chili peppers and tomatoes. Simmer for 20
minutes. Before serving, add shrimp and cayenne as desired. Cook until shrimp
are pink. Simmer, serve and garnish with parsley.</div>
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<b>Comments: </b>You can really add anything to this that you like.
It freezes well, and is easy to double the recipe. Enjoy!</div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Cajun Spice Mixture</b></div>
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2 Tbsp. dried oregano</div>
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2 Tbsp. cayenne pepper</div>
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1 Tbsp. cumin</div>
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1 Tbsp. onion powder</div>
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2 Tbsp. garlic powder</div>
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1 Tbsp. paprika</div>
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2 Tbsp. dried thyme</div>
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1 tsp. pepper</div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Directions: </b>Combine and store in an airtight container.
Makes about 2/3 C.</div>
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<br />
Oct. 1: World Vegetarian Day, Homemade Cookies Day<br />
Oct. 2: Fried Scallops Day<br />
Oct. 3: Caramel Custard Day<br />
Oct. 4: Cinnamon Roll Day (Sweden), Taco Day, Vodka Day<br />
Oct. 5: Apple Betty Day<br />
Oct. 6: Noodle Day<br />
Oct. 7: Frappe Day<br />
<br />
This recipe was taught to my mother by her aunt (her mother's sister). It's a holiday recipe, because they're a pain to make (literally! – your shoulders get a workout with the rolling pin). Pasta rollers largely remove the labor from these, especially one of the fancy ones that attach to a stand mixer, but Mom makes them by hand, when she does.<br />
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<b>Homemade Noodles</b></div>
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2 C. flour</div>
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3 egg yolks</div>
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1 egg</div>
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2 tsp. salt</div>
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1/4-1/2 C. water<br /></div>
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<b>Directions:</b> Make a well in the center of flour. Add egg
yolks, egg, and salt; mix thoroughly. Mix in water 1 Tbsp. at a time, until
dough is stiff but easy to roll. Divide dough into 4 equal parts. Roll one part
at a time into a paper-thin rectangle on a generously floured board. Keep
remaining dough covered. Loosely fold the rectangle into thirds. Cut crosswise
into 1/4” strips. Unfold strips and place on towels until stiff and dry, about
2 hours. Break strips into smaller pieces. Cook in 3 qt. boiling broth until
tender, 5-7 minutes.</div>
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<br />W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-39554068851815119972014-09-22T16:01:00.000-05:002019-01-21T16:28:19.351-06:00September Foodie Holidays: Week 4Sept. 22: Ice Cream Cone Day<br />
Sept. 23: Pot Pie Day, Key Lime Pie Day, White Chocolate Day<br />
Sept. 24: Cherries Jubilee Day<br />
Sept. 25: Lobster Day (Official, by act of Congress and everything)<br />
Sept. 26: Pancake Day<br />
Sept. 27: Corned Beef Hash Day, Chocolate Milk Day<br />
Sept. 28: Strawberry Cream Pie Day<br />
Sept. 29: Coffee Day<br />
Sept. 30: Hot Mulled Cider Day<br />
<br />
Sometimes you might want to include notes or comments from the contributor. They might be about where the recipe came from, special instructions, optional information... anything really that isn't critical to the instructions themselves.<br />
<br />
I credit this recipe to my daughter, even though she doesn't make them.<br />
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<b>Pancakes with Sprinkles</b></div>
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Pancake mix</div>
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Water</div>
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Multicolor “jimmies” sprinkles</div>
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Mini chocolate chips<br /></div>
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<b>Directions:</b> Heat a nonstick griddle (or spray your pan with
cooking spray). Prepare the pancake mix as usual, but add sprinkles and
chocolate chips to the batter. (For 4 pancakes, about 1 tsp. sprinkles and 1
Tbsp. chocolate chips.) Cook as usual. <br /></div>
