tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post7831478574588956258..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: The Joy of Baking - 1929 Sponge CakeNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-10892279039087092452010-10-01T16:42:49.354-04:002010-10-01T16:42:49.354-04:00Tinky, thanks so much for coming by to read it. I ...Tinky, thanks so much for coming by to read it. I never write in 'real' books but definitely write in cookbooks. I always note down when I first make a recipe and what I thought of it, any changes, and then make a little mark in the contents so I know what I've made. I have another one from that same time, a chocolate cake, that I will make and write about.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-71487072031547941082010-10-01T12:37:45.269-04:002010-10-01T12:37:45.269-04:00This is just great, Nan. I'm impressed that y...This is just great, Nan. I'm impressed that you tried a bundt; you may just have inspired me! And you may have inspired me to start writing in cookbooks, too, although I was trained by my mother NEVER to write in a book so this may take more work.Tinkyhttp://www.ourgrandmotherskitchens.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88290505306694989292007-12-08T13:15:00.000-05:002007-12-08T13:15:00.000-05:00I find them very helpful, too, Tara. Sometimes I ...I find them very helpful, too, Tara. Sometimes I write to not make again! I have also begun putting a check mark in the index to show what I have made from a certain book. I was always wondering where a recipe came from and this helps.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-47268658325986210582007-12-08T12:58:00.000-05:002007-12-08T12:58:00.000-05:00I also make notes in my cookbooks. Mostly they ar...I also make notes in my cookbooks. Mostly they are helpful to me, but I hope to someone in the future as well.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-8543261675824837232007-12-08T10:25:00.000-05:002007-12-08T10:25:00.000-05:00Tom is quite the famous boy recently with his book...Tom is quite the famous boy recently with his book review and now his birthday. :<)<BR/><BR/>He thanks you all for his birthday wishes, and I thank you for the nice comments on the recipe. I have a few more which I'll share in the future. <BR/><BR/>Whenever I make anything from a cookbook, I write my reactions and the date I first made it, hoping someday a child or grandchild or even a great-grandchild will enjoy reading my words all those years later. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again to you all for stopping by and taking the time to comment.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-17908530436611404812007-12-07T16:40:00.000-05:002007-12-07T16:40:00.000-05:00This does look good, Nan! I've been enjoying catc...This does look good, Nan! I've been enjoying catching up with your blog ... I've missed a lot! Have a great weekend. ~ hugs, Lynda xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-12139676360822978972007-12-07T07:34:00.000-05:002007-12-07T07:34:00.000-05:00Yum! What time do I come over for the celebration...Yum! What time do I come over for the celebration? :)maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-65550029304063411612007-12-06T12:49:00.000-05:002007-12-06T12:49:00.000-05:00What a pretty cake! I love handwritten "passed-do...What a pretty cake! I love handwritten "passed-down" recipes. They are the best. Even those that I don't make, for one reason or another, are a treasure in my recipe box.Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-46884742230313117662007-12-06T12:26:00.000-05:002007-12-06T12:26:00.000-05:00Aren't old handwritten recipes that have been pass...Aren't old handwritten recipes that have been passed down the best? Whatever we make from them always seems to have extra love added to it :) Happy birthday to your husband!<BR/>Hugs, JoanneJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549257263411380826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-26270275480643890142007-12-06T11:15:00.000-05:002007-12-06T11:15:00.000-05:00What an amazing thing to have passed down to you. ...What an amazing thing to have passed down to you. The handwriting is so beautiful and the cake looks delicious. I wish I had some of my grandmother's recipes, but by the time I though to ask it was too late (she wasn't able to remember) and my mother, who doesn't cook never thought to ask. I still dream about her baked bean, loin of pork, cole slaw, wine vinegar chicken...Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-77667717147714776082007-12-06T07:53:00.000-05:002007-12-06T07:53:00.000-05:00It is a wonderful thing. I love to read recipes t...It is a wonderful thing. I love to read recipes that my mother wrote in her own handwriting. It makes me feel close to her now that she is gone. <BR/><BR/>I like to date recipes that people give to me. It is amazing how the years go by and this is another way to keep track of years past.<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday to Tom!Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-2421918519652807062007-12-06T05:29:00.000-05:002007-12-06T05:29:00.000-05:00Belated Happy Birthday to Tom. The cake looks deli...Belated Happy Birthday to Tom. The cake looks delicious and how good to have that recipe from 1929. I have a cookery book that belonged to my mother with handwritten recipes - I'm not sure when she started it - probably in 1938 when she got married.BooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-30558126977858460032007-12-05T21:14:00.000-05:002007-12-05T21:14:00.000-05:00What I like best about the recipe is the handwriti...What I like best about the recipe is the handwriting. What a lost art, to be able to write so beautifully...Oh, and Happy Birthday to your honeybunch.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-91017941030495876312007-12-05T21:00:00.000-05:002007-12-05T21:00:00.000-05:00I am planning to make a sponge cake for Saturday n...I am planning to make a sponge cake for Saturday night's gathering and have been hunting for a recipe. Lo and behold - here one is!Patsy Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265729671827964868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-29207644784223503682007-12-05T18:56:00.000-05:002007-12-05T18:56:00.000-05:00Yum, yum, yum!! I love that you have the handwritt...Yum, yum, yum!! I love that you have the handwritten recipe. What a treasure.<BR/><BR/>Wish the birthday boy a very happy one from both of us. :)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.com