Long lost recipes

Posted by Callie, November 17, 2008 at 9:53 PM

I'm sure someone, somewhere has the info I seek...

1) Bourbon Balls: Christmastime was the only time (as children)we ever had these little morsels of melt-in-your mouth confection. All I can remember is powdered sugar, cocoa, and of course chocolate sprinkles. I'm sure there was butter and bourbon, too. My mother is no longer alive, and my 6 siblings SWEAR they don't have her hand-written recipes. I did find a recipe that called for cookie crumbs ... Yuk! Definitely NOT the same.

2) Banana Bread: Sure, I have Mother's recipe for this, but it's not as good as one I discovered ... Sorry, Mother. I found it in a thin, magazine-size, soft covered cookbook. The title was something like Foods to Give as Gifts or Foods made for Gift Giving. It might have been published by Better Home and Gardens or Time-Life Books; am pretty sure it's not from Betty Crocker. Recipes included in this publication had things like pickles, cookies, breads, maybe even vineagars. I'm thinking this was late 70's or early 80's. So one divorce, one college degree, and many moves later, my recipe book collection has dwindled.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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