It is good to begin Independence Day in your presence, albeit your presence on page or screen. May G. discovered an old family recipe for potato bread, but it was blotted and stained. “I can only tell that it contained mashed potatoes, yeast and lard in its list of ingredients. I would like to find that old-fashioned recipe.”
We’ve had a repeat request for a recipe, seen somewhere in print, for making coconut yogurt simply at home with coconut milk.
The last request is for experts’ cookies and other areas of kitchen expertise. You will find one popular cookie below. Its sender, though not its creator, is known for her cookies. So we are hereby asking her to send more cookies from her own stash. And if you, dear reader, are particularly known for one dish or category of food, the rest of us want some samples from your proficiency.
WONDROUS COOKIES
For a beach trip in the very near future, consider this idea from Cathy Elkins, who lives in Cleveland, Tennessee. In sending her friend Katie’s most popular beach recipe, Ms. Elkins told about the plan eight friends have each May, heading to Perdido Key, Florida. “Each lady brings a wondrous snack, dessert or breakfast treat for our lazy days of beach lounging and game playing.”
