Velvet Fudge

by Mrs Marvel

Oh my. This sounds decadent and delicious. I am not much of a candy maker but I might just try this recipe because it sounds so darn good. It might also be a fun project for kids, since kids often like to get their hands all messy. The challenge might just be keeping little ones from eating and licking before the fudge is finished.

I assume the chocolate is unsweetened Bakers or similar brand.

Velvet Fudge

3 tbs butter, 3 tbs chocolate (or a little less), 3 cups sugar, 1 cup milk,  cup walnuts.

Melt butter, add chocolate, sugar, milk. Mix well & cook to soft ball stage when tried in cold water. DO NOT STIR. Remove from fire & set aside until cold. Add walnuts & pick up and work in the hands 15 to 20 minutes. Shape into long rolls & slice.

 

Reader Requests Page

by Mrs Marvel

Hello Cooking & Baking Fans!  I am hoping that the power of the internet can bring us together to help each other out with our cooking mysteries!  I have added the page Reader Requests so that questions can be posted, and hopefully someone out there will know the answer.  Here are a few of the many questions that I have received through the Let’s Chat feature, and I just don’t know the answers…

A site reader is looking for an old southern recipe for a cake that uses powdered sugar and starts baking in a cold 
oven…

Another reader wanted to know if Icicle Pickles turn blue

How about a recipe for “mountain cake” for a reader who wants to make this 50 year old cake for her dad’s birthday?

These are just a tiny sampling of the variety of questions I receive, and I really want to help. If you know the answers, or if you have a question of your own, head over to Reader Requests to make a post. I know we have a lot of experienced cooks & bakers who read the site and could contribute their knowledge for the rest of us.

As always, thanks for reading Gram’s Recipe Box! This is a site born of love that has evolved well beyond my early imaginings and I appreciate every one of you.

P Butter Cookies

by Mrs Marvel

I like my peanut butter cookies made with crunchy, so there’s something to really bite your teeth into. While this calls for peanut (p nut) butter, you could use either creamy or crunchy based on your preferences.

A note about the site! I have recently implemented the “Pin It” button for those of you who use pinterest, as well as simple Facebook and Twitter buttons, plus “more” behind the more button. You can still print and email the posts, just click on the more button and find what you want. Enjoy!

P Butter Cookies

1 c butter, 1 c wht sugar, 1 c br sugar, 2 eggs, 1 c p nut butter, 1 teas vanilla, 2 c flour, 2 teas soda & a little salt

 

Maryland Cream Waffles

by Mrs Marvel

So this recipe for Maryland Cream Waffles dates back to at least the 1940s, possibly earlier. All the reviews I have read about them indicate they are to die for and are far superior to other waffle recipes. I like to eat waffles but I am pretty bad at making them. I always seem to open the waffle iron too soon and they tear, or too late and they have burned. Seems like it would be simple with one of those light indicators but no, I might have given up on waffles last time. Maybe.

Maryland Cream Waffles

2 c flour, 4 teas b.p., 1/2 teas salt, 2 tbs sugar, 2 eggs, 1 3/4 c milk, 1/2 c melted butter

Mix & sift dry ingredients together; add milk which has been mixed with beaten egg yolks, add melted butter. Beat until all lumps have disappeared & you have a smooth creamy mixture. Fold in beaten egg whites.

Lemon Cream Cake (Mrs Marin)

by Mrs Marvel

Although this is called lemon cream cake, it is actually a pie. It sounds like a lemon custard pie, which would be nice for a summer evening, chilled and topped with a bit of whipped cream. Delicious! I might have to make this for my mother’s birthday if she will let me. :-) And, although you might already realize this, where the recipe calls for the rind of the lemon, it should be finely grated.

Lemon Cream Cake

1 c. sugar, 1 c. milk, 1 heaping tbs. butter, 1 heaping tbs. flour, 2 eggs, juice & rind of 1 large lemon.

Cream butter & sugar. Add flour & beaten egg yolks, rind & juice of lemon. Add milk and lastly beaten egg whites. Stir well. Pour into unbaked crust. Bake in slow oven. To test when done, shake pan. If ingredients do not move, it is done. 1 small pie