This icing is meant to go with Chocolate Cake. The recipe uses hydrogenated vegetable shortening, under the Spry brand name. I’ve commented on the history, use and health considerations of using… more →
Nostalgic Recipes from Nicesamnjam wrote 1 week ago: 1 cup Shortening 3/4 cup Sugar 1 cup Cooked, strained Pumpkin(or canned) 1 Egg 2 cups Flour 1 cup Ra … more →
The Curessa wrote 3 weeks ago: These are not in a Barefoot Contessa cookbook, but they would be if Ina Garten ever lived in the Upp … more →
samnjam wrote 3 months ago: Makes approximately 72 cookies. 3/4 cups flour 3/4 whole wheat flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup butte … more →
samnjam wrote 7 months ago: Prep Time: 20 min Total Time: 2 hours 30 min Makes: 2 loaves (24 slices each) 1 1/2 cups finely chop … more →
culinarysoulmates wrote 10 months ago: i think we’ve mentioned this before. everything is better with bacon. no. really. got this one … more →
niceties wrote 1 year ago: This icing is meant to go with Chocolate Cake. The recipe uses hydrogenated vegetable shortening, un … more →
niceties wrote 1 year ago: This is the filling that goes with Chocolate Cake, but you could use it with other cake recipes too. … more →
niceties wrote 1 year ago: This is a straightforward cake recipe using the creaming method. You might want to refer to the tips … more →
Jess - NYU wrote 1 year ago: I think I’ve said it before, but I’m not really into vegan things. I haven’t had a … more →
samnjam wrote 1 year ago: Angel Biscuits These yeasted biscuits are lighter in texture than the baking powder variety. Using a … more →
samnjam wrote 1 year ago: Cornish Pasty Recipe For the Pastry ( This is for Shortcrust) : One and a half Cups Plain Flour Lard … more →
damnfineproduct wrote 1 year ago: 10 Cakes Husbands Like Best Originally uploaded by Paula Wirth From Spry’s Recipe Round-Up! Sp … more →
niceties wrote 1 year ago: Another recipe of grandmother’s that used Spry vegetable shortening (which I’ve commente … more →
niceties wrote 1 year ago: For the crust, try out one of the shortcrust pastry recipes I posted earlier: Crisco Pastry Shortcru … more →
niceties wrote 1 year ago: I posted grandma’s Crisco shortcrust pastry recipe earlier. This one uses another vegetable sh … more →
niceties wrote 1 year ago: As you can tell from the other recipes on this blog, my grandmother was not a purist when it came to … more →
niceties wrote 2 years ago: I recently baked another cake called a “coffee cake” which also had no coffee. The name … more →
niceties wrote 2 years ago: This is one of the only pie recipes here with instructions for making the pie shell. It’s basi … more →
niceties wrote 2 years ago: As I’ve posted so many pie recipes already, it’s about time I put up grandma’s pas … more →