Skip to main content
Friday, October 30, 2026Oct 30

This story is free to read.

How to make Sourdough bread from start to finish, Sloppy Joes and Homemade Banana Split Ice Cream

bakery background
bakery background bakery background

A bright young college student, observant and full of questions, begins today’s column. Stella Curry wrote, “I am a vegan and do not like the vegan cheese sold in stores, so I would like a source for real and really good vegan cheese. I guess I should also ask whether I could learn to make it.”

Consider another request, anonymously, for a soup like the chicken and pasta version served at J. Alexander’s.

And here is a final query for the day, one we merely overheard. “How do you make an old-fashioned milkshake?”

ICE CREAM

Oh, how the ice cream churns these hot July days. Thank you to Bobbie Jones of Soddy-Daisy for this unique recipe, prepared in her White Mountain freezer.