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From the Family Recipe Box

Last Updated January 05, 2020
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So many of the dishes that bring us joy and comfort are kept alive on yellowed index cards in dusty boxes. Looking through these recipes provide a snapshot of cooking trends and popular ingredients and happy memories of a beloved relative.

We’re visiting our own family recipes to share with you. Sometimes, details are missing that we’ve tried to fill in, and in some cases, we’ve adjusted ingredients and techniques to reflect today’s thinking. If you have favorite family recipes you’d like to share, just email them and we may publish them. Don't forget to send a picture, too!

Cousin Carrie’s Date Cake

Cousin Carrie’s Date Cake
Dense with sweet, sticky dates and nuts, this tea bread goes best with coffee or tea.

Sugar & Spice Cookies

One of Grama’s greatest hits, these spicy cookies, dusted in snowy powdered sugar, taste like the holidays. These cookies are bursting with warm and cozy flavors, including cinnamon, ginger, cloves...