baking

When I reviewed this book "Sweets" I said to my daughter. Ms. Pinner must be a relatie of ours. The recipes are so familiar. Not only are the recipes familiar but the pictures and the memories are familiar also. I will be using this book quite often. She even had the old fashion "Nana Pudding" receipe that was used before they starting using instant pudding. You Go Girl!!

Thoroughly enjoyable reading and baking! Patty spins a yarn as well as she stirs-up a cake batter. The recipes are delicious and virtually fool-proof. The stories are heart-warming, and nostalgic. This cook-book / family album is well written, and lavishly illustrated. The stories are reminiscent of the ones I used to hear sitting around my grandma's kitchen table. If the recipes don't hook you, the stories will! I found myself laughing out loud at the antics of Patty's "aunts" as they vied to out-do each other at the family gatherings. Patty has put together a golden treasury of her families' prized desert recipes, and told some pretty good stories about them along the way. "Sweets" is a truly unique protrait of a small-town family who made their deserts the "crowning point" of the family dinner.

P.S. This is the one you'll want to set out when company's coming!

The recipes I've tried so far are delicious. The stories are warm and funny. I especially like reading about some of the southern traditions and superstitions.