Cooking & Baking

Love to cook and refer to the shelves often. I especially enjoy the “church ladies” offerings where many recipes start with a stick of butter or a can of cream of mushroom soup. 😄. I have a couple from my mother-in-laws kitchen, complete with her spatters. 🥰. The list of contributors from the 1950 and early 1960’s were always Mrs. John Smith, etc. By the 1970 this list used the woman’s actual name, ie Betty Smith or whatever it was. I have my mother’s over stuffed recipe box - when my daughter saw that she exclaimed “Grandma cooked?”. The main thing my kids remember about my mom’s cooking was that she disliked cooking and really wasn’t very good at it. But she made The. Best. Rice Krispie bars. I also have the recipe box I started as a 4-H member in about 1957. It too is crammed full. Actually pulled a recipe out of it today to make Blackberry Jam with Chambard. Jars just came out of the canner.