A niece contacted me today for my MIL’s bread recipe. I knew the recipe came from my dad’s mom Billie who gave it to my mom’s sister Arta who gave it to my MIL Shirley over 50 years ago when they lived in Grand Prairie. They didn’t keep in touch after Grand Prairie, but both Arta and Shirley made bread almost daily for decades. 25ish years after Grand Prairie, I met my husband and they reconnected. Here is the bread recipe that stood the test of time (2 different quantities, be careful reading it!). Arta's lovely cursive writing adds information about the recipe and a modification for hot cross buns.
Oh Wow! What a fabulous piece of the archive! I loved seeing the handwriting, and thinking about the links from a bag of flour to Billie, to Arta, to Shirlely and back to you. I can't even begin to count the number of buns that have been incorporated into my bones and organs over the years! :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is Wyona: I remember Billie was a great cook. She made the best hot cross buns. I would like to have Wyora, Shirley and Billie back for just one day. A glorious day!
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