remembering mom
i picked up a couple very thin, fine, vintage crystal glasses at the thrift store a couple weeks ago. tonight i made myself a salty dog - yes cap'n max, if you are reading this - a vodka based cocktail. unfortunately, my trusted scotchies have been giving me such terrible migraines as of late that i had to make a switch. hopefully, this is a temporary change.
today i was thinking about birthdays - i'm not sure why. i only know one person who's birthday is april 1st - and he is from waaaaaaay back. he may have experienced deathday for all i know.
i remember growing up, on our birthdays, mom made angel food cake. i'm not sure why cuz my favorite desert is vanilla pudding from scratch, dad's is mom's chocolate cake, older brother's is cherry pie, and the younger brother's is cutout cookies. so, why she ALWAYS made angel food cake eludes me. then when the her granddaughters came along, she ALWAYS made angel food cake for their birthdays.
she made these from scratch with the what? 12-14 egg whites?
very few cake mixes were ever used in the old homestead.
i have concluded that, clearly, it did not matter what the birthday person liked, she just liked the challenge of making a non-falling, perfect, angel food cake from scratch - topped with boiled fluffy frosting.
and they were perfect. and never was her angel food cake pan used for anything but her angel food cakes.
needless to say, i will always associate angel food cake with my mom.
today i was thinking about birthdays - i'm not sure why. i only know one person who's birthday is april 1st - and he is from waaaaaaay back. he may have experienced deathday for all i know.
i remember growing up, on our birthdays, mom made angel food cake. i'm not sure why cuz my favorite desert is vanilla pudding from scratch, dad's is mom's chocolate cake, older brother's is cherry pie, and the younger brother's is cutout cookies. so, why she ALWAYS made angel food cake eludes me. then when the her granddaughters came along, she ALWAYS made angel food cake for their birthdays.
she made these from scratch with the what? 12-14 egg whites?
very few cake mixes were ever used in the old homestead.
i have concluded that, clearly, it did not matter what the birthday person liked, she just liked the challenge of making a non-falling, perfect, angel food cake from scratch - topped with boiled fluffy frosting.
and they were perfect. and never was her angel food cake pan used for anything but her angel food cakes.
needless to say, i will always associate angel food cake with my mom.
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angel food cake was always a special treat around our house, as well. i remember (and still have) the cake pan, and after baking, the whole thing was turned upside down and slipped on top of a large seven up bottle to cool - the same bottle that was used to sprinkle the clothes before ironing.
love the photo-you look like one of my own sisters...short bangs and all.
i had forgotten all about the 7-up sprinkle bottle - but you are absolutely right. ya ever wonder why a 7-up bottle and not a coke? i remember mom used to take in ironing to earn some extra $$$. another stroll down memory lane - thanks xoxoxo
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