This is the time of year we dig through the family recipe box for those old favorites.  Many of my family recipes have specific memories attached.  Most of them involve my mom, who loved family gatherings and always made family celebrations festive with a beautifully set table and some traditional family dishes.   In addition to the upcoming holidays, today would have been my mom's birthday. Breast cancer claimed her life here on earth too early.  To honor her and my favorite memories of her generosity and hospitality, I'd like to host a "Mom and Me" recipe project.

Do you have a special memory of cooking with your mom, or a favorite recipe handed down from your mother?  Please post your recipe and a short memory about the recipe on your blog and link back here so others can read it.  You are welcome to copy and paste the Family Recipes button to your entry.  Leave a comment so I can post your blog address here.  This project will run throughout the holidays, so check back for new "Mom and Me" participants regularly.

If you do not have your own blog, simply click on  Post a Comment  (below) and you can type in your recipe in the comment section.

Participants:

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Maureen  in  IL

Maureen  in  MI

Sandi

Cousin Kate

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Posted by Anonymous

I didn't have the typical 1960's mom. She worked second shift at McDonnell Douglas as a detail inspector on the F-15. My dad, and us kids, did all the cooking. (I do have lots of shared recipes and cooking memories with Dad.) My mom hated cooking, but I do have a recipe she handed down to me from her grandmother. My great-grandma made this recipe all the time for my mom when she was pregnat with me. I think it was a pregnancy-craving :-). My great-grandma died shortly before I was born and my middle name is her first name.

Rolled Dumplings

1/4 c. vegetable shortening
1 1/4 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 egg
1/4 c. milk
dash of salt
chicken broth

Cut shortening into flour. Mix eggs, milk, and salt seperately. Add to flour mixture. Knead lightly. Roll dough out thin and cut into strips, 2 x 4 inches. Allow to dry about 30 minutes.

Bring chicken broth to a boil (a rich homemade broth is best!). Drop dumplings into boiling broth and simmer about 30 to 40 minutes (longer if you have time). Thicken slightly if needed.

Blessings,
Maureen in MI :)

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Posted by Titus2woman

AW~I'm literally crying! WAH! I have not one recipe from my Mom. I hadn't ever thought about it either~thanks a lot! LOL! The thing that's cool though is that my sons already have recipes of mine they say they want written up for their wives. ~smile~ That feels good... I'll be stopping back to peek at the recipes and stories that go with them~how WONDERFUL! (((((HUGS))))) sandi

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Posted by Anonymous

Hi Maureen,
I have a favorite receipe my mom taught me. It's "Puerto Rican Pastels". I"m saddened to say I can't find the ingredients where I live. I like your receipe project idea.

Sincerely,
Maribel Hernandez
www.APMFormulators.com

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Posted by BundleOfBlessings

Thank you for dropping by and leaving that info. I have a friend who is working on a holiday layout for me. I can't wait to see it. =) Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
~Blessings~

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Posted by ManyBlessings

the recipe I will be posting in the next few days will be Scalloped Oysters. It is not a recipe from my mom, but from my wonderful grandmother who past on to be with the Lord 12 years ago and Ihave since carried on her tradition to make her Scalloped Oysters. I make them on Thanksgiving and Christmas breakfast. YUM!!

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Posted by Titus2woman

I blogged it here: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Titus2woman/245370/ and will share a small portion of the post:

Friday we went to visit my FIL, and the second we entered his house I began to miss my MIL. I spent the rest of the visit in tears or trying to hold them back! I cannot even begin to explain the hole in my life that she’s left… I realize now that she was the glue that held us all together. Without her I no longer feel like I know my place in the family (outside my own household) and how to handle certain relationships with grace. A saintlier, gentler, more nurturing woman surely the world has never seen!

Still, Dad sent us home with treasure. I spied two books in the kitchen~one was AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HOUSEHOLD HINTS AND DOLLAR STRETCHERS, and every time I sit and open it up I learn a ton of old tricks I never thought of on a myriad of subjects. I know I’ll never have a toddler again without bells on their shoes to be able to discern where they are in the house! The other is THE AMERICAN EVERYDAY COOKBOOK. It smells musty and is held together by tape, inside and out. All the pages are brown with age, and some edges are missing. My darling immediately recognized it though as the cookbook he grew up using with her~all the recipes I thought had died with her! OH THANK YOU, LORD!

One of those recipes is for Sweet Potato Pie. I had informed the family many years ago (when asked) that I did NOT like sweet potato pie. Ma always sent us home with food from the big meals we shared, and always with a pie. My darling later found me sitting on the floor in front of the refigerator, door open, and fork in hand eating that sweet potato pie right out of the tin! LOL!

#1478 SWEET POTATO PIE

Pastry for 1 crust (8 or 9-inch)
1 ½ c. mashed cooked or canned sweet potatoes
4 T. melted butter or margarine
¼ t. cinnamon
1/8 t. allspice
½ t. salt
3 T. brown sugar
1/3 c. honey
2 eggs, well beaten
1 c. cream or evaporated milk

1. Start oven, set at Hot, 450 F.
2. Mix the potatoes with butter or margarine, cinnamon, allspice, salt, sugar and honey. Beat until foamy.
3. Blend the eggs and cream or evaporated milk.
4. Pour into the lined pie pan. Bake 12 minutes; reduce the heat to Moderate, 350 F, and bake 20 to 30 minutes longer.

This is EXTRA special to me, because after Ma passed everything was a whirlwind of things just disappearing and being taken left and right with no regard to others. I know that I probably didn’t have the right to claim anything, but I would have really liked a bottle of her perfume. She did give me a beautiful set of three bowls with lids that are on display in our kitchen… but OH do these two books mean THE WORLD to me! I am *SO EXCITED!*

(((((HUGS))))) sandi

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Posted by Kate (Keenan) Grindlay

I found this recipe in my mom's ( your Aunt Pat's) collection recently. It brought back some summer memories.



2 C flour

2 Tbl sugar

1/2 tsp salt

3 tsp Baking Powder

3 Tbl butter - cut in and add 3/4 C of milk

Smooth dough onto pie plate. Bake 20 min at 350F. Split, butter and serve warm with berries and whipped cream.

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