Comments for Unchained in America

Comment on Great Aunt Lillian’s Mock Mince Meat Pie for Christmas by letty

letty — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:10:26 +0000

Hi there,
I have made the recipe from the old fanny farmer for many years, since 1974 or so, and it is great. Unfortunately, I lost it, so am thrilled to have found it on your site. I always made a big batch and canned it – that way I only have to make it every 2 or 3 years. It gets better with age. You can make cookies and cake with it also, especially appropriate at X’mas. I think both recipes are also in the old fanny farmer. It will definitely be better with regular tomatoes and a sour cooking type apple is fine.

Comment on A Jiffy Cake for Harried Moms of the Past by Lisa Simpson Lutts

Lisa Simpson Lutts — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:45:12 +0000

When you make things from scratch jiffy is all relative right Jenn. And it soooo worth it!

Comment on A Jiffy Cake for Harried Moms of the Past by Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:46:27 +0000

The cake was yummy, and really not too sweet which I liked quite a bit. I don’t know how ‘jiffy’ it is, though, but I’d bet my Kitchen Aid mixer would speed things up though

Comment on A Jiffy Cake for Harried Moms of the Past by Susan

Susan — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:14:22 +0000

Your cake looks and sounds divine Lisa. I am going to write this recipe down and try it when a birthday comes up. I bought a beater just like yours except mine is green. Thanks for the tips and I will save my beater for something easier on the mixer than cake mix.

Comment on An Easy Fruit Dessert – Peach Pudding by Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:04:44 +0000

I’ll bet this would benefit from sitting overnight. I make a similar pudding that calls for sitting overnight in the fridge. It goes from being all watery to not being able to even see any liquid right before it goes in the oven. When Becky gets her next batch of peaches, we’ll give it a whirl!

Comment on Blueberry Pudding – A Steamed Pudding by Bev

Bev — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:02:02 +0000

As you can I found it! As I was reading through it-I remembered I had read about it.

Comment on An Easy Fruit Dessert – Peach Pudding by Bev

Bev — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:13:48 +0000

Sounds interesting! I might try it. The sauce sounds good, too. Whrere’s the Blueberry Pudding recipe? I must have missed that one. We love blueberries nad peaches at our house! Do you think it would still work if Splenda was used?

Comment on Boston- It’s Got More Than Beans, Pie, and Brown Bread! by Bev

Bev — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:18:32 +0000

Yum! Waffles! Can’t waot to try this recipe!

Comment on Boston- It’s Got More Than Beans, Pie, and Brown Bread! by Susan

Susan — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:58:47 +0000

The cookies look heavenly. Lately I have been searching for vintage cookbooks too Lisa. Love the photos and history!

Comment on Boston- It’s Got More Than Beans, Pie, and Brown Bread! by Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:26:52 +0000

The cookies were good, but a little bland IMO. I’ll have to have Stan try the waffle recipe, I’ll let you know if it works well for him too!