Aunt Olga’s Fruit Cake
A substantial fruitcake packed with raisins, dates, figs, citron and nuts, with an intriguing old-fashioned addition of a “small glass of jelly.”
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Radiant Mix Old Fashioned Dark Cake (5 lb)
A rich, dark old-fashioned fruitcake packed with raisins, dates, nuts, and candied fruit, with a family tradition of keeping it moist with currant wine.
Casserole of Ham
A classic ham and pea casserole with cheese, bread crumbs, pimentos, and a mushroom soup topping.
Lillian’s Hot Crab Salad
A handwritten recipe for Lillian’s Hot Crab Salad, a make-ahead casserole with crab or shrimp, bread, vegetables, eggs, mushroom soup, and cheese.
Olga’s Four Bean Salad
A handwritten recipe for Olga’s Four Bean Salad, with four kinds of beans and onion marinated in a sweet-and-tangy oil and vinegar dressing.
Jean’s French Dressing
A handwritten recipe for Jean’s French Dressing, a sweet and tangy homemade dressing with Wesson oil, vinegar, paprika, and garlic.
Tillie’s Buttery Canapé Shells
A handwritten recipe for Tillie’s Buttery Canapé Shells, a rolled and folded pastry dough made with plenty of butter and chilled before slicing and baking.
Nellie and Cressa’s Spice Cookies
A handwritten 1970 recipe for Nellie and Cressa’s Spice Cookies—with dark molasses, warm spices, and the choice to bake them now or chill the dough for tomorrow.
Overnight Sausage Rice Bake
A handwritten recipe for Overnight Sausage Rice Bake—assemble it tonight, tuck it in the fridge, and tomorrow’s hearty sausage-and-rice casserole is nearly done.
Sour Dough Hot Cakes
A typed recipe for Sour Dough Hot Cakes—start them tonight, fire up the griddle tomorrow, and save a little starter to do it all over again.
Pineapple and Cheese Salad
A handwritten Pineapple and Cheese Salad recipe where sweet meets savory—and whipped cream, cheese, and lemon gelatin all somehow end up at the same table.
Laurene’s Oatmeal Crispies
A typed recipe for Laurene’s Oatmeal Crispies—chill the dough overnight, then slice and bake for crisp oatmeal cookies filled with chopped walnuts.
Macaroni Salad
A typed Macaroni Salad recipe submitted as someone’s favorite—with shrimp, crab, or cabbage among the optional ways to make it your own.
Bran Muffins
Raisin bran, buttermilk, and a curious six-week keeping claim give these Bran Muffins a little more story than you’d expect.
Lila’s Date Bread
A handwritten recipe for Lila’s Date Bread—with dates, oats, a touch of lemon, and one instruction you’ll have to resist: wait until tomorrow to slice it.
Quick and Unusual Cottage Salad
A handwritten recipe for Quick and Unusual Cottage Salad—cottage cheese, fruit, gelatin, and plenty of room to make the “unusual” part your own.