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Thursday, November 12, 2026Nov 12

Recipes to pickle, sauce or stuff your peppers

Good morning, Fare companions.

Today we can welcome one more homecoming Chattanoogan among us, Catherine Hendee. Ms. H begins with a lament. “One of the very saddest things to hit me when I moved home was that Koch’s Bakery has closed. Now that they are closed, do you think you could find and post the famous thumbprint cookie recipe? I think those things kept them alive for the last five years, but they would be a real treat for Chattanoogans to know and keep alive, calling them ‘Koch’s Thumbprint Cookies.'”

(READ MORE: Koch’s Bakery closing after nearly 80 years in business)

A fine idea. Now, the recipe?