Friday, September 2, 2011

Iced Tea, Old, Old Recipes, and The Way to a Man's Heart


I shared pecan chicken salad with my Grandma for lunch today. I also helped her put together her new recipe box and snuck in her recipe for her one-of-a-kind and top secret pie crust (she won't admit she is forgetting the recipe).  Sitting at her kitchen table, sorting through old recipe cut-outs, I felt like I was a kid again, just off the school bus, enjoying my afternoon snack with Grandma.  I'm still smiling.

Some lunch thoughts/observations:

  1. Iced tea always tastes better when Grandma makes it.  I can't explain why.  It just does.  I even buy the same kind of tea and put it in the same kind of jug.  Maybe it's her ancient lemon/lime squeeze contraption that does it.  I don't know.  Refreshing.
  2. I wish I could still buy Clabber Girl baking powder for 10 cents.  10 cents!  I wish I would've remembered to bring that little cut-out with me just to show you.  Instead, I remembered to bring some tasty cookie recipes instead.  From scratch.  Take that boxed mixes and pre-made dough!  (I researched this a little online and it looks as if these recipes are from sometime in the 1940's.  Wow.)
  3. My Grandma says, "The real way to a man's heart is through his stomach.  Just look at your Grandpa.  He'd starve if I didn't cook or bake, and I realize it's my own fault!"  They've been married for over 60 years now and she still makes him a different dessert every night.  My husband gets dessert about once a week.  I've got some catching up to do! 
Wishing you a relaxing Labor Day and extended weekend!  

4 comments:

  1. Wow. You can bake from scratch? My mom and dad can too. It's a skill I never picked up.

    When you make your husband red velvet cupcakes from scratch perhaps you'll write a blog post about it?

    :-)

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  2. Haha, Evelyn! Yes, I definitely will. ;)

    Hope you've had a great weekend and Happy Labor Day!

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  3. Hello :-)
    Just wondering whether the image used was written in 2011 like the article or (as it looks) from an earlier period? Would be great if you could let me know :-)

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