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Today’s question is:
Has reading inspired you to try a recipe provided at the back of a book?
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For myself probably not but I have looked up what the recipe looks like. I now have an Amish cookbook and have been so tempted to try Whoopie Pies. Also some of the fudges I have been tempted to try. As many who know me know I am a fussy eater so while food look great on the page I know I probably won’t like them.
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Sometimes I’ve thought about making a recipe from the back of a book, but with lots of food allergies and intolerances, I don’t always want to modify them to suit me, so I haven’t actually made one.
For others, it’s hard to convert to Australian ingredients, like when the recipe says “x sticks of butter”, or ingredients that aren’t sold here unless they are in specialty shops.
I agree working out things is tricky like corn syrup.
No, but I like the idea of a recipe in a book. I intend to put a recipe in my Memoir, a recipe that was always used by my ‘old-maid’ aunts and grandmother when I boarded with them at the age of 16. Grandma North learnt cooking from the famous Miss Amy Schauer (The Schauer Australian Cookery Book). Every Monday night, after a roast on Sunday, Aunty Betty used this recipe.
DELICIOUS RELISH FOR ALL COLD JOINTS.
Method: Mince 1 large white onion. Put into saucepan with 1 tab butter. Turn about until brown and softened. Add 3 tomatoes, skin removed, cut small. Season with pepper, salt, nutmeg. Add 2 tabs. of vinegar. Add 2 full teaspoons sugar. Add 2 large tabs. sultanas cut in half, seeds removed. Cover down with lid of saucepan tightly. Simmer for 30 mins.
Aunty Betty always had beautiful gravy from the leftover lamb and then this relish/dressing was mixed with the gravy. At a 16 year old, I loved it.
A lot of the recipes mum used came from her mother and many were depression recipes where they used what they had to make filling foods. like the Christmas pudding, it used things like suet or dripping and were economical.
I’m not much of a cook, but I like to read the recipes.
That being said I have baked one, but it was a kid’s cook about a carrot cake and my kid convinced me to make it 😊
I have intentions (of course my intentions to try evaporate when I start the next book)
Hi Jenny, Years ago I used a recipe from one of Hallee Bridgeman’s books and, of course, I can’t remember which recipe or book. Possibly a Thanksgiving recipe. I did have to Google to check things but it was after Costco opened and I was more familiar with US measurements and ingredients. 😊
Sounds good. The measurements I don’t have an issue with cos I still have the old fashioned scales with the weights in imperial measurements and mums recipes have the old weights. (I know 8oz is about 250gms)