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Memories & Recipes
She is also a great southern cook. She makes her famous zuchinni bread when people have been sick or if she thinks about them or even if they want one. Brother Harvey received his bread the other week. He said he wasn't sure how zuchinni and bread would go together. When he put the first forkful to his mouth he could smell the spices. Before he even tasted the bread it brought back memories of smells from his mother's kitchen. He remembered sitting at their big table when there would be only one piece of cake left after the kids had been served. He'd ask his mom if she was going to eat that piece of cake and she always said no. Brother Harvey knows now, that's what moms get paid to do; now that he is a parent himself. They get paid in hugs and kisses and A's and B's and love and respect. Here is Mrs. Esther Ruth's recipe for zuchinni bread. Smell some cooking and see what memories it brings to you.
Zuchinni Bread 3 eggs 1 c. oil 2 c. unpeeled, grated zuchinni 3 tsp. vanilla 2 1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. chopped pecans 3 c. plain flour 1 tsp. salt 3 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp each, baking powder and baking soda
Beat eggs; add sugar, oil and vanilla. Mix with zuchinni and nuts. Sift dry ingredients into the zuchinni mixture. Blend well and pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. Keep one and give one away. Brown Sugar Banana Muffins 1/2 c. butter, softened 2 eggs 1 c. mashed bananas 1/4 c. buttermilk 1 tsp. vanilla 3/4 c. brown sugar 2 1/4 c. plain flour 3/4 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 c. chopped pecans Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Stir together mashed bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture along with banana mixture alternately, beginning with flour. Beat until blended after each addition. Spoon into 12 lightly greased muffin cups, filling 2/3 full. Sprinkle evenly with pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from pan immediately and cool 10 minutes on wire racks. * to substitute for butter, stir 3/4 tsp. vinegar into 1/4 c. whole milk.
Cindy Garrick owns and operates Garrick's Store in Scyrene. Contact her with your favorite memories of food and related recipes. Her e-mail is cindg@myexcel.com.
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