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Article: "Grandmother's Cookbook"
Author: Chris Sadler
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Copyright: 2008 Chris Sadler
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Grandmother's Cookbook
When I was a little girl we would drive "down east" (which is
actually up but that is another discussion) to visit my mother's
parents. Nanny would sit me on her knee and teach me how to play
cards. Yup WebAdmin was a card shark from the ripe old age of seven.
So what does that have to do with cooking and recipes? Nothing,
except that before and after cards (and occasionally during) there
was always wonderful food such as my mother didn't cook on a regular
basis. Now don't get me wrong, my Mom cooks better than any Mom but
Nanny rocked in the kitchen in a different way. Such are the
memories of my childhood, it was so wonderful returning to them with
Grandmother's Cookbook.
When you open the pages you will immediately feel as if you are
reading recipes written just for you by your own grandmother. The
handwritten look of each recipe, the wonderful original watercolours
and the personal notes make this more than just a great collection
of old recipes.
Many of us likely have a church bazaar recipe book of favourites
around somewhere but this collection is much more detailed, coherent
and in a far more interesting format. The chapter "A Family Love
Letter" is well worth the read.
One caution I would make is that the recipes should be read through
thoroughly before beginning. Most recipes don't follow the current
standard of ingredients first, directions following but are instead
written in paragraph form. Reading the recipe through first will
help make sure you know how to do everything and have all of the
necessary ingredients.
Grandmother's Cookbook is spiral bound to lie flat during use and
has laminated full color soft covers and divider pages. Recipe
sections include Soups, Breads, Dumplings and Noodles, Appetizers
and Salads, Meats and Vegetables, Desserts and Christmas
Specialties.
Two sample recipes are below:
Hungarian Goulash
Put 1 tablespoon oil in a pan. Finely slice 1 large onion and fry in
oil until golden brown. Add 3 teaspoons paprika. Stir it around and
add the meat. You can use about a pound of chicken, beef or veal. We
always like breast and shank of veal. Add a piece of green pepper, a
stalk of celery, a tomato (fresh or canned), 1 bay leaf and 2
cloves. Salt and pepper to taste. Steam the meat until it draws
juice. Then sprinkle 1 tablespoon of flour on the meat. Add 1 or 2
cups of water and simmer until tender. This usually takes about 2
hours. Add 1 or 2 diced potatoes for the last 1/2 hour. I like to
serve this with rice, noodles or bread dumplings. This is a simple
but very delicious meal!
Bread Dumplings
Toast 2 slices of bread and cut into small cubes. Take 1 cup flour,
1 egg, pinch of salt and enough water to make a soft dough. Mix in a
small bowl. When smooth, stir in the bread cubes and mix well. Have
a pot of boiling water ready to which you have added a teaspoon of
salt. Use a tablespoon to cut spoonfuls of dough and drop into the
boiling water. Cook until the dumplings float and are done. Take
them out of the water with a slotted spoon and drain. Pour a little
melted butter over them (about 1/4 cup). Delicious served with
goulash, beef stew or pot roast. Serves 4. This recipe may be
doubled.
Enjoy!
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