{"id":312,"date":"2020-06-10T11:34:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T18:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dontcrowdthepan.ca\/?p=312"},"modified":"2020-06-10T11:35:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T18:35:06","slug":"tea-biscuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dontcrowdthepan.ca\/?p=312","title":{"rendered":"Tea Biscuits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Just add some milk and hey-presto, just like mom used to make.
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My wife has a blue recipe book. In it are all her family recipes – well, not all <\/em>of them, but a bunch of them, including several of her mom’s family recipes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many are written out by hand. Some in my wife’s hand; some in my sister-in-law’s hand; some in my mother-in-law’s lovely writing. The binding is shot. There is a large oil stain that starts at Whiskey Chicken<\/em> and goes clear through to Pumpkin Chiffon Pie<\/em>. Just in case you’re wondering, the recipes aren’t in alphabetical order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see a sticker from an Australian Navel orange; a little illustration on the Ginger Cake<\/em> recipe… Some of my mom’s recipes… Heck, my Cranberry Sauce<\/em> is in there. Hadn’t seen that before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then there is the Tea Biscuits <\/em>recipe. Right above Plain or Fruit Muffins<\/em> and right across the page from a piece of paper with a fresh pasta recipe on it a note about Cornmeal Muffins <\/em>and 9 Grain Bread.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tea biscuits are epic. Super easy to make – without question the most used recipe in this book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is more to the book, though. The recipes in here represent a big part of my wife’s childhood… And now that I think about it, a bunch of me growing up, too – with her and enjoying a bunch of these meals together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funny how meals can imprint themselves like that on us. I remember some fantastic meals I have had like they were yesterday. But I also remember meals that were as pedestrian as they come. Usually the memory is because of something other than the meal, but that cornmeal muffin recipe I referenced above is from my mom. I haven’t thought about it for probably 30 or more years. But I remember how they taste like it was yesterday. Sometimes the mind is a strange place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • 2 cups flour<\/li>
  • 3 tsp. baking powder<\/li>
  • 1\/2 tsp. salt<\/li>
  • 1\/3 cup shortening or butter<\/li>
  • 2\/3 cup grated cheese.<\/li>
  • 1 cup milk<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Oven to 450 degrees. Mix everything together. Add the milk until it makes a sticky dough – don’t over-mix. Dump on to a floured countertop, roll to about 3\/4 inch thick. Cut out rounds with a drinking glass. Assemble on a greased baking sheet. 12-15 minutes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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