I am going to give those cookies a try. They don't sound good at all but I bet they are amazing. (makes me think of Pineapple Cheese casserole, which also sounds terrible but oh, my... it is so good!) ) I'm from the midwest but live in the south (for the past 40 years) because I married a Southerner. I was fortunate to learn lots of southern recipes from my mother in law, step mother in law and various aunts of my husbands. One dear aunt simply wouldn't share a recipe that I dearly wanted and after many years she finally did, but I learned that it wasn't because she didn't want to share. She could not read or write well. She had left school to help on the farm at an early age and she was embarrassed because I was "educated, and a Yankee besides". That's so sad. I would never think less of her because of her education. I was just me. That was over 50 years ago and she has been dead a long time. i admired her and she thought highly of me, but it took awhile!
It is sad also that not only are family reunions dying out, but actually making and bringing a home made dish is pretty much a thing of the past. I used to look forward to the food almost as much as the visiting but hardly anyone brings anything worth eating anymore. Store bought Oreos and Kentucky fried chicken , deli potato salad etc etc. Very disappointing.
Talk about yummy! I want to do the Dees Date cookies first but will add a punch of ancho chili to some, cardamon to others and lastly anise . Love Date anything! They should keep well. I will rehydrate my dates first since they’ve been sitting for a while in the refrigerator.
What a timely post! We just had our family reunion this past weekend. I was tasked with making my father's favorite cookies. Greek kourabiedes. I dug out my mother's recipe and was dismayed to find out that the measurement for the flour was "enough." How much is "enough" flour? My cousin sent me the recipe that she uses, which turned out to be my sister-in-law's mother's recipe. They turned out lovely and had a specific amount of flour.
After my mom passed away we found a cheesecake mix that we made for our family reunion. Needless to say the mix had gone bad. It was the worst as well as funniest. The taste awful, the faces hilarious. By the way my maternal grandfather was a Carr.
Funny timing. I just wrote about Mrs. Wright's cocoons on my blog. I have not yet made the cheese date cookies but I look forward to it. This past weekend I made some of the chocolate chip cookie bars that my mom used to make all the time. Even though she found it from somewhere else I think I should start calling them Carol's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars. As for salt I have only used regular table salt. Might be worth an experiment to see if people can notice a difference.
I must mention that scene in the movie "Something to Talk About" when the discussion of whether married names should in the cookbook or not and one very frustrated lady says without her husband's name "how in the "heck"would anybody know who I am?"
I am going to give those cookies a try. They don't sound good at all but I bet they are amazing. (makes me think of Pineapple Cheese casserole, which also sounds terrible but oh, my... it is so good!) ) I'm from the midwest but live in the south (for the past 40 years) because I married a Southerner. I was fortunate to learn lots of southern recipes from my mother in law, step mother in law and various aunts of my husbands. One dear aunt simply wouldn't share a recipe that I dearly wanted and after many years she finally did, but I learned that it wasn't because she didn't want to share. She could not read or write well. She had left school to help on the farm at an early age and she was embarrassed because I was "educated, and a Yankee besides". That's so sad. I would never think less of her because of her education. I was just me. That was over 50 years ago and she has been dead a long time. i admired her and she thought highly of me, but it took awhile!
It is sad also that not only are family reunions dying out, but actually making and bringing a home made dish is pretty much a thing of the past. I used to look forward to the food almost as much as the visiting but hardly anyone brings anything worth eating anymore. Store bought Oreos and Kentucky fried chicken , deli potato salad etc etc. Very disappointing.
Talk about yummy! I want to do the Dees Date cookies first but will add a punch of ancho chili to some, cardamon to others and lastly anise . Love Date anything! They should keep well. I will rehydrate my dates first since they’ve been sitting for a while in the refrigerator.
Plain, iodized table salt. With the small amount used to bake with I can’t tell the difference.
What a timely post! We just had our family reunion this past weekend. I was tasked with making my father's favorite cookies. Greek kourabiedes. I dug out my mother's recipe and was dismayed to find out that the measurement for the flour was "enough." How much is "enough" flour? My cousin sent me the recipe that she uses, which turned out to be my sister-in-law's mother's recipe. They turned out lovely and had a specific amount of flour.
After my mom passed away we found a cheesecake mix that we made for our family reunion. Needless to say the mix had gone bad. It was the worst as well as funniest. The taste awful, the faces hilarious. By the way my maternal grandfather was a Carr.
I cook with Diamond kosher salt and bake with Penzey's brand of Pacific fine
sea salt. For finishing salts on cookies, I use penzeys brand of Grey Sea Salt from France or Fleur De Sel.
I cook with kosher but season with Maldon smoked or plain sea salt flakes crumbled between my fingers
Funny timing. I just wrote about Mrs. Wright's cocoons on my blog. I have not yet made the cheese date cookies but I look forward to it. This past weekend I made some of the chocolate chip cookie bars that my mom used to make all the time. Even though she found it from somewhere else I think I should start calling them Carol's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars. As for salt I have only used regular table salt. Might be worth an experiment to see if people can notice a difference.
I must mention that scene in the movie "Something to Talk About" when the discussion of whether married names should in the cookbook or not and one very frustrated lady says without her husband's name "how in the "heck"would anybody know who I am?"