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My go-to most favorite kitchen item. (And that’s saying something as I love to cook!) This piece was a Christmas gift to myself in 2019. I had no idea at the time (1) how much I would love it or (2) how much we would use it once the pandemic hit. It continues to be a staple in our kitchen, from chilis, stews, and pot roasts, to rosemary bread and the most amazing penne alla vecchia bettola. Saying we don’t leave home without it is actually true. (See second photo.)
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Old hand mixer that belonged to Lotti. She was born in the early 1900's and used this as a little girl.
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I stubbornly resisted investing in an enameled cast iron sauce pan until I was decades into adulthood. It always seemed like it was so seldom I needed one. But then I realized how if you added up all those “just for this recipe” moments, I actually did need a good one that wouldn’t scorch, hold the desired temp, and could last longer than the cheaper versions so I wasn’t contributing to landfills anymore than necessary. My plan was big bold bright blue or similar color, but ultimately other factors weighed in and I went with "Midnight Grey." It has a subtle sparkle, like stars. I use this 2 1/4 quart pan for: - fudge (Christmas) - I wish I could see more of Alton Brown on TV again. I still remember this episode and how they visualized the sugar molecules and what happens if you stir when you shouldn't do so. Alton is witty and reliable in the kitchen. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/chocolate-fudge-recipe-1941736 . I have to remember to stop cooking just before the “soft ball” marking on my thermometer or it is too dry. - caramel (Christmas) - gravy (Thanksgiving) - popcorn (whenever) - warming milk (to add to cocoa, mashed potatoes etc) Totally random but the word grey in the color. Did you know British English uses grey and US English gray? So, no matter what, unless your in conflict with a corporate style guide, your spelling will be correct.
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Definitely vintage, dating back to the 1960s when these were staple products for newly weds and were even sold door to door. EKCO was a Chicago manufacturer and you can read about it here: https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/ekco-products-co/ . My mom gave me this tin - she had a second one - when Isaac and I moved to Durham. She also took me to a consignment shop for other essentials. We were part of the circular economy before it was cool. She got the tin as a wedding shower present back in 1971. If you're aiming for a vintage kitchen, I'm sure you can find these on Ebay and Etsy.
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This mixer is the best. It is the definition of battle tested. It is 61 years old this week. Bobby and I got it from Patty--she had gotten two for her wedding. (Her wedding was a couple of days before our wedding.) This mixer has made all of the kids birthday cakes and then some. It still works! Everything else I buy new always breaks. Not this mixer. I still use it, and it still works like new. Lottie's lemon cheesecake was my favorite thing to make with this mixer. It wasn't really a cheesecake. It was a layer cake with baked frosting. It was the one thing all the kids wanted for every occasion. I've probably made over 100 of those cakes with this mixer.
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Quick View Moon Cooks. Home: Cookware & bakeware, Home: Recipes. MomsEstate, HolidayCookies, BattleTested, recipes, christmascookies, christmas, MomsRecipes, sugarcookiesarethebest, bakingwithhazel
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This is one of those Artifcts that has a story within a story within a story. Let's start at the beginning. My mother was an amazing cook. People that I haven't seen for years never fail to remind me of what a good cook she was. She was completely self-taught and entirely old school. No electric stand mixers or modern conveniences for her. Although she had a stand mixer and plenty of other kitchen gadgets she still preferred the "old-fashioned" way. By hand and always from scratch. One of my earliest memories of my mother was of her baking. Tea breads and muffins on weekends, cookies, cakes and brownies for dessert, and of course, 'Moon Cooks' for the holidays. The smell of vanilla still transports me back to our old house, me sitting on top of the butcher block counter, carefully holding the teaspoon while my mother would pour the vanilla. According to family legend, I named the Traditional Sugar Cookies 'Moon Cooks' when I was about three years old. I thought the round ones looked like moons, and I had trouble pronouncing "cookies" so I shortened it to "cooks" instead. The name stuck. My brothers and I know the Traditional Sugar Cookies by one name and one name only, Moon Cooks. (It takes some explaining to your spouse when you pop up and say, "I'm going to bake some Moon Cooks tonight.") The cookie cutters my mother used (and that are in the picture) are tin ones she purchased in the 1970s. Four simple shapes—one leaf, one flower, one circle, and one crescent moon. The teaspoons are likely from the 1970s as well. I remember them, not only when baking, but also when being sick with a cold and having to take a teaspoon of cough syrup. Only the teaspoon and half teaspoon measure exist today, I am not sure what happened to the tablespoon or quarter teaspoon measure. They were at one point a set of four. The cookbook. My mother lived and breathed by Betty Crocker. Not only had she mastered every recipe in the book, she had also created her own substitutions and added her own notes to the recipes she thought were in need of improvement. For the Moon Cooks, that meant a 1/2 cup of butter, and only a 1/4 cup of shortening, vanilla extract in lieu of almond extract. I remember my brother called me one year after attempting to make the Moon Cooks because they didn't taste the same as when mom made them. My first question was how much butter and how much shortening. He hadn't made the substitution. I digress. Her beloved Betty Crocker cookbook is no longer in print. It is one of my most cherished items from her estate. It has withstood the test of time. The pages are discolored, stained, and in some cases falling out of the actual book. The binding itself is held together with thick black tape (a pre-cursor to duct tape). It is probably an archivist's worst nightmare, but it works. And it is what gives the book its character. It wouldn't be the same if it was not falling apart at the seams. I plan to give all three items—cookie cutters, teaspoons, and cookbook—to my daughter one day in hopes of keeping our story and traditions alive. Like me, she only knows the cookies by one name, Moon Cooks, and I don't think she'd have it any other way. As for the recipe, this is the version my mother made, and we continue to make: ½ cup butter ¼ cup shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Mix thoroughly shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Blend in flour, baking powder, and salt. Wrap dough in wax paper and chill for at least one hour. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Roll dough ¼ inch thick on floured countertop. Cut into desired shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 6-8 minutes or until light brown on the edges. Cool on wire rack.
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