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“Annabell Kodanko’s Onion Pie” from the February 8, 1966 Door County Advocate
First: Bake an ordinary 9" pie crust. (If you don’t know how, any good bag of flour will tell you.)
“The Story of a German About to Enjoy an Old Swedish Custom at Her Christmas Eve Supper” from the December 21, 1961 Door County Advocate
Now when I refer to lefse or kumla as delicacies, I know I am open to argument from non-Scandinavians in our midst. Tasting them is enough for the…
Why the Belgian prune pie is at home in Wisconsin
A link: https://topographickitchens.substack.com/p/why-the-belgian-prune-pie-is-at-home
Six leftover turkey recipes from the 1966 and 1967 Door County Advocate
Francis Badke explains some quick and easy ways to fix up leftover turkey.
“Norwegian food specialties Featured by Brye sisters” from the November 9, 1967 Door County Advocate
Norwegian food specialties are featured often at the trim white house with blue shutters on Me­morial drive where the Misses Ruth and Amalia (Molly…
"Special foods for Easter Traditional around world" from the April 11, 1968 Door County Advocate
Grace Samuelson includes hot cross buns, pax cakes, babka bread, and lamb cakes in in an overview of dishes served on or around Easter.
"It's a great day for the Irish" and three recipes from the March 14, 1968 Door County Advocate
Grace Samuelson gives her reflections on St. Patrick's Day and three recipes.
"Think it's rough? '36 was colder but they knew how to cope" from the February 8, 1977 Door County Advocate
Grace Samuelson describes what it was like caring for her young children in the unusually severe winter of 1936, and how her husband and father-in-law…
Three items about high church pudding from the 1960–1961 Door County Advocate
I talked with Miss Lyon who served the high church plum pudding at a Christmas party at her home and she says this is a steamed pudding made with suet…
"Independent Emma Hanson has interesting stories to tell" from the December 12, 1978 Door County Advocate
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"Valuable Recipes." from the January 24, 1891 Door County Advocate
Recipes for sponge cake, king cake, poverty cakes, hard ginger snaps, cup cake, doughnuts, fresh rolls, and lemon pie.
"Past Thanksgivings; they smelled so good" from the November 24, 1975 Door County Advocate
By GRACE SAMUELSON
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