I have enjoyed reading your blog. The one on Cherry Winks got me thinking. I have Mom's recipe box and so, years after looking through it, I once again got it out. I found the Cherry Winks recipe which looks like the same one you used. Isn't it funny how we can remember things in the past as being so good, but when we relive it, it isn't! (Recipes, old movies, etc.)
It was fun to look through the recipe file. Many are handwritten by Mom and Grandma R. Also, many recipes by friends and relatives! We should look at it sometime when you're home!
Speaking of vintage, this note card is one I've had since I was a teenager. Fun to send it to you!
I loved getting this envelope of goodies!
First: I totally remember these note cards of Janice's! Just one of the very cool things about my "Big Sister"! The girl's hair, skirt and shoes are bedazzled with gold glitter, something I would have loved!
Second: The recipe card. I actually remember these cards Mom had with a picture of a happy woman putting something into her very big old cast iron stove. Mom had typed the recipe onto the card with her typewriter, using the red ink setting. I remember my Mom using her typewriter so it brought back lots of memories. In the line that tells who the recipe was from she has written "Mother Renshaw". I don't know if this is what she called my Grandma, but it seems very dear.
Third: It has solved part of the mystery about the recipe. The only difference I could find was that Mom's recipe used 1/4 cup less flour. I guess that could make the cookies a bit less cake-like. Still, I don't think I will try the recipe again for a long time, if ever. Some memories are best just the way we remember them. Thanks Janice for sharing this with me and for wakening new "old" memories!
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