In the Kitchen

When I wrote for the newspapers I would put the tomato pie recipe in the paper yearly and every time I did this somebody else would discover it and make favorable comments.  When the church was making a cookbook one young lady came to me and asked me to put the tomato pie recipe in because…

Talk about good — this is heavenly to serve in the cold winter time (or any time for that matter) with dried beans or meat.  Some of our extended family enjoys it atop a hamburger, too. Allow plenty of time for this one as the relish has to simmer quite a while, but believe me…

This is the time of year for making delicious cucumber pickles and the Ice Pickle is one of the best we’ve ever had. I’ve been making it for years.  The recipe came to me at least 40 years ago from Mrs. Vera Hamby of Mableton, Georgia.  Mrs. Hamby has been gone for years, but we…

Let me begin this article by telling you about the mistake.  In February I bought some new tomato seed and planted them (along with other varieties) at the time suggested by the almanac.  I wanted Romas because they are noted for making good tomato juice.  We nursed 90 baby tomato plants here on the sun porch and I…

It’s that time of year — or at least for our youngest it is.  Beth sent these pictures and suggested this article (thanks, Beth).  She lives in Georgia, recently visited in peach country and bought a box of culls for a good price.  I don’t believe she knows what variety they are, but I can tell by…

As I sit here peeling potatoes and look around this kitchen I see several kitchen items or gadgets no longer used.  If I glance up to the top of the cabinets I spy a set of blue canning jars.  We used these for food preservation in years gone by.  To can in this type jar…

Remember the brew we’ve been stirring and feeding for the last 30 days?  Well, today was baking day and we had forgotten what a job it is for two old folks.  We are both exhausted and have had to have a nap. Today’s cakes are not as tall as usual – I don’t like to…