This chili sauce recipe is unfamiliar to me, and as a youngster who only liked a handful of foods, I wouldn’t have tried it Continue reading “Chili Sauce from the Standard Figuring Book”
Chili Sauce from the Standard Figuring Book
Dill Pickles, the Basics
This recipe, also from the Standard Figuring Book, is not the only dill pickle recipe Grandma used, but it might possibly Continue reading “Dill Pickles, the Basics”
Mustard Pickles Revisited
The Standard Figuring Book has more than one mustard pickle recipe, and why not? The book is a collection of family recipes Continue reading “Mustard Pickles Revisited”
What’s in a Name? Bread and Butter Pickles
Bread and Butter pickles are named so because they go well with bread and butter? Because they were considered a staple like bread and butter? Nope, at least not according to Wikipedia (although if you guessed they were once a staple, you’re in the ballpark): Continue reading “What’s in a Name? Bread and Butter Pickles”
Beet Pickles ‘Do Not Use’
Another from the “Standard Figuring Book”. We can’t ask Grandma Falba why she labeled this recipe as ‘do not use’. The other note on it, other than a large ‘X’ to cross it out Continue reading “Beet Pickles ‘Do Not Use’”