Any Home Bakers Here?

[Aria]

cANNOT believe one year we did NOT have SNOW:

 

[Aria]

 

[Aria]

Ron, Thanks to you I AM HAVING SUCCESS...SIZING AND UPLOADING. THANKS AGAIN. ARIA

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have mom's old Better Homes & Gardens cookbook, copyright 1941. Not as pretty as my other cookbooks - quite old and taped together, but I cherish it more than all the others! Some of the recipes have notes doodled on them by mom, and some by me when I was just a kid learning to cook & bake. I'm so glad to have it.

We actually have many old cookbooks no need for others right had to clean out Ma's home all of them came home with me as did the rest of the kitchen

Ron, Thanks to you I AM HAVING SUCCESS...SIZING AND UPLOADING. THANKS AGAIN. ARIA

Great glad it is figured out

 

[N F C]

Everyone is fine and accounted for but they were held an extra 2 hours and 20 minutes. Apparently, some guy with dreadlocks and a trench coat got in to the school and barricaded himself in a bathroom but managed to get out before the police got there. They searched the entire school and didn't find him anywhere. The school did a great job with keeping everyone safe and mostly calm. That's just not something that happens around here and is about the most terrifying and helpless feeling. The only reason that I knew what was going on was another mother heard me asking about the elementary school when I was picking my son up from the middle school. The school wouldn't say more than they're on a precautionary lockdown but this other mother knew someone at the police station and filled me in. Very scary. I'm just thankful that everyone was ok.

Glad everyone is ok! Scary for sure, I hope it doesn't happen again.

Your cookies are beautiful!

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Nice looking coop Aria!

 

[N F C]

3 loaves of pumpkin bread are in the oven...sure makes the house smell good!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Everyone is fine and accounted for but they were held an extra 2 hours and 20 minutes. Apparently, some guy with dreadlocks and a trench coat got in to the school and barricaded himself in a bathroom but managed to get out before the police got there. They searched the entire school and didn't find him anywhere. The school did a great job with keeping everyone safe and mostly calm. That's just not something that happens around here and is about the most terrifying and helpless feeling. The only reason that I knew what was going on was another mother heard me asking about the elementary school when I was picking my son up from the middle school. The school wouldn't say more than they're on a precautionary lockdown but this other mother knew someone at the police station and filled me in. Very scary. I'm just thankful that everyone was ok.



Your cookies are beautiful!

I would be completely unwound I am so sorry you deal with that

 

[rjohns39]

We actually have many old cookbooks no need for others right had to clean out Ma's home all of them came home with me as did the rest of the kitchen



Great glad it is figured out

I love my old cookbooks.. grandma's stuff is great.

 

[pennyJo1960]

making doughnuts here was going to do cinnamon rolls found good old doughnuts recipe first so double batch rising

 

[ronott1]

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Nice pictures!

This is the old time cocoa cake recipe:

Cocoa Delight Cake

Mix:
½ cup Cocoa
½ Cup Sugar
½ cup sour milk(or buttermilk)

Sift together:
2 ¼ cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp Salt

Cream:
½ cup butter
1 ¼ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs

1 Cup sour milk (or buttermilk)

Combine 1/2 cup Baker's cocoa and 1/2 cup sugar. Blend in 1/2 cup sour milk or buttermilk.

Sift together 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour, 1 teaspoon soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Sift twice more. Cream 1/2 cup butter or other shortening with 1 1/4 cups sugar until fluffy. Add 2 unbeaten eggs, one at a time; beat well after each. Add flour mixture alternate with 1 cup sour milk or buttermilk, beating well.

Blend in cocoa mixture and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour into 2 round 9 inch layer pans, grease and flour bottom of pans.

Bake at 350° for:

20 to 25 minutes muffins
30 to 35 minutes for rounds
35 to 40 minutes for 9x13

FUDGE FROSTING:


Melt in saucepan 1 square baking chocolate and 3 teaspoons butter. Add 5 tablespoons of canned milk, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 2 cups of powdered sugar. Stir over low heat until mixed. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread on cake. Cool.