Quite some time back I posted a recipe for Gram’s ham loaf, and here we have another. I still contend the ham loaf is a midwestern/eastern thing, as I have never in my life (except for in Ohio) seen or heard of ham loaf. If you have left over ham from your holiday dinners and received a meat grinder for Christmas (you too?) you could give this a spin for a Thursday night sometime. Scalloped potatoes and greens on the side, yummmmm! Continue reading
I think the writer of this recipe was named Helen, as I found another recipe in this same batch that was signed by Helen. So, thank you Helen for your delicious recipes! Some people do not like almond flavoring, and some love it. (Strangely, I like marzipan with dark chocolate, but alone I cannot stand either. I know, I’m weird.) This recipe calls for almond paste, which is not marzipan, but could be substituted in a pinch. The German language words for “almond paste” translate as “high quality marzipan from Lubeck.” Almond paste can be bought online and in specialty stores. Do not buy the cheap stuff, as it often has ground apricot or peach pits in it. Continue reading
I’ve been baking for more Christmas gifts. SPOILER ALERT if you know of someone who likes cookies, has everything, and recently moved to an apartment, stop reading now if you don’t want to spoil the surprise! :-)
So, I’ve been baking because I have one person on my list who is sometimes really easy to shop for, sometimes very difficult. He’s the type of person who will go buy whatever he wants. Plus, the household recently downsized significantly from a 4 bedroom house to a 4 room apartment. I can’t get him just anything. I really struggled this year, but realized that what he really likes is good food.
He will be getting a variety of goodies, including some of the Dutch Honey I made last week, molasses crinkles, gingerbread cookies, and frosted chewies. Continue reading
Dutch Honey, not Dutch, not honey
I don’t have a recipe card for this one because it was told to me as an anecdote. An old boyfriend was descended from some Sooners. His father’s people had come across the country in a covered wagon, and one of the recipes they brought with them was for Dutch Honey. This recipe was handed down through the generations, and by the time I met Vera Pharis she was in her 70s, and the recipe had morphed, certainly. Continue reading
Gram had an applesauce cake recipe that required that the applesauce be drained, but this one does not do that. The loaf may be very moist and delicious. I date this to 1955 because there is another recipe on the back of this that has a date. The applesauce loaf was clearly the desired recipe because the paper was folded as you see it above. Continue reading
Gram's Recipe Box 