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[satx78247]

Fwiw,

My dad (who was an Amer-Indian out of Delaware County OK,) made GREAT pan-fried fish patties out of carp/buffalo/red suckers/alligator gar & other "trash fish".
(I once caught an >60# golden carp on a set-line & he "fed the neighborhood" on that one fish.)

WONDERFUL doesn't adequately describe how good that I remember the patties being for breakfast with eggs, biscuits, etc.

Unfortunately, he passed away before I could get him to show me any of his "OIT".

My dad knew a BUNCH of "old Indian tricks", including how to train a team of oxen to his tone of voice. = When the family was still logging the NETX river bottoms(I was then under 8YO), I've seen him control a yoke of BIG oxen, that were skidding logs & carry a normal-sounding conversation on with another man at the same time.
(At day's end, he used to throw me up onto Blue's wide back & say, "Son, you're in charge of getting the boys home safely. I'll see you in an hour or so." - Blue, of course, was completely capable of going home anassisted, as he KNEW that food awaited him there. - I, at that young age, felt REALLY GROWN-UP & quite important to be "entrusted with the yoke of valuable oxen".)

yours, satx

 

[Billnpatti]

The story of you riding the oxen back to the house and feeling like you were in charge of them getting back sort of reminds me of a description I once heard describing our elected officials in Washington. He said it was like watching a bunch of ants on a log being swept along in the current of a river and each one of them thinks he is stearing. :haha:

No, it's not a recipe, just a thought. :hmm: :grin:

 

[Tallswife]

Found this 18C recipe in one of my books and made it recently. It was damn good!! The recipe dates from 1754.

Beat 1 cup of butter to a cream, slowly beat in 1 1/3C sugar. Add one teaspoon of Mace (I didn't have any so I used nutmeg) Beat in 5 whole eggs, one at a time. Sift in 2C of flour. Turn into a greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

The above should fit into a loaf pan. I did double it and baked it in a bundt pan for 1:15. It didn't need any frosting or icing, very moist!

 

[coloradoclyde]

So many people today can't even make the simple basics unless it comes premixed in a package and all you do is add water and microwave....Actually cooking is fast becoming a lost art.....Especially baking. Most people I know these day do what I call "faking"....They let Betty Crocker do all the recipe work... :shake:

 

[satx78247]

ROTFLMRAO!!!!

yours,satx

 

[satx78247]

YEP.

yours,satx

 

[satx78247]

Sounds GREAT!! = What time's dessert??

yours, satx

 

[Wes/Tex]

Yeah, does sound like a good cake mixture. May have to dig out ole Sam Houston's favorite cake recipe! Some where I have Robert E. Lee's favorite too. Gotta be careful or this will turn into Famous People's Favorite Dessert post! :wink: :haha:

 

[tenngun]

You can add some raisins and put that in a pudding bag and boil for a few hours and makes a rich pudding.

 

[fleener]

Do it, dig out those old favorites of famous people.

Thursday I head out of the country for 3 weeks and will be off line mostly I think. So, be interesting to see what you guys come up with when I get back.

Fleener

 

[fleener]

A few weeks ago I read someones posting about shoo fly pie. Never heard of it before, so I had to make one. Got to say it was the best one I have ever had! A little different, but we enjoyed it. Then last week I had to try the bacon, and that turned out great. You guys arent all bad.

Fleener

 

[NeilMacleod]

Kids also dont know what french fries are made off, they no longer know were our food comes from, if you can call it food.

 

[Kansas Jake]

My adult daughters and their husbands like to scratch cook. My older grandsons (9-13) also have things they will make. One 12 year old grandson loves to make pancakes and make them from scratch and doesn't use a mix or bisquick.

Part of it is a family tradition, that if you don't like what was put on the table, you are on your own. Don't get me wrong, they also make use of the fast food options and like it too, but they wouldn't starve if left to what is in the cupboard or garden.

 

[tenngun]

It's an historic activity. We think of good home cooking in the past. Through out much of history people in town had a shortage of fuel and bought premade food. Communities had bakers and stews. America had cheap fuel and it encouraged people to cook at home.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Is there a particular recipe you are looking for?...
I'd hate to eat up all of Claude's server space with my collection.....

 

[Wes/Tex]

Is there a particular recipe you are looking for?...
I'd hate to eat up all of Claude's server space with my collection.....

I got one for stuffed camel, so sky's the limit! :rotf:

 

[coloradoclyde]

I find the more simple something is, the more difficult it is to make..

There is no place to hide your mistakes....

 

[tenngun]

We don't have a camel season in mo😂

 

[KingofDerby]

Found this 18C recipe in one of my books and made it recently. It was damn good!! The recipe dates from 1754.

Had to convert to proper units

225 Butter
260 Sugar
255 Flour
1tsp Mace
5 eggs
175'/Gas mark 4, 1 hour. I mean 4 Kiloseconds.

 

[Tallswife]

Found this 18C recipe in one of my books and made it recently. It was damn good!! The recipe dates from 1754.

Had to convert to proper units

225 Butter
260 Sugar
255 Flour
1tsp Mace
5 eggs
175'/Gas mark 4, 1 hour. I mean 4 Kiloseconds.

:rotf: :rotf: