January 25, 2010
Publication Date: January 2010
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Welcome
Hi Everybody,Well, it's 2010 now, and we're nearing Saint Valentine's Day. While Valentine's Day isn't a statutory holiday, it does offer an uplifting break for those of us in the midst of a snowy winter. And, it offers a great opportunity to tell your friends and loved ones how much you truly care about them.
This ezine edition features a vintage Fannie Farmer recipe for making a delicious chocolate nougat layer cake that would make the perfect finish to any St. Valentine's Day dinner. Farmer's recipe for her famous White Mountain cream frosting is also included along with my favorite popcorn recipe. Plus, there's also a couple of new dessert pages to report.
And while you're visiting my site, take a few minutes to enjoy the old-time radio programs. They sre really special! You can find them by clicking on "Old Time Radio" in the site's left-hand navbar.
Happy Saint Valentine's Day on February 14th!
Warm regards,
Don
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A Little Gift For You
Grandma McIlmoyle's Little Dessert Book (depicted above) features 23 old-fashioned dessert recipes that Grandma collected in a little notebook and wrote in her own handwriting. She began her little recipe book while homesteading on the Alberta prairie in the early 1900s.
You'll not only view the recipes as Grandma wrote them in her little book, but I have also included a transcript of the recipes for easier reading. It's my little tribute to Grandma and her recipes, and the ebook is yours for the downloading.
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Enjoy reading it.
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Website Updates
Welcome to this month's updates:New site features and dessert recipes have been added since my last newsletter just in time for St. Valentine's Day. So, pull your chair closer, and enjoy.
Listen in as Aunt Sarah explains how to make a variety of delicious cakes from only one recipe, the Pennsylvania Dutch way.
Visit the Pennsylvania Dutch Cake Recipes From Scratch page.
Jessie from Texas sent us her favorite recipe for blackberry cobbler. It's a dessert that's easy to make, and if you don't have any blackberries, I'm sure it would be just as good with blueberries or even raspberries. You'll find it listed on my Great Dessert Recipes page.
Visit the Great Dessert Recipes page.
Make vintage chocolate fudge hearts for Valentines this year. It's easy, and you'll have fun doing it. Plus, they taste so delicious!
Visit the Valentine Chocolate Recipe page.
Yes, St. Valentine's Day is around the corner, and there's still time to make scrumptious homemade treats. Also get some vintage craft ideas to amuse the youngsters.
Visit the Valentine Dessert Recipes page.
And More New Pages To Come
See the next edition of this newsletter for additional new recipe pages.Old Fashioned Recipe
Top off your St. Valentines Day dinner with and old fashioned chocolate dessert cake from Fannie Farmer's cookbook. This chocolate layer cake has between its layers and on its top her famous White Mountain Cream frosting.Miss Farmer's Chocolate Nougat Cake Recipe
1/4 cup of butter, 1-1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 1 egg, 1 cup of milk, 2 cups of bread flour, 3 teaspoonfuls of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoonful of vanilla, 2 squares of chocolate - melted, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, 2/3 cup of almonds blanched and shredded.
Cream the butter, add gradually one and one-half cups of sugar, and egg unbeaten; when well mixed, add two-thirds milk, flour mixed and sifted with baking powder, and vanilla. To melted chocolate add one-third cup of powdered sugar, place on range, add gradually remaining milk, and cook until smooth. Cool slightly and add to cake mixture. Bake fifteen to twenty minutes in round layer-cake pans till done. (Try 300°F) Put between layers and on top of cake White Mountain Cream sprinkled with almonds. --Boston Cooking School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer
White Mountain Cream Frosting Recipe
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cold water
White 1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
Put sugar and water in saucepan, and stir to prevent sugar from adhering to saucepan; heat gradually to boiling-point, and boil without stirring until syrup will thread when dropped from tip of spoon or tines of silver fork. Pour syrup gradually on beaten white of egg, beating mixture constantly, and continue beating until of right consistency to spread; then add choice of flavoring and pour over cake, spreading evenly with back of spoon. Crease as soon as firm.
If not beaten long enough, frosting will run; if beaten too long, it will not be smooth. Frosting beaten too long may be improved by adding a few drops of lemon juice or boiling water. This frosting is soft inside, and has a glossy surface. If frosting is to be ornamented with nuts or candied cherries, place them on frosting as soon as spread. --Boston Cooking School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer
And Now...
For an added treat in the evening, try this easy recipe for coating popped corn with caramelized brown sugar. I loved nibbling on this as a kid; it was one of my favorite treats. It's so simple to prepare, and it makes a nice change from buttered popcorn. Try it!
Brown Sugared Popcorn Recipe
2 quarts popped corn
2 cups brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup water
Put butter in saucepan, and when melted add sugar and water. Bring to boiling-point, and let boil sixteen minutes. Pour over corn, and stir until every kernel is well coated with sugar.
Also, have a peek at my December 2009 newsletter (#033) for Fannie Farmer's chocolate cream candy recipes. These delicious homemade chocolates would make a perfect candy treat for St. Valentine's Day. (You'll find a handy link to the ezine back issues below.)
Enjoy!
More Old-Fashioned Dessert Recipes
You will find more old-fashioned recipes published in past issues of the Easy Dessert Recipes Ezine.Here, you can access Old Fashioned Recipes from past issues.
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Thought For The Day
"The most dangerous food is wedding cake."--American proverb
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