25 Days of Christmas

Apple Dumplings

This is a recipe from a family friend “Jean Swink” who passed away a few years ago. She would make these for all of us, family and friends.  When she made them she would make […]

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25 Days of Christmas

Dried Apple Stack Cake

(In the picture above is Aunt Carol, Grandma Thompson, & Mamaw Potter) I finally found a history on my favorite cake that both my great grandmothers and then aunt Carol  and great aunt Dorie always […]

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Apple Butter Cake

Growing up, I ate a lot of toast for breakfast, but I didn’t eat it like most with butter and jelly.  I ate mine with apple butter.  This apple butter was always home made by […]

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Caramel Apples

We always made these around Halloween each year. We always used my great grandma Blanche’s caramel recipe and then just dipped apple after apple into her delicious caramel.  Once you make the caramel and it […]

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Grandma Jeans Apple Cake

Ohio’s (my home state) most abundant fall crop is Apples, with orchards stretching across the northern and central part of the state. Ohio’s apple culture owes it’s beginnings to Johnny Appleseed, ne John Chapman, an […]

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Caramel Apple Cake

Today I saw some beautiful apples at the farmers market and could not resist.  So after getting my found treasures back home, I went through grandma Jeans recipe box to see if anything sparked my […]

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