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“Our Favorite Recipes” for German Potato Salad
One of my mother’s oldest and most favorite cookbooks is written by the Ladies of St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in West Bend Wisconsin in 1949 and is titled “Our Favorite Recipes”. This cookbook cost $1.50 and 15 cents for … Continue reading
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Pork Stew (Ragout de Porc)
This stew was a great favorite of my brother Joe. I believe my parents often substituted saurkraut for the red cabbage. The recipe comes from a cookbook my father labeled as his favorite- The Ethnic Epicure published by the Wauwatosa … Continue reading
Swedish Apricot Nut Bread
This is another great recipe from Mimi Sheraton’s great Christmas cookbook, “Visions of Sugarplums”. I have made this bread (which is more like a blonde fruit cake) almost every year for 25 years. I regularly double the recipe. The cake … Continue reading
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Bornmueller Butter Drops
Making Butter Drops are a beloved Bornmueller Christmas tradition. The original recipe comes from the Butter flavor Crisco Cookbook. These cookies taste a little like a chocolate chip cookie without the chips. Yum. The Chocolate coating provides a custom chocolate … Continue reading
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Bourbon Balls
I love these cookies which are like a rich no-bake candy. They are pretty fast and easy and the recipe can be doubled easily to give them away. This is a recipe that was very popular in the 1940s and 1950s … Continue reading
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Homemade English Toffee
The finished toffee My first recipe is one I have been making for many years to great success. The original recipe is from James Beard’s American Cookery (1972, Little Brown). I have made some modifications and variations. I always make this … Continue reading
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