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Apple Pie… mmmmmm PIE!

November 27, 2014 By Cynthia Leave a Comment

Apple Pie… mmmmmm PIE!

Hi Sons,   In Granny M.'s cookbook this is really not a recipe per se ... but rather more of a paragraph describing how she makes her apple pie! Her apple pie always turned out PERFECT. It always had a light flaky golden brown crust and the filling was always sweet and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dessert, Food Memory, Granny Mack, History Tagged With: Apple season, apples, mmmmpie, pie, YUM

Granny Mack’s Pastry

November 26, 2014 By Cynthia Leave a Comment

Granny Mack’s Pastry

I can remember sitting in my Granny's kitchen watching her lightly pull together her pastry dough, her small hands all dusty with flour. She would be laughing and telling me how she use to get up really early every morning and go into the small cafe in town. She had an early … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dessert, Food Memory, Granny Mack Tagged With: apples, fall, Granny, Holiday dish, mmmmpie

Simple Apple Sauce

November 5, 2014 By Cynthia 2 Comments

Simple Apple Sauce

Hello my sons! The weather was perfect this last weekend and a trip to the Georgia mountains to pick apples sounded like heaven. The apple trees were heavy with beautiful red apples. They tasted like late sunny summer days, fresh and crisp! I love picking summer fruit, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dessert, Retro, Side dish Tagged With: apples, easy, fall

Fancy Jellied Salad

October 30, 2014 By Cynthia 1 Comment

Fancy Jellied Salad

Hi Boys! I think that it is safe to say that jellied salads are all but a thing of the past! However, in days of  yesteryear being able to produce a perfectly molded Jell-O salad filled with all its hidden treasures  was the true test of a home chef. I can safely say that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chistmas, Food Memory, Granny Mack, History, Retro, Side dish, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Holiday dish

Dear Sons,

August 24, 2014 By Cynthia Leave a Comment

Dear Sons,

Lochlan you have mentioned on a number of occasions that I rarely talk about my growing up years. Which is funny, because memories from my childhood crowd my thoughts of today and influence almost all of my decisions. I think some families are lucky enough to have one unique … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Memory, Granny Mack, History Tagged With: Family, Granny, Old Recipes, Sons

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