This really is an old recipe, again from the files of Grannie Marvel. She also lived in southeastern Pennsylvania and lived well into her 80s. Most of the people in that area were farmers, and this would have been a good dessert to top things off for the men who had worked in the fields. … Continue reading
This is a very old recipe. I have never made it with canned sweet potatoes, though I often thought that would certainly be a time saver. But, I’d suggest making it in the traditional manner. Grannie is my husband’s grandmother, and Mrs. Marvel’s great grandmother. Grannie’s Sweet Potato Pie (Grannie Marvel) 1½ cups sweet potatoes, boiled … Continue reading
By the looks of things you would think that dessert is the only thing that we cooks think about. Not so, but it is the crown on the meal and what some people think of as the whole meal, especially the children. Well it does complete it doesn’t it. I see that there was a … Continue reading
Earlier I said that you would hear from Aunt Dottie again. Here is another of her mushroom (from mushroom country) recipes. Mushrooms are grown in the dark, in a building (a mushroom house). They are grown in flats only inches apart and when they are harvested, the person harvesting wears a cap like a miner’s … Continue reading
This is not a great old standard, but a new standard which is so simple. You will see that the recipe calls for 2 pounds of stew beef, but it makes so much sauce that you can easily put a third pound into the mix. Then there will be some left over for the freezer … Continue reading
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