The original intent for this post was supposed to be for an Orange Cereal Flake Nut Bread that I found in a 1963 community cookbook. I tested it and I will admit I did not like the texture the cornflakes gave the bread so I shelved it. Though I kept thinking about how much I … Continue reading Orange Cranberry Walnut Bread
I have a collection of vintage metal recipe boxes. Sixteen to be exact with all but one full of handwritten recipes and clippings from newspapers and magazines of the past. My favorite thing to do is to flip through the curated recipes of someone's time in the kitchen. The problem is I rarely cook from … Continue reading The Recipe Box: Apple Butter Bread
When thinking of the 1920s, a certain image pops in to most of our heads. It usually involves cool girl flappers with their bobbed hair dancing the night away while drinking gin. Thoughts go to frivolity and decadence not of practicality and sensibility. Least of all does the mind go to the name Aunt Sammy … Continue reading History of Aunt Sammy and Her Recipes
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