jinx the minx wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> > On Mon 03 Jul 2017 09:11:38a, jinx the minx told us...
> >
> >> 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.
> >>
> >
> > This may not be helpful, but my mother used to add all the apple
> > peelings to the syrup she made that she poured around the dumplings
> > as the cooked, and just at the poured some over the dumplings. The
> > peelings add another dimension to the flavor and also lent a slight
> > pink color to the syrup.
> >
>
> That is a great idea, thank you! I'm hoping to tackle this recipe
> challenge sometime before the end of fall, after my back heals more
> and apple picking season begins for the orchards here.

Good luck with the back. I know how it goes.

Here, it's time to start picking apples, but mine are Granny Smiths and
Yellow Delicious (early harvest types).

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