So, the Woodford pudding is standing on its own. Now all I have to do is teach it to walk (I have a few ideas on that). So what did I do differently? The big change, as mentioned, was whole eggs instead of yolks. I also swapped a 1/2 cup of whole buttermilk for the […]
READ ONThe apple fritter may be an Old World classic, but the pumpkin-corn fritter, that’s a strictly New World concoction. Could the early settlers have made such a thing? Well, looking over the ingredients list, there’s almost nothing here they wouldn’t have had access to. Maize, that’s a for sure. Pumpkin, no doubt there either, the […]
READ ONOne of my favorite memories from the block where I grew up concerns a Swedish couple that lived a few houses down. The woman of the house, a classic round-faced Nordic matron by the name of Lily, was the most accomplished baker in town. My sister and I would sneak in her back door on […]
READ ONFor you gardeners out there, the potash I was just talking about is indeed the same potash that you use in the garden. I forgot to mention that one of potash’s other critical uses is as a fertilizer. Being so strongly alkaline, it’s ideal for neutralizing acid soils. Jeez, I am turning into Martha Stewart.
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