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Pumpkin Pecan Pie by Mrs. Myron Leitz I love pumpkin pie. Well, homemade pumpkin pie. I usually end up disliking the pumpkin pies that I order at a restaurant. And the frozen pies? *phhht* Why bother? My Honey loves pecan pie. He tells me not to bake any pecan pies for him because it would be too . . . → Read More: Pumpkin Pecan Pie After our friend Deborah Laux had mentioned that she was the keeper of a family recipe for Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake, I begged her to send it to me so that I could share it with the Modern Retro Woman community. In her email she writes, My childhood was littered with Chocolate Mayonnaise Cakes – the only cake . . . → Read More: Chocolate Mayo Cake  2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Baking, Cooking from Scratch, Recipe, Vintage Recipe  chocolate mayonnaise The fun of having “too many” vintage cookbooks is that I can try out similar recipes from different sources. Last April, I took Strawberry Petal Pie with me to Easter dinner at my brother and sister-in-law’s house. In July, I made strawberry pie using a recipe from my World War II era Betty Crocker cookbook. Last . . . → Read More: More Strawberry Pie Experimentation From This… The other day, I mentioned that I was able to get several pounds of peaches for only $1 from Tenerelli Orchards because they were Grade B and C quality (watch yesterday’s film for an explanation of food grades). After cutting out the bruises, I still was able to have some peaches left over after . . . → Read More: Fun with Peaches: Vintage Peach Pie Recipe Golden Peach Pie (Better Homes & Gardens "Pies and Cakes" 1966) I was able to buy a couple pounds of peach “seconds” at the farmers’ market the other day for dirt cheap. I simply told the farmer that I wanted peaches for a pie and that I didn’t care what they looked like. If you are . . . → Read More: Interesting Contrast: B H & Gardens Peach Pie Strawberry Pie from Betty Crocker WWII Era Cookbook The farmers’ market that I go to is overflowing with strawberries right now. I was quite surprised because they are usually in season in the late spring in my neck of the woods. By July, we have triple-digit temps and strawberries can’t handle the heat. One of the Fourth . . . → Read More: Fun with Strawberries: Vintage Pie Recipe 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Baking, Cooking from Scratch, Vintage Recipe pastry, pies, strawberries It has been an interesting couple of weeks. I started my new job working part-time for my brother’s financial planning practice. I will be conducting college planning workshops for him a couple of times per week. Right now, the learning curve feels like it is going straight up and down! He assures me that after I . . . → Read More: Fat Free Brownies 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Baking, Cooking from Scratch, Life, Recipe No Pudge Fudge Brownies I was going to post a photo of my “stay awake cake,” as my husband calls it, from about an hour after I made it. I was working in the office and then went into the kitchen to get a drink of water. Lo and behold, My Honey had neatly cut out a little square in . . . → Read More: Stay Awake Cake |
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