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<b>NOTE:</b> I started making these for her after she had “Sprinkle
Pancakes” from the kid’s menu at a local breakfast restaurant, and I saw
“Birthday Cake Pancake” mix in the grocery store for twice the price. The
jimmies melt as they cook, making these very much like Funfetti pancakes,
without the cost. The chocolate chips were her addition, and insistence. (WW)</div>
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Sept. 16: Guacamole Day<br />
Sept. 17: Apple Dumpling Day<br />
Sept. 18: Cheeseburger Day<br />
Sept. 19: Butterscotch Pudding Day<br />
Sept. 20: Rum Punch Day<br />
Sept. 21: Pecan Cookie Day<br />
<br />
This was another recipe that didn't make the first edition cookbook and had to be flown in from California; from my sweet sister-in-law.<br />
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<b>Guacamole</b></div>
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2 avocados</div>
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2 green onions</div>
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2 cloves garlic</div>
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1 tomato, diced</div>
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1 serrano pepper, seeds and all</div>
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cilantro, to taste</div>
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lime juice, to taste</div>
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salt, to taste</div>
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<b>Directions:</b> Mince onions, garlic, cilantro and pepper
together. Halve avocado, discard pits and scoop flesh into a ceramic or glass
bowl. Add tomato and minced vegetables. Add lime and salt to taste. Mix.</div>
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<b>Note: </b>Use only plastic utensils on avocados to minimize
oxidation.</div>
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Sept. 9: Wiener Schnitzel Day<br />
Sept. 10: TV Dinner Day<br />
Sept. 11: Hot Cross Bun Day<br />
Sept. 12: Chocolate Milkshake Day<br />
Sept. 13: Peanut Day<br />
Sept. 14: Cream-Filled Doughnut Day<br />
<br />
No recipes for this week, just a tip! My husband's grandmother used to save the partitioned aluminum TV dinner trays, wash, and then make her own TV dinners with her own leftovers. While it may not be practical to save the plastic thingies that little frozen dinners come in today (and some come in biodegradable cardboard), you can buy partitioned plates that are microwave safe and make your own "TV dinners."<br />
<br />
Pay attention to which recipes "freeze well" or "reheats well" or conversely "doesn't reheat well" if you get recipes with those sort of notes. If you have a handful of recipes that do, and the rest don't, ask the contributors – "Hey, how does X reheat, does it make good leftovers?" – and include those additional notes in the cookbook. If you're trying to save a little money and take lunches to work and not eat out, knowing which things reheat well (and which don't!) is great information to have.W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-15723727924612875732014-09-01T13:16:00.000-05:002019-01-21T15:23:04.504-06:00September Foodie Holidays: Week 1September is National Biscuit Month, Better Breakfast Month, Whole Grains Month, Honey Month, Mushroom Month, Potato Month, and Rice Month. <br />
<br />
Sept. 1: Cherry Popover Day, Gyro Day<br />
Sept. 2: Blueberry Popsicle Day, Grits-for-Breakfast Day<br />
Sept. 3: Welsh Rarebit Day<br />
Sept. 4: Macadamia Nut Day<br />
Sept. 5: Cheese Pizza Day<br />
Sept. 6: Coffee Ice Cream Day<br />
Sept. 7: Acorn Squash Day<br />
<br />
My mom stood shoulder-to-shoulder with her mother-in-law to get this recipe. I'm glad she did, because by the time I compiled the family cookbook, Mamaw had already died.<br />
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<br />
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<b>Biscuits</b></div>
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4 C. self-rising flour</div>
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1/2 C. powdered milk</div>
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handful shortening</div>
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water</div>
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Put flour in a bowl. Make a well in the flour; pour the powdered milk in it.
Add the shortening. Add water, a little at a time, working in flour from the
sides. When the consistency is right, scoop by handfuls onto a floured surface.
