Frugal Homekeeping :

Ripe Bananas? Make Cake Frosting/Watkins CB Review

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My grandmother, who we referred to as "Mammam", always used Watkins' Pure Vanilla when she baked. She thought that their vanilla was the best, and that pure vanilla was worth the added cost over extract. When I found, recently, that Watkins'[...]

Old Style Green Beans and New Potatoes/Man's Recipes

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Being the mother of three sons, I particularly enjoyed this , well, it's not technically a "cookbook", but rather, a recollection of one man's memories, both good and bad, of the food and kitchens of his lifetime. Supper Time: Recollections and[...]

Mayberry CB Review/Strawberry Pie

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My Husband took me for another Texas adventure last night; we ate at Prairie House in Ronoake. What a historic town with a great knack for preserving historic buildings and promoting local businesses! With several locally-owned eateries,[...]

Leftover Eggs? Egg Salad-4 Ways

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If you had an "eggs- travagant " Easter and still have boiled eggs in the fridge, don't fear! Here are 4 different ways to make a delicious sandwich spread from your boiled eggs. We always called it "egg salad" at our house, but it is good on a[...]

Old Home Remedies, Receipts and Wives' Tales in a Cookbook

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***Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of North Carolina as they recover from the horrific damage done by the tornadoes this weekend*** Old Cookbook Review: Seems Like I Done it This-a-Way by Cleo Stiles Bryan Sometimes I slog through[...]

Quiche Lorraine and Julia's Wisdom!

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There are times in the kitchen when I pray for wisdom......usually when a sauce looks too watery, or something in the oven is not, "rising to the occasion"! I'm not professionally-trained in cooking, I'm just a trial-and-error home cook trying to[...]

Colonial Cookbook

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When the show, Survivor, was in its first season on television, my son, Justin, was a fan. The premise of the show is that people who are unfamiliar with some far-off, exotic location are dropped off there and must adapt to their surroundings and[...]

Boone Tavern Cookbook from 1950's

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What do you do if you're the manager of a very popular southern inn and people love the food you serve, and are constantly asking for recipes? You publish a cookbook with the recipes in it, of course! I'm referring to Richard T. Hougen, manager of[...]

Microwave Brownie Mix: 5 Variations/1 Mix

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As promised, I 'm sharing a recipe this week that I found in my box of old clippings. This sounds so practical for Spring and Summer baked treats without the fuss and extra heat in the house from using your oven. There is a master mix for the[...]

Menu Plan : Mar. 21- Mar. 26

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We had a nice "Spring Break" with all three sons. The oldest son worked until Wednesday, but was off for the rest of the week. Our Middle son, Blake, was in from Tulsa, and Ben, the youngest, was very excited to have both of them home. Hubby[...]