"jinx the minx" wrote in message
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S Viemeister > wrote:
> On 7/2/2017 4:53 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>
>> I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making things I ate
>> during my childhood, even things I never liked back then. My mother
>> always
>> gets a curious chuckle when I ask her for recipes of things she made that
>> I
>> ranted how much I hated growing up. :-)
>>
> A few years back, I spent _months_ trying to reproduce the taste of my
> Granny's date and walnut loaf. Most of the experiments were tasty, but
> it took a long time to get it just right. It's now one of my husband's
> favourite treats.
>

I know just what you mean. I did the same thing with a simple dip my
mother used to make, but it never tasted as good as my grandma's version.
I saw my aunt make it once a few years ago, and learned my mom never put
garlic salt in hers, which is why mine never tasted right either. Problem
solved!

Next up on my shortlist of lost recipes: I inherited my paternal
grandmother's recipes when she died (major coup!), and in there is the
recipe for her "famous" apple dumplings. I haven't tried to make them yet
using her recipe, but they were my dad's favorite thing she ever made. I'd
really like to perfect them just the way she made them as a special treat
for my dad. He says none other out there even come close. I believe him,
as that grandma was an incredible baker.

jinx the minx

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When I was very small, I used to kneel up at my Grandma's table and help.
)

Wonderful memories)



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