Monthly Archives: September 2015
Camp Fire Fun
As a Girl Scout, I learned how to build a fire without wadded up newspaper as fuel, but I can’t say my outdoor cooking skills advanced apace. I used to wrap refrigerator rolls around sticks and toast them over the … Continue reading
Posted in cookbooks, Food, history, memoir
Tagged 1970s, Alaska, back to school, Camp Fire Inc., Fairbanks, Girl Scouts, lunchbox, oatmeal, peanut butter
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Sunshine in a Jar
Berries go into preserves, tomatoes into sauce, right? That’s what I always thought until I found my grandmother Hanna’s recipe for Yellow Tomato Preserves.
Posted in cookbooks, Food, history, memoir
Tagged 1930s, Fannie Farmer, ginger, grandmother, lemon, preserves, Richmond, The Virginia House-Wife, tomatoes, Virginia, yellow tomatoes
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