Category: Edith Recipes

Eggless Cake 0

Eggless Cake

This was the other cake Mom made frequently so Dad could take some with his lunch. I still love this one as well as the banana! Eggless Cake 1 cup sugar 1 cup sour...

Dutch Cherry Cake 0

Dutch Cherry Cake

I don’t honestly remember anything about this recipe, other than Mom making it a few times while I was a teenager. The recipe probably came from a can of cherries. Dutch Cherry Cake 2-1/2...

Banana Cake 0

Banana Cake

Back in the days before microwaves and such, Dad took a lunchbox to work every day. I recall him taking a cold sandwich most of the time. Mom frequently baked this cake, and he...

Zucchini Bread 0

Zucchini Bread

Growing up on a small dairy farm, I recall Dad planting a small garden every year. Well, small for a farm, huge compared to what the neighbors grew. When I was 10 or so...

Johnny Cake 0

Johnny Cake

Mom talked about having Johnny Cake when she was little. They always drizzled it with maple syrup. Johnny Cake Given that my grandfather died when Mom was 9 (around the time her brother Gordon...

Tom & Jerry 0

Tom & Jerry

I was in my late teens the first time Mom made this. She remembered her older brother Gordon making it in the winter and had vivid memories from her childhood. [Gordon was killed in...

Light Eggnog 0

Light Eggnog

Mom made eggnog every Christmas. As a child it seemed like a lengthy process, and I remember she put it in a heavy cut-glass punch bowl (used only once each year). Dad would carry...

Potato Puffs 0

Potato Puffs

Kevin & I loved these puffs. But we didn’t make them often, as we never kept instant potatoes in the house. Mom & Dad did real potatoes so there was little point in keeping...

Green Tomato Casserole 0

Green Tomato Casserole

Mom got this recipe from a magazine. Its purpose was to use up two things: zucchini and green tomatoes. Dad grew bumper crops of tomatoes – we pickled green ones in dill pickling brine,...

Pork Goulash 0

Pork Goulash

I always laugh when people talk about “Hungarian Goulash” as a mixture of macaroni, ground beef, and tomato sauce. Growing up “goulash” meant pork, yellow beans, carrots, and cabbage. Granted, I didn’t like it...

Porcupine Meatballs 0

Porcupine Meatballs

I’m fairly certain this came from the booklet that accompanied one of the pressure cookers Mom owned. She had three (2-1/2, 4, and 6 quart) and used them all regularly. I remember an incident...