Bunch of punch for New Year’s, that’s what you need. And this is just the recipe for that. It should make enough for at least a dozen people, maybe more. But my mom could suck this amount down in about 20 minutes. Yes, I said it. Happy New Year!Continue reading“Bunch of Punch for New Year’s”
Wade’s Kentucky Bourbon Fudge is modified from a recipe that I got from someone a long time ago. You know the kind, scrawled on a 3 x 5 card and stuck in between the pages of my Better Homes and Gardens “New Cook Book.” Only it didn’t have pecans, and fudge just ain’t fudge–in my book–unless it’s loaded with pecans. (Unless you can get hickory nuts, and man, that’s a whole ‘nuther story right there.)Continue reading“Wade’s Kentucky Bourbon Fudge”
I ran across my recipe for buttermilk chess pie, and looking at the yellowed paper and faded blue ink, my mind traveled back to when I got it. Nearly 40 years ago when I worked for a factory some of the women would take pity on a hungry kid working his way through college. More than once there would be a pie or sandwich with my name on it waiting in the break room. This chess pie was my favorite, and the little old lady who made it gave me the recipe so I would always have it.Continue reading“Buttermilk Chess Pie”
