When i was a child in the 60’s and early 70’s, there was a road that lead past our miner’s shack in my little home […]
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Coal Region Teaberry Cream Cheese Mints
The general recipe for cream cheese mints is generations-old. Of course, as a dyed-in-the-wool “coalcracker”, my spin on them is to use teaberry for the […]
Cope’s Dried Sweet Corn – A Thanksgiving Icon
In The Anthracite Coal Region and throughout Pennsylvania, we hold tradition in high esteem, particularly when it comes to our holiday meals. When families and […]
Hungarian Farina Dumplings (Griz Galuska)
I recently received two requests for a recipe for a much loved “dumpling” many of my readers remember from their Nana’s (grandmother) kitchen; farina dumplings. […]
Nana’s Creamy Succotash
As far back as I can remember, I loved lima beans; large or small, fresh, frozen, canned, or dried. A real treat to me, frozen […]
Homemade Baking Release
When a recipe calls for greasing a baking pan — cake pans in particular — many bakers reach for the can of cooking spray. But […]