Pineapple Upside Down Cake (Mable Haas)

Good ol Mable Haas had quite a few treats in her cookbook. I have seen lots of vintage recipes for pineapple upside down cake. It must have been “the thing” for quite some time. It doesn’t sound good to me, but I know lots of people like it. The way this recipe reads is probably … Continue reading

Chocolate Cake (Alice Rhoads)

Yet another chocolate cake recipe…can there ever be enough? Chocolate Cake (Alice Rhoads) 2 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup butter + lard 2 eggs 1 cup sour milk 1/2 cup cocoa 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cup flour 1 teaspoon vanilla cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Beat well add cocoa. Put baking soda in … Continue reading

Chocolate Cake (Mabel Haas)

Chocolate Cake (Mabel Haas) 1 cup granulated sugar 2 heaping tablespoon butter 1 or 2 eggs  Add 1 cup milk 1 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup cocoa 1 tablespoon soda 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 tablespoon vinegar Beat white of eggs put in last

Pepper Cheese Bread

Oh boy does this sound good! Although, knowing me, I’d make it with red peppers because they are a little sweeter than the green. Or a combination. Or if you don’t like peppers you could make it with onion, or nothing at all, just the cheese. Mmm, do what you like, that’s what I always … Continue reading

Zucchini Bread

There isn’t much better to do with your extra zucchinis than make zucchini bread. It is a delicious treat and a good way to get veggies into your kids. I prefer the zucchini very finely shredded so there are not big hunks. I find it interesting that this recipe is identified as “mine” and “my … Continue reading