Friday, December 23, 2022

Cold Turkey

On “Cold Turkey”: “The cruelty of this method beggars description. Tongue cannot describe nor pen portray its horrors.”


The General Practitioner As A Specialist”:  A Treatise Devoted To The Consideration Of Medical Specialties", 1904

J.D. Albright M.D.

Friday, February 4, 2022

Aunt NOrema Coffee Cake

Aunt Noreme's Coffee Cake


 Noreme is an old friend of my mother, someone she went to high school and college with in the 1940s. So, this recipe has been tested by my family since the 1950s.

 1 stick oleo (or butter)   
1 cup sugar   
2 eggs   
1 tsp vanilla   
1 cup sour cream   
2 cups flour   
1 tsp baking soda   
1 tsp baking powder  

 Mix sugar and oleo until puffy.

Add eggs, vanilla and sour cream, then beat.

Add dry ingredients and mix.

 Pour half of batter into greased baking pan (a loaf shaped pan).

 Mix 1/2 cup sugar with tsp cinnamon.

Pour half of this over the batter.

Put remainder of batter into pan and pour remaining topping over this batter.

Bake in 350 F oven for 45 to 55 min.