For your Saturday morning enjoyment, here is a nice recipe for waffles. It looks like Gram decided that 2 large tbsp of baking powder would not be right, but according to my measurements chart, 6 tsp is equal to 2 tbsp. Perhaps by limiting the measure to teaspoons, she eliminated the “large” part of the … Continue reading
While at first I thought, “oh boy, a fiber rich cake to be served right after dinner!” after thinking about prunes and the fact that before they became the go-to fiber source, they were just another fruit available and readily grown in orchards everywhere. Prunes are a variant of plums, and taste almost the same. … Continue reading
This recipe is a German dessert. Gram was half German so it makes me wonder if this was a family recipe. The word “schaum” means frothy or foamy in German, which directly defines the meringue shells and even the whipped cream. All the references to Schaum Torte I found used strawberries, but if you don’t … Continue reading
I’m going back to what I’m good at, ha ha. Here is a recipe for graham cracker dessert. At first, I thought it would be a “stack up” which I know was a dessert Gram served. It went like this: alternate a square of graham cracker with a layer of jam or jelly, topping with … Continue reading
Here’s a nice recipe for a spice cake. I bet it’s good, and another non-chocolate alternative. If you remember from an earlier post, Mrs Fish was Gram’s mother’s good friend, and Gram sometimes called her Auntie Fish. My guess for this recipe is to cream the butter and sugar, add the rest, bake in a … Continue reading
Gram's Recipe Box 