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
Today we feature another recipe from Mrs Roueche. I think this is written by Mrs Roueche because I don’t recognize this as Gram’s handwriting. I can’t read the last word on the card: If cream is thin add a ?? Sour Cream Cake Beat together 1 egg beaten 1 cup sugar salt 1 cup sour … Continue reading
I assume that this is from Gram’s mother, Alice Sternberg. I don’t know much about her, but she lived with Gram’s family when she was older and suffering from glaucoma. Mother’s White Cake 1 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter Cream – add salt & vanilla 1 cup water 2 3/4 cups flour 3 heaping … Continue reading
Gram liked this recipe so much she wrote it out twice. The funny thing is that the first one, on the blue paper, has a seafood casserole recipe on the back of it. Maybe she was planning a dinner? It’s interesting to note that the second recipe has increased quantities of the ingredients and makes … Continue reading
Today we have what looks like will be a very moist and sweet – but not chocolately sweet – banana cake. There has been a shift in baked goods over the years. Slowly but surely, they have become more sweet. Some desserts are so sweet they hurt your mouth all while they taste pretty good. … Continue reading
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