Apron Strings Family Ties Melody Gray 9781468008821 Books
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My Grandparents, Leon and Rose Jordens, were married in St. Hubert, Saskatchewan on November 28th 1923 and raised their family of 12 children on their little farm house. Grandpa Jordens had 15 brothers and sisters and Grandma (nee Bellehumeur) was an only child. After many hard years of farming, Grandma and Grandpa moved to the west coast and began a new life on Vancouver Island. Many of their children followed, while some stayed or moved to other provinces. So as a child growing up family gatherings were sure to include an abundance of aunts, uncles, cousins, music, homemade breads, buns, pickles, beets, and plates of mouthwatering goodies. Maybe even a lively card game of barouche! It seemed that each aunt had her own special knack for some of Grandma’s recipe, and when the family got together everyone usually brought one of those dishes. We knew who made the best of what! Even at today’s family functions it’s always exciting to remember those old family recipes and wonder (and hope) which ones will be waiting on the buffet table to be shared! That buffet table at one of my aunt and uncle’s wedding anniversary, a few years back, is what inspired me to put together Apron Strings and Family Ties – The Jordens’ Family Cookbook. I listened as my cousins filled their plates with cabbage rolls, homemade buns, beets, pickles, yummy treats, and pork and beans, as they wandered around saying they wished they had that recipe or asked who made this. I watched as little ones crawled around and played; some cousins I never even met before, and it made me sad that our family get-togethers were so far and few in between. I knew that one day we could lose a lot of these old family recipes! So, I wanted to help share and keep them alive. Of course this was a lot harder than I even imagined; contacting people, collecting recipes, pictures, and information. Although many of the recipes may have originated from Grandma Jordens and tasted exactly the same today as they did back then, some tasted slightly different because of an added ingredient or tweak over the years. I was getting many submissions for the same recipe but with slightly different ingredients. Maybe it was how a family member remembered their Mom’s recipe, or they just wanted to add their own unique flavour. Either way the recipes sounded and tasted delicious! Now what was I going to do with any profit that come out of selling the cook book? The Jordens family has lost five brothers and sisters over the years because of cancer, along with other family members who have survived from cancer. Because of this I decided to donate any profit made from Apron Strings and Family Ties – The Jordens’ Family Cookbook to the Canadian Cancer Society in memory of my Mom, our aunts, uncles, and most of all Grandma and Grandpa Jordens. I hope that everyone enjoys our old traditional family recipes that began with Grandma Jordens, along with the many new family traditional recipes. Family ties hold tight with love, laughter, singing and cooking together! Tie up your apron strings and cook with your children! Melody Gray
Apron Strings Family Ties Melody Gray 9781468008821 Books
I have been collecting cookbooks for more than a half a century (sometimes I find that hard to imagine!) and I've always loved the community/family cookbooks the best for the picture they give of a certain place or group of people. Apron Strings & Family Ties - The Jordens' Family Cookbook is certainly no exception. Reading through the book it was interesting to see how succeeding generations added to and modified some of the old family recipes. Editor/author Melody Gray has put a tremendous amount of thought and work into what is clearly a labor of love that her family and those of us lucky enough to acquire a copy will enjoy using for years to come.Many of these recipes were familiar to me, others brand new. I've bookmarked a couple of recipes to try almost immediately, just as soon as I find the ingredients. (I'm in the middle of moving!) The Butterscotch Squares sound delightful - a less expensive version of the Butterscotch Brownies that I've made for many decades - and the Shrimp Lemon Pepper Linguine looks scrumptious! (I do happen to know where the shrimp and linguine are.)
I did find a few errors. Now, having been working on a family cookbook myself for several years and having received a call or two myself asking just how much flour was supposed to be in the Cranberry Bread, I do know just how hard it can be to catch every little thing, no matter how many times you read it. Sometimes fresh eyes help, so here are the things that I found: Aunt Evelyn's Baking Powder Biscuits calls for 1 tablespoon of salt in a recipe that calls for only 2 cups of flour. That is far and away too much - 1 teaspoon will be plenty. Similarly, Aunt Cecile's Pancakes calls for 2 tablespoons of baking powder for a recipe that calls for just one cup of flour. That should read teaspoons. (Interestingly, the very next recipe is for waffles and is almost identical.) The recipe for Prize Winning Salmon seems to omit the ingredients that are supposed to be mixed together in equal parts to make a syrup. You should note that Branden Lebrun's recipe for Caesar Salad Dressing is industrial sized - it makes well over a half-gallon!
