Tag Archives: Mother’s Day

For Mother’s Day: Grandma’s Apricot Bars

Posted on May 12, 2019 by heritagerecipebox

Though I didn’t spend much time in the kitchen with either of my grandmothers, I enjoy remembering them by making the recipes that they left behind. For Mother’s Day this year, I wanted something sweet and brightly flavored, so I … Continue reading →

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Biscuits from Grandma Bertie

Posted on May 12, 2018 by heritagerecipebox

Raised in coastal North Carolina, Grandma Bertie never lost her Southern accent, even though she spent much of her adult life in West Virginia. She never lost her taste for regional delicacies, either, including hush puppies (which I compared to … Continue reading →

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Grandma’s Healthy Sweets from the 1910s

Posted on May 14, 2017 by heritagerecipebox

Dates, nuts, flour, and eggs – what could be simpler and healthier than my Grandma Bertie’s Date Strips?

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Peach Cake Rushes the Season

Posted on May 4, 2016 by heritagerecipebox

A week of gloomy weather in Boston means it’s time for a sunny recipe. This peach-almond kuchen does double duty for Mother’s Day

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For Mother’s Day: Grandma’s Chocolate Cake with a Surprise

Posted on May 10, 2015 by heritagerecipebox

When my Grandma Bertie was growing up in coastal North Carolina about 100 years ago, she dutifully wrote down recipes from her mother, her aunts, and the ladies of the town. She never baked this chocolate cake recipe for me, but … Continue reading →

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Lemon Chess Cake: My Mother’s Special Request

Posted on May 11, 2014 by heritagerecipebox

In between the time that people traded recipes over the back fence and the internet, newspapers often published recipe exchange columns for readers. For my mother, the Richmond Times-Dispatch ran “Trading Secrets,” which let readers answer requests for everything from Greek Green Beans … Continue reading →

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