This kind of archival work matters so much more than people realize. The detail you've uncovered about Leona's life gives her back the recognition she deserved but never got simply because her accomplishments were domestic. I grew up hearing family stories about my grandmother's cooking but nobody bothered to write down her reciepes, and now those connections are lost. The Pillsbury Bake-Off was essentially a national stage for women's expertise in an era that simultaniously celebrated and dismissed homemaking, and documenting these stories rescues them from being reduced to footnotes in their husbands' names.
Thank you for this note. This is exactly why I do this research for each of these women. I hope it makes a small ripple in the historical account somehow. I'm grateful for your acknowledgement.
Lorinda, That’s the icing I’m talking about! It disappears but is so fluffy. When we get home I need to check Mom’s recipe for her cocoa layer cake. It may be the same and was always iced with that icing. Yum!
Yes! It always disappeared after a couple days. So you are doing everything right (as usual 😜). Mom didn’t list the frosting in her book but I sure do remember it.
This kind of archival work matters so much more than people realize. The detail you've uncovered about Leona's life gives her back the recognition she deserved but never got simply because her accomplishments were domestic. I grew up hearing family stories about my grandmother's cooking but nobody bothered to write down her reciepes, and now those connections are lost. The Pillsbury Bake-Off was essentially a national stage for women's expertise in an era that simultaniously celebrated and dismissed homemaking, and documenting these stories rescues them from being reduced to footnotes in their husbands' names.
Thank you for this note. This is exactly why I do this research for each of these women. I hope it makes a small ripple in the historical account somehow. I'm grateful for your acknowledgement.
Lorinda, That’s the icing I’m talking about! It disappears but is so fluffy. When we get home I need to check Mom’s recipe for her cocoa layer cake. It may be the same and was always iced with that icing. Yum!
So maybe I'm NOT doing it wrong and it's just the way this icing works. Let me know if it's the same recipe!
Yes! It always disappeared after a couple days. So you are doing everything right (as usual 😜). Mom didn’t list the frosting in her book but I sure do remember it.