This is a famous southern dessert. This recipe is so fine it substitutes for birthday cake for Betty’s son. Try it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to “cut the sweetness.”
1/2 cup Melted butter (Or margarine)
2 cups Light brown sugar
1/2 Cup Milk
2 eggs
1 Tablespoon Flour (Self- rising)
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
1 Cup Pecans(Chopped)
Melt butter then [...]
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This sweet streusel cake is loaded with brown sugar and cinnamon and has been a Christmas morning tradition in North Carolina since at least the 1790s.
1 quart fresh or frozen blackberries
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon Salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon Lemon extract
1 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
2 teaspoons Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
2/3 cup Milk Cream or whipped cream optional
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a Dutch oven, combine the blackberries, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 ts salt and [...]
A modern version of my grandmother’s century-old pound cake recipe, made with real butter. It has a fine crumb and a delicious lemon flavor.
Cane Syrup is one of the by-products of sugar cane refining. The C. S. Steen Company of Abbeville, Louisiana, produces Steen’s Syrup, a pure and excellent ribbon cane syrup. This recipe is an adaptation of one of theirs.
21/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 [...]
his is similar to my grandmother’s recipe. Adjust the sugar to taste as rhubarb is very tart. “It will make your mouth roll up!,†as granny used to say.
1 Pie crust, top & bottom
1 pound rhubarb, washed, cut into 3/4 inch chunks
1 pint Strawberries, washed, hulled
1 1/4 cup sugar
5 tablespoons Flour, all purpose
1/4 teaspoon [...]
For the crust:
2 2/3 cups All-purpose flour
2 tablespoons Sugar
2 teaspoons Salt
12 tablespoons chilled, unsalted butter, cut into pieces
4 tablespoons vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
6 to 8 tablespoons Ice water
For the filling:
8 Cups fresh peaches,Sliced
2 Cups Sugar
1/4 Cup Flour
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
1/3 C up Butter
Mix flour, sugar and salt in large mixing [...]
This is an easy and fun gift to make at Christmas time.
1 cup Seedless Raisins, chopped
1 cup Walnuts, chopped
2 cups All-purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Ground Cloves
2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
4 Eggs
2 cups Sugar
1 cup vegetable Oil
16 ounces Canned Pumpkin Purree
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Sterilize 8 (12 [...]
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cup dark molasses
1 cup whole milk
4 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons powdered ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, molasses, and milk; well.
In a [...]
This is a recipe from the Gullah, who inhabit the islands in the South Carolina Low Country.
2 large sweet potatoes
2 eggs, beaten
1â„2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons margarine, melted
1â„2 teaspoon salt
1 cup dark cane sugar
Peel and grate sweet potatoes. Add other ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour into greased baking dish and cook in slow oven [...]