Pat into a biscuit shape with floured hands. Bake at 450ºF until light golden
brown.</span>
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</style>W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-75419037779973498682014-08-22T12:55:00.000-05:002019-01-21T13:16:11.149-06:00August Foodie Holidays: Week 4August 22: Spumoni Day, Bao Day, World Plant Milk Day, Eat-a-Peach Day<br />
August 23: Sponge Cake Day<br />
August 24: Waffle Day, Peach Pie Day<br />
August 25: Banana Split Day, Whiskey Sour Day<br />
August 26: Cherry Popsicle Day<br />
August 27: Pots de Crème Day, Banana Lover's Day<br />
August 28: Cherry Turnover Day<br />
August 29: Chop Suey Day<br />
August 30: Toasted Marshmallow Day<br />
August 31: Trail Mix Day, Eat Outside Day<br />
<br />
This is another sort-of-cheating recipe, because it's not quite a banana split, but I'm including it anyway, because it's neat. (Also it's my blog and I can.) I received it from one of my aunts; it was a sort of bridal shower "favor." Everyone was asked to bring a recipe for the bride-to-be, and this was one of the ones she gave me.<br />
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<b>Lickety-Split Banana Split Pie</b></div>
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1 graham cracker crust</div>
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2 small bananas</div>
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1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened</div>
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hot fudge sauce, unheated</div>
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pineapple preserves</div>
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chopped nuts</div>
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whipped topping</div>
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maraschino cherries</div>
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<b>Directions: </b>Slice bananas into the bottom of the crust.
Spoon softened ice cream on top and freeze for 2 hours. Top with hot fudge,
pineapple, whipped cream, chopped nuts and maraschino cherries.</div>
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</style>W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-64114366741890029252014-08-15T12:27:00.000-05:002019-01-21T12:55:27.606-06:00August Foodie Holidays: Week 3
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August 15: (Julia Child's B'day!) Lemon Meringue Pie Day</div>
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August 16: Bratwurst Day, Rum Day</div>
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August 17: Vanilla Custard Day
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August 18: Soft Ice Cream Day</div>
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August 19: Potato Day, Hot & Spicy Food Day</div>
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August 20: Lemonade Day, Chocolate Pecan Pie Day, Bacon
Lover's Day</div>
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August 21: Pecan Torte Day</div>
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Today's recipe comes with an opportunity for storytelling.
It just so happens that I have three generations of rather humorous and
disastrous Pie Incidents involving my grandmother, my mother and myself. I
included those anecdotes in the family cookbook, and will share them here, too,
as examples of the sort of stories you can collect and share (if the people are
willing, and no one's feelings are hurt doing so).</div>
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<b>The Pie Incidents</b></div>
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“The last
time Mother made her lemon pie was a very memorable one. She had made the pie
for Mike for his birthday, since that was his favorite. Donna sat down with her
piece and took a bite. You could see her trying not to make a face. She bravely
took another bite, saying nothing.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Mike was
not so subtle. ‘Mom,’ he shouted into the kitchen, ‘what did you do to this
pie?’ Mother tasted it, and immediately realized that she’d forgotten the
sugar. She was mortified.” (told by Sharon B.)</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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“Grandma is not the
only member of the family to do odd things to pies. A neighbor, whose favorite
pie is cherry, was treated to Mom’s own version of it. She bought canned
cherries, but accidentally bought cherries that hadn’t been pitted. Jim said it
was the ‘best pie he’d ever had,’ as he spit out cherry stones.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Perhaps it runs in
the family. I made a sweet potato pie for a friend who’d joined us for one
Thanksgiving dinner. I asked if there was anything special I could cook for
him, since he was alone for the holiday. His request was sweet potato pie.</div>
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“I didn’t
have a recipe, so I got one from a book. It called for bourbon in the filling,
and I had to substitute whiskey from one of those tiny airplane bottles. It
baked, and baked, and baked, and ever got quite done. After it had been baking
well over an hour, I took it out, thinking that was the way it was supposed to
be. It wasn’t.</div>
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“We each
took a bite, and the alcohol, which was supposed to cook out, had not. It was
just awful! I felt awful. And Mom wonders why I don’t like to make pies…” (told
by Wendy W.)</div>
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<b>Lemon Cream Pie </b>
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1 2.9 oz. package lemon cook and serve pudding</div>
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1/2 C. sugar
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1/4 C. water
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3 eggs, separated carefully
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1 baked and cooled 9” pie crust
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1/3 C. sugar
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<b><br />Directions:</b> Stir mix, 1/2 C. sugar, 1/4 C. water and 2 egg
yolks in a medium saucepan. Stir in 2 additional cups of water. Stirring
constantly with a wire whisk, cook on medium heat until mixture comes to a full
boil. Cook 5 minutes, stirring twice. Pour into the cooked and cooled piecrust.
