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Updated 11/7/08: I made the pie using chopped prunes in place of raisins and a pre-baked phyllo crust. DELICIOUS! The raisin pie filling is similar to a custard and is placed into a pre-baked pie shell which has been cooled to room temperature. This pie is commonly topped with a whipped meringue topping. One Crust [...]
During the month of October, I challenged readers to try making an old recipe and sharing their results. I’m happy to report that a few brave souls stepped up to the plate and made a delicious selection of recipes for this first ‘Making History’ event! Below you will find a brief summary of each entry [...]
Cornmeal is one of those ingredients which just screams ‘old-fashioned’ to me. It reminds me of my childhood and stories from my great-grandma on how they would make johnny cakes, hardtack, and griddle cakes. My mother made cornmeal griddle cakes once or twice that I can remember, and I loved them. Griddle cakes are basically [...]
I hate persimmons. At least, I think I do. We have a huge persimmon tree in our backyard and each year I try one and each year I dislike it. The permissions are plump and a beautiful orange color but they leave a chalky, strange feeling in my mouth. It’s like they coat my mouth [...]
When looking through my latest set of recipes that I purchased from Oklahoma, I noticed many vegetarian recipes. My assumption is that somewhere around the 1970′s the author took an interest in the vegetarian lifestyle, possibly for health or diet reasons. This recipe for soy burgers caught my attention because I didn’t see any tofu [...]
Another ‘mock’ recipe – this one would be useful for me because I never seem to have nuts on hand when wanting to bake. And since nuts can be quite expensive, this faux pecan pie is thrifty as well. Pecan pie has got to be one of my favorite pies. It’s rich and custardy with [...]
Hush puppies are a classic southern food here in the United States. Small balls of cornmeal dough fried until golden and crisp, while tender on the inside. My favorite hush puppy recipes use a bit of grated onion in them to make them deliciously savory.
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