Hi Lil,

Gingerbread! One of my favourite things in the whole world - any chance of the recipe? (For when I eventually get round to replacing my stove...) and oh wow, copper kettles, I was suddenly, magically transported to a slower, gentler world. Any one else got those kinds of memories?

all the best

1/2 Cup soft shortening
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 large egg
1 cup dark molasses (unsulphered)
1 cup boiling water
2 1/4 cup regular flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

MIX: shortening, sugar, and egg thoroughly
BLEND IN: molasses and boiling water
ADD: dry ingredients, beating until smooth

BAKE: at 325 degrees F ro 45- 50 minutes in a well-greased and floured
9-inch by 9-inch square pan.

Thanks Lil,

yumsville, mouth is watering...one thing I adore is gingerbread with really good unsalted butter on it, divine...

all the best!

UM, people....what the heck is "treacle"? I've never in my life heard of that! SORRY!

Hi Lisa,

All syrup in the UK is "treacle", though mainly applied to cooking syrups.

Both black treacle and golden syrup which is often just called treacle are, I think, peculiarly British, made by Tate and Lyle who've been making it for several hundred years!

So black treacle is like dark molasses, but smokier, with a liquorish-like edge to it, very thick, very sweet, very yummy. So...thick, very dark brown, sweet gunk....

It's the main ingredient (apart from ginger) in gingerbread recipes in the UK - I will substitute, in her recipe, black treacle for the molasses.

Now yer know! We live and learn..all the best

Hi All! Diamond--any chance that you might have the recipe for Apple Butter?!!! (Unfortunately, my Gram never wrote that recipe down....)

THANKS!!!!!

Brokenwings

Hello Brokenwings: The old fashioned apple butter takes 10 gallons of cider!
Here is a more modern, more manageable version. I hope you like it.

APPLE BUTTER

4 Quarts of apples, cored, but not peeled
1 Quart of sweet apple cider
2 Cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cloves

COOK: unpeeled apples with the cider in saucepan until very tender
PUT: through food mill
COMBINE: apple mixture with sugar, cinnamon and cloves in slow cooker
(you can adjust spices and sugar to your taste)
COOK: on High in slow cooker for 10 hours or till of desired consistency,
stirring occasionally
SPOON: into hot, sterile jars leaving a 1/2 inch head space
SEAL: with two piece lids (the kind with the ring and flat piece with rubber
on the bottom

makes about 3 pints

Hi Diamond! Ahhhhh, life is good! Thank you!!! This is pretty much how I remember my Gram making it!!! I recall she had it simmering for a LONG time on the stove (no slow-cookers back then!) Sooooo YUMMY! THANK YOU!

Brokenwings

i thought maybe u meant zucchini bread when u mentioned squash bread, but later i thought that maybe u mean pumpkin bread?....i make both (grandsons ADORE pumpkin bread) so if either of those sound right, let me know and i'll put up the recipe.

liz

Im with Pat! My mouth is watering over all thee recipes!

My favorite thing to cook is BBQ Tri-tips! Yummmmmmmmmy!

I have a jello cookie recipe I like also, makes all the different flavors, and oh the colors!

MMmmmmmm!