Sopaipillas

  4 c Flour2 ts Sugar1/4 c Shortening or lard1 tb Baking powder1 1/2 ts Salt1 1/4 c Water or more if neededInstructionsSift dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening until crumbly. Add water and mix until holds together. Knead 10-15 times until dough forms a smooth ball. Cover and let set for 20 minutes. Divide dough [...]

Grandma’s Pound Cake

This is another of my grandma’s recipes 

1 lb powdered sugar1 lb oleo6 eggsTake powdered sugar box and fill it with cake flour½ tsp salt1 tsp vanilla Bake 325 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.  Bake in angel food pan 
How to mix
 Put 1 lb. Oleo in large bowl-when soft, mix good.  Then add 1 lb of powdered [...]

Grandma’s 1936 Cake

This was found in my grandma’s little “Good Luck Margarine” Book.  It is actually called a Merrette Yellow Cake but I like what my grandma named it. the 1936 Cake.  I love this little book as it has grandmas notes all over it!  Here it is as written in the book, substitute name brands as [...]

The Ten Golden Rules for Houseplants

Everyone in my family has a green thumb, except me!  But with a little bit of help from this info I actually am getting better at it.  Hope you all find it as useful as I do. I don’t know where we got this info from but it is a keeper that is for sure.   1.     [...]

Egg Substitues

We have a nephew that is allergic to eggs and the store bought egg substitues.  This is what his mother uses. 

For scrambling and making omelets
 
tofu (This works best with crumbled firm or extra firm tofu. It helps to add lots of seasonings like onions, mushrooms, nutritional yeast or cheese, and herbs.) 
 
For baking
 gelatin [...]