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Wednesday was GAME DAY!
I had a half of box of Blueberries in the fridge, and I couldn't find my Blueberry Buckle recipe. I had limited ingredients in the house, so I dug out my Mom's ancient
Settlement Cook Book.
I always chortle at the, "Way to a Man's Heart" subtitle. This particular text is over 120 years old, but the Victory edition from 1944.
Gifted to Mom in 1944...from her dear cousin, my mom's writing at the top only, saying for her 'Wedding Shower!'...Gosh the war was still on, my dad was stateside for the first time in almost 5 years...and she was getting married in a month.
What a daunting chore to go shopping in the new world markets with all the signs in a different language than you spoke or read.
We were a huge melting pot and Milwaukee was teaming with...Germans, Poles, Irish, Scandinavian, Beligian, Dutch, African American, South American, Hispanic... all piled into the manufacturing neighborhoods of Milwaukee, south all the way to Chicago, to Gary Indiana. The Great Lakes were the great industrial melting pot of America.
Mom's copy was the 26th edition of the book, labeled the Victory edition. Going back to simple ingredients and how-to's to survive in a war economy...it was always her GO-TO cookbook.
Anyway for game day I chose the simple 100+ year old recipe for Blueberry Muffins. I did make a couple of changes, I used Almond Milk, and good quality margarine (Land-0-Lakes---I am a cheesehead after all) because one of our gals is lactose intolerant. I also added a teaspoon of vanilla, have to ---I'm half Danish.
At our age, we have changed to Almond Milk, for the taste, as well as it has a longer shelf life than milk...extra calcium also.
This was the smallest muffin...and just chock full of blueberries.
The recipe took very little sugar...so I served with cinnamon/sugar on the side for anyone who wanted it.
Of course Tea or Coffee is mandatory with a muffin.
We are group of four ladies that meet an afternoon every two weeks to play games and Hostess's choice. We are flexible on dates and each take a turn as hostess.
Senior socialization really is a must...I still haven't joined the local Senior center---as I look at everyone and think I'm not that old...but probably soon. LOL.
The 'GIRLS' ended up playing OLD MAID...with a lot of laughter as the mean age is over 77 for this group. And then 10 rounds of UNO.
My muffins were a hit...sweetness really just right.
I really like how easy and quick this was, and really can use just one bowl. I have a new stove/oven...and I followed the directions for 425 degrees, despite that my oven usually runs really hot. And they came out perfect. I did give the filled tins a spritz of oil spray to encourage browning.
Again, Almond milk worked well with the Margarine, instead of butter.
Taste and texture was excellent!
PS....I never did one hand of UNO out of 10...which should be
STATISTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE!
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Sandi, had to send this message again as my "no 3rd party" sign came up. Don't know why that keeps changing. Anyway, love the story and the cover of the cookbook. My grandmothers name was Mabel. Good old fashioned name. Looks like the muffins were a hit and sounds like a fun evening..Happy Spring..xxoJudy
ReplyDeleteThanks Judy. I've done a post on it before...but I really should use it more often, especially as we are in a rut with all this 57 years of cooking meals. LOL. Hugs, Sandi
DeleteThe muffins look really delicious! I'm saving the recipe. I like there isn't much sugar in it. And that recipe book is such a treasure. How cool to have something like this of your mom's and inscribed, too!
ReplyDeleteHi, Jeanie....the blueblerries were particularly sweet...but yes, the sugar is so much less than todays recipes, probably why so much milk. Grins and thanks for visiting! Sandi
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