To make the meringue: Beat three egg whites in a large bowl with an electric
mixer on high speed until foamy. Gradually add 1/3 C. sugar, beating until
stiff peaks form. Spread over filling, sealing to the edge of the crust. Bake
at 350ºF for 10-15 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Cool at room
temperature at least 4 hours before serving. </div>
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W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-65097794558651264762014-08-08T12:12:00.000-05:002019-01-21T12:26:38.002-06:00August Foodie Holidays: Week 2August 8: Zucchini Day, Frozen Custard Day<br />
August 9: Rice Pudding Day<br />
August 10: Banana Split Day, S'mores Day<br />
August 11: Raspberry Tart Day<br />
August 12: Julienne Fries Day (shoestring fries)<br />
August 13: Filet Mignon Day<br />
August 14: Creamsicle Day<br />
<br />
Here's a dish that will help you use some of your zucchini crop. It came to me from one of my husband's aunts.<br />
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<b>Vegetable Lasagna</b></div>
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2 small zucchini (8oz. each)</div>
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1 bunch broccoli</div>
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2 C. firmly packed spinach leaves (about 4 oz.)</div>
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5 Tbsp. butter or margarine, divided</div>
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1 tsp. dried oregano leaves</div>
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2 tsp. salt, divided</div>
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1 15 oz. container part-skim ricotta cheese</div>
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2 large eggs</div>
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2/3 16 oz. pkg lasagna noodles (about 12)</div>
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1 C. flour</div>
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2 C. milk</div>
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1 C. grated Parmesan cheese</div>
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1 8 oz. pkg part-skim mozzarella cheese, sliced<br /></div>
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<b><br />Directions:</b> Dice the zucchini; coarsely shop the broccoli
and the spinach. Melt 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine in a 12” nonstick skillet.
Cook the zucchini and broccoli with oregano and salt over medium heat. Cook
until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes. Add the spinach and toss until wilted.
Remove from heat. In a medium bowl, mix the ricotta and eggs with a fork; set
aside. Prepare noodles per package instructions; drain. In a 2 qt. saucepan
over medium heat, melt 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine. Stir in flour and salt
until smooth. Gradually stir in milk; cook, stirring constantly, until sauce
boils and thickens. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan cheese. Layer half of
the cooked lasagna noodles in the bottom of a glass baking dish. Put half of
the ricotta mixture on the noodles, half of the vegetable mixture over the
ricotta, and pour half the sauce over that. Top with remaining noodles and
repeat layers. Top with mozzarella. Bake in a preheated 350ºF oven for 40-45
minutes, until hot and bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes for easier serving.
