A vegetable garden of some sort is a Pecar family staple. Cucumbers will soon "becoming out our ears" as they say. So I am posting a recipe for Grandma's Cucumber Salad. I hope you enjoy!
Cucumber Salad
Wash and pare the cucumbers and into slices an inch or an inch and a half thick. Place on lettuce remove the centers, slice crosswise leaving slices in place and filling the cups thus made with a mixture of celery, green peppers, and a little onion. Serve with French dressing.
I had to read this a couple times to get a picture of what it would look like. Keep in mind that I cipy her recipes exactly as written in her handwriting on the card. (So, after cutting the cucumbers into 1" or 1 1/2" slices, slice them long-wise and core them. Then place them on the lettuce leaves and fill them with the mixture.)
I'll bet this is pretty on the plate!
Grandma Helen Pecar and Greatgranddaughters Theresa Pecar Moore and Kathleen Pecar Lightbody
Monday, June 27, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Penoche
Do you know what penoche is? I had to look it up. It is the name on a recipe card in Grandma's Recipe Box, and a recipe in her cookbook. Post your comments if you remember Grandma making penoche....and your comments if you make it.
PENOCHE
Dictionary entry overview: What does penoche mean?
• PENOCHE (noun)
The noun PENOCHE has 1 sense:
1. fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts
Familiarity information: PENOCHE used as a noun is very rare.
2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cups milk
2 Tablespoons of butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
Boil sugar and milk to soft ball stage. Remove from fire; add butter, flavoring and nuts. Beat until creamy and thick; pour into a greased dish. Cut into squares.
Maybe someone will bring this sugary delight to the family reunion!
PENOCHE
Dictionary entry overview: What does penoche mean?
• PENOCHE (noun)
The noun PENOCHE has 1 sense:
1. fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts
Familiarity information: PENOCHE used as a noun is very rare.
2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cups milk
2 Tablespoons of butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
Boil sugar and milk to soft ball stage. Remove from fire; add butter, flavoring and nuts. Beat until creamy and thick; pour into a greased dish. Cut into squares.
Maybe someone will bring this sugary delight to the family reunion!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Griddle Cakes
As the Pecar Family Reunion approaches (July 8th in Mancelona, MI) we all look forward to Jerry Pecar cooking up some hot griddle cakes dripping in Pecar Farm Real Maple Syrup. Posted here is Grandma Helen Pecar's Griddle Cake recipe, taken from the cookbook:
2 cups yellow corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
Scald with enough boiling water to make a little thinner than mush.
When cool, add:
The yolks of 4 eggs
3/4 of a cup of flour, sifted with
2 teaspoons of baking powder
and enough milk to make a thin batter.
Add the well beaten egg whites just before baking and
cook on a hot griddle.
Enjoy - - and Jerry, we are looking forward to you offering these up at the family reunion.
2 cups yellow corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
Scald with enough boiling water to make a little thinner than mush.
When cool, add:
The yolks of 4 eggs
3/4 of a cup of flour, sifted with
2 teaspoons of baking powder
and enough milk to make a thin batter.
Add the well beaten egg whites just before baking and
cook on a hot griddle.
Enjoy - - and Jerry, we are looking forward to you offering these up at the family reunion.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Sisterhood of the Traveling Butterfly
Time Passes.....
Life happens.....
Distance separates......
Children grow up.....
Jobs come and go. Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're supposed to do...
Hearts break. Parents die. Colleagues forget favors. Careers end.....
BUT.....Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach...
When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf,
and waiting with open arms at the valley's end...
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you....or come in and carry you out. Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters.....
Daughter-in-laws, sisters, sister-in-laws, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our life!
The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other. Every day, we need each other still.
Life happens.....
Distance separates......
Children grow up.....
Jobs come and go. Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're supposed to do...
Hearts break. Parents die. Colleagues forget favors. Careers end.....
BUT.....Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach...
When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf,
and waiting with open arms at the valley's end...
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you....or come in and carry you out. Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters.....
Daughter-in-laws, sisters, sister-in-laws, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our life!
The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other. Every day, we need each other still.
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