I live with my Mom and Dad and their weimaraner "Spencer". My Dad has multi infarct dementia

We all come from Vermont and we grew up during the 60's and 70's. One of our favorite things is cooking and so we try and stay sane by writing about cooking. I have an old cookbook from Rutland VT called "Out of Vermont Kitchens that we are going to try and cook from and see what the food tastes like.

The cookbook has some prepared foods in some of the recipes. But we will try and adapt them perhaps to modern cusine.

We also try other recipes but will dive into our Vermont roots as often as we can.

Marion Ballou Smith
The daughter of Orris and Margaret (Mageen) Ballou, Marion Ballou Smith grew up in Rutland, Vermont, graduated from Mount Holyoke College (1914), and taught botany and mathematics. In 1927 she married Esme A.C. Smith, a businessman in Rutland. Active in local business and civic affairs, Smith was the co-compiler, with Alice Chaffee Bowker and Ruth Sutton, of a fund-raising cookbook entitled Out of Vermont Kitchens, published in 1939, to benefit the Trinity Mission of Trinity Church in Rutland, and the Women's Service League of St. Paul's Church in Burlington, Vermont.

2.07.2010

Bran Muffins

This morning we made bran muffins for breakfast. They have molasses, raisins, nuts, and honey in them to make a racehorse blush. But they have a great taste with coffee.

My sister Erika brought home this recipe from the midwest. When she was thinking about becoming a nurse, she began her career as a home-health caregiver and would bring these muffins to her elderly patients.


Bran Muffins:
(1 dozen muffins)

1/2 cup unprocessed bran
1/2 cup boiling water

Mix together in small bowl and let stand.


1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg slightly beaten
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tbs molassas

Mix these 4 ingredients in med mixing bowl and then add:

1 cup buttermilk
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 cups raisins (I use white and dark raisins)
1/3 cup pecans or other nuts
the cooked bran cereal

Mix these ingredients together and then add:
1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup bran
1/14 tsp salt

Bake at 400 for about 20-25 minutes

Variations or additions:
a grated carrot
a grated apple
1/2 cup pumpkin
Posted by Kimberly at 3:55 PM

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