I'll get back to D soon, I promise!
Just so you know, I have been trying to sew and have made considerable progress on Dots and Dashes. Terrible photo, I know, but this is the final arrangement. I have 4 or 5 more rows to re-press and square the blocks. But it seems like for every step forward I make two back.
So I thought I'd tell you a little story of serendipity, prompted by a request of my sister-in-law.
I was married (and divorced) before I met my current Main Man. In little over 12 years we lived in Maryland, Tennessee, Georgia (4 homes), Arkansas (6 months) and Kansas. Which probably contributed to the breakup ...
I have never baked much, then or now, but one of our favorite scratch cakes in my first marriage was a recipe I found in the "Nashville Seasons" cookbook, published by the Junior League, if I remember correctly. It starts with a custard, rather than creaming butter and sugar as usual. It is SO moist!
Well, sister-in-law requested I send her a copy of the recipe today as she has misplaced her cookbook so I got out mine to photocopy.
Do you see who submitted that recipe? Alex's grandmother! I had been baking his family's favorite chocolate cake long before I met him!! My mother pointed this out to me over 40 years ago; looking at the recipe today reminded me of my good fortune -- delicious cake and a fabulous husband.
Now I feel the urge to make a chocolate cake ...
Had you never noticed before whose recipe it was? That is pretty neat! And your churn dashes look great, Libby!
ReplyDeleteThat is wild! And it does sound like a good cake.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great story! And that looks like a great recipe.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story! It sounds like a delicious cake recipe, too. I've wanted to bake while in isolation and have only made a couple of things. This may have to be next on the list.
ReplyDeleteHow cool!!! And sounds like a yummy cake!
ReplyDeleteGreat story - you were meant to find Alex! Some of the best recipes are in old church- and junior league-type cookbooks.
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