Subj : Presents
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Oct 14 2024 10:01:00
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> I have very few actual cookbooks any longer. I still have "The Taste
DD> of Gloucester" cookbook I picked up at one of Michael Loo's "clam
DD> crawl" picnics. Not done pounding recipes into the confuser yet.
DD> Close, but not done. When I finish I'll find a deserving soul to
DD> become the new owner of a fine collection of recipes.
RH> I still have a good collection of them and do like to pick up regional
RH> ones when we travel. Probably should thin my collection but not yet
RH> give the girls an inheritance. (G)
DD> Or let them have what *you* want them to have rather than cause
DD> acrimony when they split things up after you're gone. When my wife's
DD> grandmother fell off her perch we were visiting her granfather's house
DD> after the
DD> funeral and a bunch of the relatives were discussing who got what
DD> plunder. And poor grandpa was sitting, stunned, in his chair. Still
DD> numb from the passiong and funeral. I went off on those old biddies
DD> for their lack of couth while in front of the poor guy. Made some
DD> enemies of the old trouts but friends with their husbands. Bv)= And
DD> my mother-in-law since she was in agreement with me.
RH> Sometimes some people need to be put in their place, no matter where or
RH> when the occaision. Anyway, know one daughter doesn't have cook books,
RH> other one has a limited collection. They both rely on the internet for
RH> a lot of their recipies.
As do I - I get feeds from New York Times, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats
and Taste of Home.
DD> I have my Two Fat Ladies "Obsessions" cookbook already gift-wrapped
DD> as a holiday season present for my sister-in-law.
RH> Don't forget where you stashed it. (G)
DD> Oh, I won't. It's in the pile (already wrapped) with the rest of the
DD> gifts I have grabbed over the intervl since last gifting season. It's
DD> my usual practice to buy that sort of thing when I spot it and think
DD> to myself "I'll bet (insert recipient) would like that". Saves
DD> thrashing about at the last minute. Bv)=
RH> Good idea there.
RH> ... Books are better than TV; they exercise your imagination.
DD> True dat! Especially around election time.
RH> That's where the mute button on the remote gets a work out. TV is only
RH> on for a couple of hours (week days), an hour on week ends but they
RH> sure cram a lot of political ads in that time.
It's amazing to me that peoploe are (and contine to be) swayed by the
30 second "spots" on TeeVee. I've always done my own research using my
finely honed B.S. detector. And with an eye toward what/who will be
best for my way of life and values. When I voted this year (early) my
ballot had votes for both sides on it. Bv)=
I have three versions of this recipe - all different, just like politica;
positions ..... here's one f them:
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Title: Election Cake
Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Citrus, Booze
Yield: 16 Servings
1 1/2 c Raisins
1/2 c Brandy
1/4 oz Pkg active dry yeast
1 c Warm water:105-115ºF/40-46ºC
1 tb Sugar
4 c A-P flour
3/4 c Butter; softened
1 c Packed dark brown sugar
1 tb Grated lemon peel
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 ts Ground nutmeg
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground cloves
2 lg Eggs
In small bowl, cover raisins with brandy, set aside.
In medium bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water, stir to
dissolve. Stir into the dissolved yeast 1 tablespoon sugar
and 1 cup flour until smooth. Cover with towel; let rise
in warm place free from draft, until doubled, about an
hour.
Grease 10" tube pan. In large bowl with mixer at medium
speed, cream butter until fluffy. Beat in brown sugar,
lemon peel, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves until well
combined. Beat in eggs until mixture is light and fluffy.
Stir in raisin mixture, yeast mixture and remaining 3 cups
flour; mix well. Turn dough into prepared pan. Cover with
towel; let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 1/2
hours.
Bake at 350ºF/175ºC about 45 minutes or until golden. Cool
in pan on wire rack 20 minutes. remove from pan; cool
completely.
Election Cake came to be associated with election-day
celebrations.
Makes 16 servings.
Sent by: Natalia Winnipeg, 12-Feb-2002
From:
http://www.recipelink.com
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