If you’ve followed this site for any length of time, you know I started with just 134 of my grandmother’s recipe cards, but over the years have expanded through borrowing from friends and buying stashes of recipe cards online and through local antique & thrift shops. I prefer handwritten recipe cards and the ones that … Continue reading
A few years ago we shared a recipe for Apie Cakes and I admit, at that time I didn’t know anything about them. But so many people commented on that original post sharing their great memories of Rosenberry’s Pioneer Market, enjoying Apie Cakes with butter and coffee, and just taking us back to a slower … Continue reading
Google tells me that pesach is another word for Passover. The sponge cake is tagged as “big cake” which I assume means it serves a lot. Pesach Sponge Cake (Big cake) Beat 7 yolks & 2 whole eggs – 10 minutes Add 1 3/4 c sugar Juice-rind-1 lemon Beat 10 minutes, use 2x large eggs … Continue reading
Prunes really have a bad reputation, but the really are a nice fruit in the plum family. They just happen to be associated with…regularity. They are a blue-black in color, and most people find them dried or stewed. You used to be able to find them fresh, although I think the demand has dropped off … Continue reading
Ok, last one, I promise! I couldn’t pass up this fruitcake recipe that calls for oatmeal. All the variations on fruitcake may be why they have such a bad reputation now – seems like everyone was trying to differentiate themselves with a new twist on fruitcake. I have only really had the type my great-grandmother … Continue reading
Gram's Recipe Box 