From the Detroit Free Press - August 1986
I’ve never been a strawberry pie fan. I’d rather just have the strawberries, without the goo. But I know loads of people that just love it. Wait for summer to get those beautiful, local berries to immerse them in the goo. Plus, doesn’t it just give you hope that warm weather is coming?
Mile High Strawberry Pie
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From Mama’s Kitchen - Pecan Cream Pie
I’m kind of surprised my mother never made this one. She made pecan pie quite often because my dad and older brother loved it. I have her mother’s Souther Pecan Pie recipe, which I will post soon. It was a staple at holidays. Dennis loves pecan pie, so this will go into the To Do pile.
Pecan Cream Pie
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A few weeks ago, I went over to my father’s house to start cleaning out some of my Mom’s things. I ended up with 3 video type boxes of recipes she had collected for almost 50 years. Clipped from newspapers, magazines, food boxes and cans. Handwritten on index cards, mimeographed and photocopied. Scraps of paper — hundreds of scraps. From 50 years ago to 5 years ago.
She probably tried 1/10th of them, but she kept each one, thinking she’d eventually get to it.
As I was going through them, deciding which to keep (her classics) and which to toss, it occurred to me that posting some of them on my blog (And another thing) might be a good idea. Perhaps someone is looking for a ‘Cooked Ham with Raisin Orange Glaze’ recipe. I’ll post a couple of weeks and try to file them in categories that make sense.
The recipes will be as they appear on the paper, card, etc. - so expect some advertising and preposterous claims (see below: “luscious Lucky Whip, the dessert topping that tastes like it’s homemade”). I’ll also attempt to date the recipe, if at all possible.
** Disclaimer **
I generally will not be trying these before posting. Be warned! Use at your own risk. And let me know how it goes!
Today:
Festive Pumpkin Chiffon Pie 1960s/early-1970-ish
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