I am almost 71 now. Parents both passed on. I still make two things. When I was 8 my mom showed me how to make home made bread, and noodles for the Turkey broth.
So simple. I asked her why she did it since you could buy noodles and bread so cheap back them.
She said. It tastes better...well yea it did: But what else?
The bread was a simple recipe quick to make and rise. And so delicious it simply cannot be found anywhere today.
My great grandma made it on the farm when great grandad came in to eat from the field. Back then it had to be easy, quick and good. That recipe was handed down from three generations past. I still make it today along with the noodles made with a rolling pin. I do it several times a year.
The recipe is so simple a cave man can do it. In fact my grandma made it for grandpa who would come in from working on the rail road all day. And then my mom made it for my dad who came in from the factory after a full day. And alas...I am the last generation to do so I do believe.
Why? Well my son is too busy to learn how to do it. He likes vegetables out of a can more than fresh.
When I pass on I suspect that what I learned from my mom will be no more. Fast food, store bread, canned vegetables.
When someone likes the flavor of canned more than fresh then you know society is making a turn. But something wonderful will be missed:
So for Thanksgiving: My moms bread: My moms noodles: My moms fruit salad: But she never could bake a turkey. It was always too dry. I have improved on that and mine is not.
My wifes folks have also passed on and recently: We used to go to their house for Thanksgiving: They always wanted me to bring the bread and noodles: Can't imagine why:
One time I asked my mom how she knew her bread was ready as she was kneading it....she said "well just do it until it feels right" ...I got it...enjoy your thanks giving folks
The recipe is no secret and I will post it here if I see someone wants it: Well, after my cat gets of my lap and I get to my keyboard again
harpolemond
I'm interested. My daughter all but kicks me out of the kitchen, but she's not as good a cook as she thinks she is. Shhh!
Yes, please share. I'd love to bring it alive here. Thanks for sharing the story.
I was pleased that I was taught from 4 or 5 years old by great grandma how to cook.
I was making the stuffing at age 5, the butter and bread too.
Pasta is not hard to make and it keeps kids occupied.
it’s flour, eggs, a pinch of salt. elbow grease.
I would love to see the recipe. Homemade everything is better. Your post reminds me of one of my great uncles, a retired farmer, who learned to make fabulous yeast rolls. He’d always send a dozen home with every visit and the kids couldn’t wait to get into them :-) Hard to believe he has been gone almost 20 years :-(
Bread recipe. Yes, please.
When I left home for college, they packed up and moved 1,000 miles east. Our Thanksgiving break was short and I didn’t have enough time to get to the new home, so I spent my first Thanksgiving away from home in the fraternity house. There were two or three of us in the same boat so we decided to use the kitchen and make our own Thanksgiving dinner.
Mom was a great cook, but never made homemade bread, but I thought “What the heck, I’ll give it a try.” Now, not being very experienced in the cooking arts, I wasn’t quite sure what the term “rise” meant regarding bread dough. So I whipped up the batch of dough, kneaded it, pounded it down, put it in the pan and popped it in the oven. LOL...I still remember that loaf when I took it out of the oven!
Thanks for the sweet memories and the recipe. Your family recipe will live on through Freepers. I have a grandson who loves to cook. He is 7. I will make this with him soon.