This homemade, from scratch, custard recipe is a great one to have in your collection. You can serve this warm or allow it too cool and then put it into the fridge to serve it cold. Custard Sauce Recipe Ingredients 1 cup milk 3 egg yolks 2 tbsp sugar 1 tsp cornstarch 1 tsp… Read more
Chocolate Peanut Clusters Recipe
If you are looking for a quick no-bake recipe to make for a party, or family gathering (and no one has peanut allergies!) this one will work in a pinch. Using a double boiler, something my Nana bought me for a wedding gift, you melt the chocolate and butterscotch chips together and then toss in… Read more
Apple Sauce Muffin Recipe
Try this TIP when you make this Apple Sauce Muffin Recipe! Whenever Nana used raisins in her recipes she would measure them out into a small metal strainer and then run them under hot water. This would re-hydrate them slightly and make them nice and soft. Apple Sauce Muffin Recipe Ingredients ½ cup margarine ¼… Read more
Grandma Aston’s Mincemeat Recipe
Grandma Mary Aston lived in Wales, UK at the turn of the 20th Century. This homemade mincemeat recipe is circa 1898 and was passed down through the past 5 generations. The note at the end is for variations which were added by later generations. You can use this mincemeat in pies or even in other… Read more
Grandma Aston’s Rough Puff Pastry Recipe
This is a homemade rough puff pastry recipe from Mary Hannnah Aston (nee Pugsley), Nana’s Grandmother. You can see Mary Hannah in the below photo that was taken for the family Christmas Card (c 1912). She is in the center holding an infant. Nana’s mother Harriet is located in the back row, back right corner…. Read more
Grandma Aston’s Hot Cross Buns Recipe
This is a homemade hot cross buns recipe from Mary Hannnah Aston (nee Pugsley), Nana’s Grandmother. You can see Mary Hannah in the below photo that was taken for the family Christmas Card (c 1912). She is in the center holding an infant. Nana’s mother Harriet is located in the back row, back right corner…. Read more
Grandma Davis’ Cake Recipe
This homemade cake recipe was given to my Nana by her mother, Harriet. Harriet married twice, once to Isaac Hunt and after he passed, to Roy Davis. Harriet’s maiden name was Aston. Below is an image of Nana and her Mom in Timmins, Ontario. This was taken in the mid 1930s. Grandma Davis’ Cake Recipe… Read more
Grandma Aston’s Marshmallows Recipe
This homemade marshmallows recipe is circa 1898 and it was handed down from Grandma Mary Hannah Aston (nee Pugsley) to her daughter Harriet Hunt (nee Aston) and then to my Nana (Eileen). Mary Hannah lived in Pontycymmer, Wales. You can see her in the following family photo they had taken for their Christmas Card in… Read more
Grandma Aston’s Scottish Scones Recipe
This is a homemade Scottish Scones recipe from Mary Hannnah Aston (nee Pugsley), Nana’s Grandmother. You can see Mary Hannah in the below photo that was taken for the family Christmas Card (c 1912). She is in the center holding an infant. Nana’s mother Harriet is located in the back row, back right corner. The… Read more
June’s Porcupines Recipe
My Nana collected this cookie recipe from my Grandma June (my Dad’s Mom). These Porcupine cookies are very simple to make and they taste delicious (I’ve been told!). Simple ingredients are needed; 1 egg, 1 tbsp butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup chopped dates and 1 cup of chopped walnuts. You need only bake… Read more