| Cakes, Cookies & Candy |
| I loved the days my Mm made jelly rolls. The words "jelly roll' is its own defintion. jellyroll - thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake. In looking at the recipe and I see the ingredient "double acting baking powder". Ever wonder what that meant? Baking powder which lightens or “leavens” many baked goods is “double acting.” Half its reaction is due to moistening the batter and causing the acidic agent to react with the alkaline agent. The other half occurs when the batter reaches a certain temperature. Not yet rated |
| Le kaki ou suit un régime le kaki - our recipe title in French. These were some of our favorites growing up - both the fruit and the cookie. The fruit was especially sweet if allowed to almost overripe. But they sure were tart and bitter if you did not wait until the fruit was fully ripened. I can still see them on the my Mom's windowsill ripening.
The color of the fruit varies from light yellow-orange to dark orange-red. The size can be as little as a few ounces to more than a pound. Ours were about the size of an orange. The entire fruit is edible except for the seed and calyx. Not yet rated |
| I can still remember the aroma of the cake baking at my granmother's house. Spice cake was served to the farm laborers on their afternoon break. Ginger cake also known as Spice Cake is a great Cajun classic.
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| The most classic of our sweets is the sweet tart (small pies with filling). These can be filled with any filling of choice although the fig, coconut, bouille and blackberry are some of the all-time favorites |
| When you read the ingredients, better than that, when you bite into a piece of this cake, you can't help but say - Vache sainte - Holy Cow! Mon Dieu, ceci est bon!
A quick question on cows. You ever shooed a cow in Holly Beach?! Cows use to run wild on the beach in Holy Beach, LA. - The Cajun's Riveria. Most people would just shoo the cows away and get their spot on the beach. |
| Most people have had dried figs (especially in fig newtons!), but fresh figs are a real treat especially when used in a fig cake - la gâteau de figue! Not yet rated |
| Pralines with a twist - Special K. Not yet rated |
| My mother's note on her recipe card says it all -
**Very Good** Not yet rated |
| Editor notes - ELmers Candy Company in New Orleans, LA makes the only retail heavenly hash candy. "ELMER CANDY COMPANY IS A LOUISIANA TRADITION. INFACT.ELMER IS TH EOLDEST FAMILY-OWNED CHOCOLATE COMPANY IN THE U-S." per the advocate.
One year I really wanted a heavely hash candy but could not find any. I was living out of state and called some of my friends to see if they could find me any....I ended up with 8 boxes 24 each of this delectable candy. Now if ELmers runs out I can make my own. |
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| These crisp delicate delights are a wonderful cookies to treat your favorite "honey" or "honeys". My "honies" to share will be my grandchildrens! Not yet rated |
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