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Merit Badge Chit Chat:  Recipe Merit Badge  |
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Ginger Dawn
True Blue Farmgirl
99 Posts
Ginger
Inwood
WV
USA
99 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 16 2017 : 3:58:08 PM
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To earn this badge, I needed to
•Gather your family’s favorite and well-loved recipes. Talk to your grandparents, parents, and aunts and uncles.
•If any are not written down, write them down now!
I must admit that this may seem like an easy badge to earn but it is difficult for me. The reason for this is because I do not like cooking, I do not know how to cook very well, and the truth is it makes me feel a bit sad to cook. There is an old saying that the heart of the family home is in the kitchen. For my biological family the kitchen consisted of terrible fighting and it was just not a happy place. After I was removed from my biological family and placed into foster care, most of the kitchen areas in the homes that I lived in were off limits and hired cooks made our meals. My favorite cook was named Ada. She would sometimes sneak Andy and me a treat if we hung out by the kitchen door. Now she was a good cook. I still have never had red beans and rice or sloppy joes that matched hers.
My husband’s mother passed away when he was a teen. Our first married meal was hotdogs on top of baked beans with cheese on top. I sorta laugh at this because we also had rice which clogged up the sink and I added liquid joy to the dishwasher. Needless to say we had very clean floors. After a while, I was lucky to have my husband’s great aunt Ruby Harman send me her personal collection of recipes. I just found them a few weeks ago. It was at this point that I had a warmth in my heart to give cooking a try again. I also want to give a bit of credit to several bloggers like:
Dolly at Hibiscus House
Dragonfly Home Recipes
Old Fat Guy Cooking
Sams Place
Oh and let’s not forget The MaryJane Farmgirl magazine! I am really looking forward to making some of Aunt Ruby’s dishes. I miss her and Uncle Woody. They were such a comfort to my husband and I when we were living overseas. As I look at her recipes, I was a bit tickled to see how she added notes in the corners. Some of her handwritten notes say, favorite, easy, and special dinner. I also found my father in law’s favorite cookbook. He gave us this cookbook with his ice cream recipe before he passed away.
This was a heartfelt badge in a way because it brought back nice memories that in a way heal the negative memories that I had as a child. So I am grateful to whoever thought about creating this opportunity. Now, I have a list to make for the market!
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7237 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7237 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2017 : 12:07:26 PM
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Ginger, that is such a touching story. I'm happy that you have been able to find some peace (and laughter) with the kitchen and with cooking. There's nothing better then having such wonderful support from family. Good luck with your new recipes. I would love to hear how they turn out!
Krista |
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2017 : 12:57:21 PM
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(((hugs))) Ginger and much love! Glad working on this badge brought forth good memories <3
~ Shannon, Sister # 5349
Farmgirl of the Month - January 2016
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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Ginger Dawn
True Blue Farmgirl
99 Posts
Ginger
Inwood
WV
USA
99 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2017 : 3:25:09 PM
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| Thank you so much! Hey do you both have a recipe to share? Be fun to add a few more! |
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm
784 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
784 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2017 : 3:52:21 PM
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| Ginger, I loved your story! I have recipes with notes written on them from my grandmas and it always warms my heart when I see them....especially now since they both passed away last year. |
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2017 : 4:21:04 PM
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Ginger - what kind of recipes would you like??? I'd be more than happy to send you one - or some! Your call <3
~ Shannon, Sister # 5349
Farmgirl of the Month - January 2016
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7237 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7237 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2017 : 3:09:13 PM
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Same here. What kind of recipe would you like?
Krista |
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Ginger Dawn
True Blue Farmgirl
99 Posts
Ginger
Inwood
WV
USA
99 Posts |
Posted - Feb 25 2017 : 6:29:52 PM
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How about a favorite family meal recipe and why it is a family favorite. I guess I like the stories that go with the meal. It adds to the flavor  |
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Carole
New York
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2017 : 10:11:33 AM
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Ginger, thank you for sharing the story of your Recipe Merit badge. Reading about it makes me want to pull out my badge binder and continue from where I left off! Cheers!
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7237 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7237 Posts |
Posted - Mar 09 2017 : 10:21:52 AM
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A family favorite for us is Ritz Cracker Salad
Press in pan:
2 rolls Ritz crackers
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine
Mix and layer over crust:
6 ounce frozen orange juice concentrate
1 can Eagle Brand milk
2 to 3 cans mandarin oranges
12 ounces Cool Whip
smash a few crackers on top
My mother-in-law makes this recipe and I fell in love with it. So I decided I would make it for my family parties and it has become a hit and is asked for all the time.
Tastes the best right after it's made when the crackers are still hard. Sitting to long will cause the crackers to go soft. Still tastes good, but I like the crunch.
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Ginger Dawn
True Blue Farmgirl
99 Posts
Ginger
Inwood
WV
USA
99 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2017 : 10:13:17 AM
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| Thank you Krista! I will add it to my collection and I will try to make this next week! Oh Heck, I am actually getting excited about cooking now! Shh... |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7237 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7237 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2017 : 12:01:18 PM
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That's great, Ginger!! Let me know how it turns out and what you think!
Krista |
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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl
369 Posts
Katie
Bangor
Pennsylvania
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2017 : 08:38:43 AM
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This sounds like a fun badge to work on. Ginger it sounds like you have a great start!
I want to work closely with my mom on this one and make a family "cookbook". She has her degree in culinary arts and has recipes all over the place but there are always those tried and true, family favorites. I also found a cookbook binder that is in my own hand from when I was a child. I plan on incorporating those recipes as well.
Ginger, has working on this badge helped you to like cooking at all?
KTBug
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Ginger Dawn
True Blue Farmgirl
99 Posts
Ginger
Inwood
WV
USA
99 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2017 : 10:42:20 AM
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| I wouldn't say my food taste better but the firetruck hasn't returned because of my cooking. Ha ha.. I need to finish this badge. |
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Rosarian86
Farmgirl in Training
13 Posts
Charity
Sequim
Washington
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2017 : 11:43:16 AM
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For three generations my family has passed along a cookbook not individual recipes except for like three, that make a very empty box. Anyone else have this problem?
~chat later~
Charity V.
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