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My Grandmother's Recipe: Dandelion Honey

by J.A.

My Grandmother Jozefa would relish the time of year when the dandelions began to arrive in great numbers.

Dandelions meant dandelion honey could be made and used as a drizzle to pour on ice cream or dessert, or a syrup for pancakes, or turned into dandelion juice by diluting the...

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My Grandmother's Recipes: Margueriteā€™s Screamly Supreme Applesauce Cake

by Sue Gerber

I took an impromptu poll of my family, and no one seems to remember any details about where this recipe originates from, including me. My mom could be a little withholding about such things. I can imagine it was her mother’s before that, my grandmother's...

What I can say with...

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My Grandmother's Recipe: Grandma Rose's Borscht

When this recipe was given to children and grandchildren, it was handed over in this way …

'Mushrooms, beets, potatoes, onions, tomatoes or tomato juice, lemon, milk … cook and serve mushed or whole.'

The assumption was, you’d have hung around enough times in the making to...

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My Grandmother's Recipe: Granny's Bread

By Katie Culhane

Bread making has been passed down by the women in my father's family for generations. Bread is a source of pride for these Celtic grandmothers; it is a hearth labour that warms the belly and the heart.

Although there are measurements and precision on the page, baking is about the...

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