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Recipes for Special Occasions

 

Funeral or Wake
Raisin Pie
Traditional gift for grieving friends and neighbors in Berks County.

 

Illness
Steamed Eggs
Eggs fortified with broth cooked to a soft custard for easy digestion.

 

 

Birthday or Anniversary
Butterscotch Pie
Daddy's Birthday on May 11th and their anniversary in February were occassions for this pie.
Red Velvet Cake
Pretty and flavorful, this cake can celebrate a birthday or anniversary with style.

 

Power Out
Cowboy Coffee
Basic boiled coffee that can be made on any cooking surface you can round up.
Survival Spaghetti
This dish originated in an iron skillet with dutch oven top on a kerosene space heater during a long outage caused by an ice storm. It was a welcome hot meal after a few days of eating cold food.

 


Page created Anne Pemberton, May 31, 2003. Updated Wed, June 11, 2003 . AP.

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