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brookdale commented on the post, Happy Birthday, Mom 1 week, 6 days ago
What a beautiful tribute to your mother! Thank you for posting it.
My mother was also born in 1917. Unfortunately, she died at a young age in 1970. I still miss her to this day, and have some of her kitchen […] -
brookdale wrote a new post, Steel Cut Oats recipes other than breakfast oatmeal 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Looking for recipes using steel cut oats (which I bought because they were on sale!). Can I use them in cookies etc instead of the rolled oats?
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brookdale commented on the post, Orange Cream Cheese Spread 1 month, 1 week ago
Tried this today, and it is very good! I did put a little bit more powdered sugar in. (And, I got about 1 Tbsp orange zest from one orange.)
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brookdale commented on the post, Zimtsterne, a German Christmas Cookie 1 month, 2 weeks ago
These sound very good! How much of the whole almonds do you have to use to grind up for the almond meal?
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brookdale commented on the post, Strawberry Frosting 2 months ago
How much water would you use? This sounds yummy!
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brookdale commented on the post, Easy Batter Fruit Cobbler 2 months ago
Thanks, maybeth, will have to try this! Can I use canned peaches? Or sliced apples?
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brookdale commented on the post, Toll House Oatmeal Squares 2 months, 2 weeks ago
These sound yummy, odell! The recipe is very similar to my oatmeal cookies, only spread out in a pan. Will definitely try this! Thanks for posting.
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brookdale commented on the post, My Favorite Freezer Meal 2 months, 4 weeks ago
This sounds really quick & easy. Have you tried cooking it without thawing first? I wonder if that would work.
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brookdale commented on the post, Not Pie! Apple Slices! 3 months ago
I was going to ask you about the pan size but you beat me to it! I’ve never heard of a “half sheet” pan.
Could you put the pan size into the recipe? Thanks! Will definitely make this when the apples are ripe […] -
brookdale commented on the post, Peanut Butter Frosting 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Made this yesterday and put it on a chocolate sheet cake…a big hit!
I did add some of the milk to the pb/butter mixture as I was beating it, because they were right out of the fridge. It made it easier to beat […] -
brookdale wrote a new post, Safe Freezer Storage Times 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Is there a chart here for safe freezer storage times? Thought I saw one but can’t find it now…I want to clean out my freezer soon and need to know what to throw away or compost, and what is still OK.
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brookdale commented on, Grammy’s Wood Stove 4 months ago
Thank you, everyone, for the lovely comments! I enjoyed bringing back the memories and finding the pics for the story.
Glenda, yes, I have made Grammy’s biscuit recipe many, many times (not lately – I’ll have to […] -
brookdale commented on, Grammy’s Wood Stove 4 months, 1 week ago
Sue, as far as I know the stove is still in the old farmhouse kitchen. The people that bought the farm still have it there I think…it was there I know in the 1980′s when I visited last. Hope it’s still there!
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My maternal grandmother, Elzoda, cooked on a big black cast iron wood-burning kitchen stove all of her life on a farm in rural Maine. The stove was called Modern Clarion, with the name right on the oven door. It […]
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brookdale commented on, I’m a Lumberjack and I’m Better Than Ok! 5 months ago
There are 5 different people on E-Bay that have the Old Sturbridge Village cookbook for sale…however, it is the 2009 edition, but seems to have the same recipes in it, just a new cover. Is this the one you’re looking for?
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Preheat oven to 350* (325* for small pans). Grease a bread pan or 3 small pans.
Mix together dry ingredients in bowl.
Stir in orange juice, orange peel, shortening, and egg.
Mix until well […]
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brookdale commented on, Needhams (Potato Candy) 5 months, 1 week ago
Just plain potatoes…sorry, I guess I didn’t make that clear in the recipe.
Just boil or bake a couple med. size potatoes, peel if needed and mash them up.
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brookdale commented on, Peppermint Marshmallows! 5 months, 1 week ago
Ooh, yum! I’ll have to look for the peppermint marshmallows to try in my choc. marshmallow fudge…thanks for the idea!
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brookdale commented on, Cranberry Orange Nut Bread 5 months, 2 weeks ago
This sounds yummy! A question…how do you slice cranberries? Is it ok to chop them instead? I’d like to try this, made in little loaves, for gift baskets.
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brookdale commented on, Meet the Cook: Lisabeth Olson 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Hello, Lizabeth! Glad to read your story. It is so interesting to read about other folks’ lives and where they are.
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