I was wondering if anyone would share any old family recipes with me ? I've always wanted to put together an old fashion cookbook .If you can ad were it came from and a little history on that person that would be great .How about any home remedy's?

-- Patty Gamble (fodfarms@slic.com), June 27, 2000

Answers

See my recipe under the listing "apricots" This came from my gandmother in Austria. She always had apricot trees in her backyard, and as I lived with her in my formative years, apricots became a staple in my diet. Her other specialties (now mine) were Schnitzels, Spaetzl, and Gurken Salat. Like all older generation cooks, she didn't cook from recipes, so the amounts are always vague and subject to the personal preferences of the cook. Let me know if you'd like those :) Sue

-- Sue (sulandherb@aol.com), June 27, 2000.

Here are the recipes you want:

http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/cookbook.htm

-- walt (longyear@shentel.net), June 28, 2000.

Horehound Candy----Mother & I are not exact cooks--we cook what looks & feels right--this is a recipe I got from Mother, we haven't made in a lot of years--but since finding it, I think I'll make it this evening! 1 cup horehound tea--4cups sugar---2 cups dark or light syrup--boil until it starts to caramel,(this is harder than hard ball stage). Greese a flat cookie sheet or pan, pour out on sheet. When it starts to harden around the edge, start cutting it up into pieces with sissors. (to make the tea we aren't exact, a good handfull of leaves & stems, cover with water & boil. then strain--I use a coffee filter--then use 1 cup of this for your tea. This candy is good for coughs also.(remember to store it in air tight containers) Sonda in Ks.

-- Sonda (sgbruce@birch.net), June 29, 2000.

P.S. I forgot to say now is when ya need to be picking your horehound & hanging it to dry to store away for this winters candy! It is great to make a batch for holidays & also colds season/ I use to make this & put it in my gift baskets, when I needed gifts along with dried mint for tea, etc. & home canned goods, etc. As a matter of fact I know where there is a huge patch of horehound--think I'll go pick it & tie it up to dry! Thanks, Patty for asking for recipes or I wouldn't have thought of it! Sonda in Ks.

-- Sonda (sgbruce@birch.net), June 29, 2000.

Dad used to give us brandy and milk when we had trouble sleeping-- knocked us out like a light!!

-- Betsy (sassyweitzel@yahoo.com), June 29, 2000.