Someday there will be a vaccine for Covid and we will go back to life. After church coffee hours were the best part of going to church and this Blueberry Buckle recipe by Eleanor Calvin of the Second Congregational Church of Newcastle, Maine is perfect for those.
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Apple Topped Coffee Cake
This recipe for an Apple Topped Coffee Cake is from Evelyn Beauly & comes from The Village Cookbook edited by the Salisbury Ladies Aid of Salisbury, New Hampshire and published by the Salisbury Congregational Community Church In 1744, the Rev. Jonathan Lee rode into this “wilderness” on horseback to become our first pastor. In New […]
Margaret Carr’s Vintage recipes for Grapes- including Grape Filling, Grape Pie, Grape Whip
Grapes are a very tasty topic right now. Everyone enjoys eating grapes from the bunch, and a well-filled bowl on the table or sideboard doesn’t stay well-filled long in the average home. While the so-called blue grapes are most common. red and white grapes are found for sale also. When choosing look for plump, firm […]
Congo Squares
Are these Congo Squares or Blondies? I’ve seen this particular recipe called both. In some cases, a Congo Square has the addition of coconut but this particular recipe doesn’t. I can’t even find a history of why they are called a Congo Square or bar- one blogger thought it was because people saw them as […]
Neapolitan Cheesecake
Neapolitan Cheesecake… new from Stella Mitsak of Youngstown, Ohio. One layer is chocolate, one vanilla on a butter crust. So, TIL that there was never an Ann Pillsbury. She was a made-up face of the Pillsbury company- much like Betty Crocker was the made-up face of the company “named” after her.There was a Stella Mitsak […]




