For those not familiar with this Coalcracker/PA Dutch treat, a whoopie pie is made with two soft cake-like cookies with a fluffy filling sandwiched in […]
Author: A Coalcracker in the Kitchen
Apie Cake (aka AP, Apea, Apee, Apies, or Apeas Cake)
Apie cake (and it’s various spellings) is a Pennsylvania thing; more specifically, a Pennsylvania Dutch thing — even more specifically, a mid- and south-eastern Pennsylvania […]
Old-fashioned Bavarian-style Soft Pretzels
Soft pretzels and I go way back; as far back as my earliest childhood memories. I grew up in Schuylkill County in the southern tip […]
Homemade Chili Sauce
My Nana (grandmother) canned a lot; but she did not can a lot of different items. Known for her homemade white bread, chow chow and […]
Lemon Crumb Pie
I am a fan of anything lemon-flavored. I have a confession to make; my best friend and I devoured a lemon sponge pie ourselves one […]
Fruit Cocktail Bars
My Pop was a wily, practiced thief — a food thief, that is. He was particularly adept at pillaging and plundering, unnoticed, ingredients awaiting use […]