"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> 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).

My yellow delicious is loaded! We got some edible ones for the first time
this year. Gonna have to contact the woman who took the cooking apples last
year for cider. I hope she can use these. We might eat a few but they are
not a favorite and IMO they're not good for cooking.