Makes 8 main-dish servings.</div>
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<br />
August 1: International Beer Day (1st Friday), IPA Day, Raspberry Pie Day<br />
August 2: Ice Cream Sandwich Day<br />
August 3: Watermelon Day, Grab-Some-Nuts Day<br />
August 4: Chocolate Chip Cookie Day<br />
August 5: Oyster Day, Waffle Day<br />
August 6: Root Beer Float Day<br />
August 7: Raspberries 'n Cream Day<br />
<br />
I feel a little like a broken record when I say this, but if you get multiple recipes for the same thing, include <i>all of them</i> (unless they're identical, of course, or have one minor change that you could include as a recipe note). It seems like a simple thing: you have five different recipes for chocolate chip cookies, so you pick one and set the rest aside. Except one of those that you set aside will invariably be someone's favorite (and now it's not in the family cookbook) and the family member who contributed it may have hurt feelings (because it was excluded), and now the next family reunion or holiday gathering is going to be uncomfortable for no good reason. Unless the finished size of the cookbook is a significant concern, <i>include everything</i>.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This particular recipe for chocolate chip cookies comes from one of my husband's aunts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Deluxe Chocolate Chip Cookies</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 C. butter or margarine, softened</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 C. sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 C. brown sugar</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4 eggs </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tsp. vanilla</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4 C. flour</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">5 C. quick oatmeal, powdered in blender</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 tsp. salt</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tsp. baking powder</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tsp. baking soda</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">24 oz. chocolate chips</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">8 oz. Hershey bar, grated</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3 C. chopped pecans</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Directions:</b> Cream together the sugars and butter in a large
bowl. Add the eggs and vanilla; mix well. In another bowl, mix together the
flour, powdered oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda. Gradually add to the
sugar mixture – dough will be stiff. Add the chocolate chips, grated candy bar
and nuts. Make golf ball sized balls, and flatten a little on a cookie sheet.
Bake at 375ºF for about 15 minutes. Don’t overcook.</span></div>
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</style>W. A. Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315835305084339236.post-21831504136921368632014-07-22T11:18:00.000-05:002019-01-21T11:33:44.823-06:00July Foodie Holidays: Week 4July 22: Penuche Fudge Day<br />
July 23: Vanilla Ice Cream Day<br />
July 24: Tequila Day<br />
July 25: Hot Fudge Sundae Day<br />
July 26: Coffee Milkshake Day, Bagelfest Day<br />
July 27: Crème Brûlée Day, Scotch Day<br />
July 28: Milk Chocolate Day<br />
July 29: Chicken Wing Day, Lasagna Day<br />
July 30: Cheesecake Day<br />
July 31: Cotton Candy Day, Raspberry Cake Day<br />
<br />
Another recipe from my mom, although it feels a little like cheating, because it's not really raspberry cake, so much as cake with raspberry <i>sauce</i>. Anyway, it's delicious. (I should double-check with her, though, because I don't believe she uses margarine anymore to cook with, and I don't know if it affects this particular recipe or not to substitute butter. <b>Don't be afraid to ask your contributors for clarification, or to test the recipes yourself if you have the time!</b>)<br />
<br />
<br />
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<b>Pound Cake</b></div>
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1/2 lb margarine</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
1/2 C. Crisco</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
3 C. sugar</div>
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5 eggs</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
3 C. flour</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
1/2 tsp. baking powder</div>
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1 C. milk</div>
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1 tsp. vanilla</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
1 1/2 tsp. almond extract</div>
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<b>Directions:</b> Cream first three ingredients together well. Add
the eggs one at a time. Alternately add the flour/baking powder and the milk.
Add the vanilla and almond extract. Bake in a greased and floured tube (angel
food) pan at 350ºF for 1 hour 20 minutes. Cool 2 hours (NOT upside down.) Serve
with raspberry sauce.</div>
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<b>Raspberry Sauce</b></div>
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2 10 oz. packages frozen raspberries</div>
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1 C. water</div>
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1 C. sugar</div>
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4 Tbsp. corn starch</div>
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2 Tbsp. lemon juice</div>
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<b>Directions:</b> Reserving the juice, drain the thawed
raspberries. Combine the juice, water, sugar and corn starch in a saucepan,
cooking and stirring constantly until thickened. Stir in the lemon juice and
the raspberries. Cool slightly. Serve warm over pound cake</div>
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