I also found a couple of food safety issues that I had some concerns about. The recipe for Unattended Roast states to "turn the oven down to lowest setting . . . Leave for 8 hours." Ovens vary. That 8 hours might end up being 8 hours of bacterial growth rather than 8 hours of cooking if the setting in someone's oven is too low. The recipe for Beet Relish states that "You do not need to boil the jars." That is a BIG no-no in canning. Just because something has worked doesn't mean that it is safe. During World War II my grandmother and everyone else's "canned" their Victory Garden vegetables in the oven rather than a waterbath canner (turned in for scrap metal!) and reused rubber jar rings, practices we certainly would not even consider today. Always boil the jars! Never can in the oven!
Finally, I do wish that Melody had used bigger pictures! One of the most delightful things about Apron Strings & Family Ties - The Jordens' Family Cookbook is that Melody has included many family photos of those who contributed to the book. Unfortunately the photos are quite small and do not have a text caption, so often it is impossible to determine just who the individuals are in the pictures. That might be OK now, while Melody's generation is alive, but later on people will forget.
All in all, a job well done and a book you will enjoy. Recommended.
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Apron Strings Family Ties Melody Gray 9781468008821 Books Reviews
As far as cookbooks are concerned, this one is pretty good. The recipes are well laid out and easy to follow. All the recipes that I have made so far a really good with a few additions for flavor. The recipes all seem to be a little incomplete for my tastes, but they are fantastic as far as simplicity is concerned.
I have been collecting cookbooks for more than a half a century (sometimes I find that hard to imagine!) and I've always loved the community/family cookbooks the best for the picture they give of a certain place or group of people. Apron Strings & Family Ties - The Jordens' Family Cookbook is certainly no exception. Reading through the book it was interesting to see how succeeding generations added to and modified some of the old family recipes. Editor/author Melody Gray has put a tremendous amount of thought and work into what is clearly a labor of love that her family and those of us lucky enough to acquire a copy will enjoy using for years to come.
Many of these recipes were familiar to me, others brand new. I've bookmarked a couple of recipes to try almost immediately, just as soon as I find the ingredients. (I'm in the middle of moving!) The Butterscotch Squares sound delightful - a less expensive version of the Butterscotch Brownies that I've made for many decades - and the Shrimp Lemon Pepper Linguine looks scrumptious! (I do happen to know where the shrimp and linguine are.)
I did find a few errors. Now, having been working on a family cookbook myself for several years and having received a call or two myself asking just how much flour was supposed to be in the Cranberry Bread, I do know just how hard it can be to catch every little thing, no matter how many times you read it. Sometimes fresh eyes help, so here are the things that I found Aunt Evelyn's Baking Powder Biscuits calls for 1 tablespoon of salt in a recipe that calls for only 2 cups of flour. That is far and away too much - 1 teaspoon will be plenty. Similarly, Aunt Cecile's Pancakes calls for 2 tablespoons of baking powder for a recipe that calls for just one cup of flour. That should read teaspoons. (Interestingly, the very next recipe is for waffles and is almost identical.) The recipe for Prize Winning Salmon seems to omit the ingredients that are supposed to be mixed together in equal parts to make a syrup. You should note that Branden Lebrun's recipe for Caesar Salad Dressing is industrial sized - it makes well over a half-gallon!
I also found a couple of food safety issues that I had some concerns about. The recipe for Unattended Roast states to "turn the oven down to lowest setting . . . Leave for 8 hours." Ovens vary. That 8 hours might end up being 8 hours of bacterial growth rather than 8 hours of cooking if the setting in someone's oven is too low. The recipe for Beet Relish states that "You do not need to boil the jars." That is a BIG no-no in canning. Just because something has worked doesn't mean that it is safe. During World War II my grandmother and everyone else's "canned" their Victory Garden vegetables in the oven rather than a waterbath canner (turned in for scrap metal!) and reused rubber jar rings, practices we certainly would not even consider today. Always boil the jars! Never can in the oven!
Finally, I do wish that Melody had used bigger pictures! One of the most delightful things about Apron Strings & Family Ties - The Jordens' Family Cookbook is that Melody has included many family photos of those who contributed to the book. Unfortunately the photos are quite small and do not have a text caption, so often it is impossible to determine just who the individuals are in the pictures. That might be OK now, while Melody's generation is alive, but later on people will forget.
All in all, a job well done and a book you will enjoy. Recommended.
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