During the depression my uncle
raised and sold chickens. My grandfather was out of work for four years during
that time but my mother said she never knew until she was much older. She
never felt deprived or poor. There was always food on the table. During the
winter months they had what my grandmother had ‘put up’ (i.e. canned) from the
garden.
Grandma was famous for her End of
the Garden Relish. A sweet relish made from green tomatoes and other stragglers
from the garden at the end of the growing season. She gave me the recipe and
I’ve made it once or twice but it was never as good as hers.
Grandma's recipe, in her own hand. Give it a try, it's yummy!
My grandma made watermelon rind pickles. I never liked them; they were too sweet and spicy (like cloves) besides being too weird for me. People sure used what they had!
ReplyDeleteWow, fancy having a real bonafide recipe from your Grandma. If I were into cooking I would definitely try this.
ReplyDeleteOh, that recipe is a treasure, hand written, old!
ReplyDeleteHow lucky you are your grandmother wrote her recipe down for you. What a treasure. She had nice penmanship, too.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet everyone else thought it was just as good.
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