Grandma’s Bake-a-thon.
Sheryl from the wonderful blog called A Hundred Years Ago (taken from her Grandmother Helena’s diary) will be ending that blog after Christmas. In honor of her grandma, Sheryl has organized an on-line Bake-a-thon!
Directions:
To participate in the Bake-a-thon, make an old family recipe,
and share the story of why this recipe holds special memories for you.
Rum Balls hold special memories for me.
My mother was a terrible cook. She preferred to read a book.
Once there was a television commercial that reminded me of Mom. Maybe you remember it. The wife would be reading (like Mom) when hubby would come in shouting, “I’m home!” She would jump up and splat flour around her face and begin banging pots and pans to look busy as a housewife should be (that was in the old days of course).
Those were the days my family suffered burnt pork chops and charred cookies. Oh there were some good things we looked forward to like BLT’s or “Beefaroni” – or rum balls.
When it came to holiday delicacies, Mom was the Queen of Rum Balls and I still love them.
The recipe is simple so I love the recipe too
You see, I hate to cook. Must be genetic.
Here is Mom’s easy, no-bake recipe for all hate-to-cookers out there:
FAMOUS RUM AND BRANDY BALLS
Quantity – about 40
1 Regular size vanilla wafers (a box)
¼ lb. chopped English Walnuts
¼ lb. chopped Black Walnuts
¼ cup Honey
1/8 cup Brandy
1/8 cup Rum
Powdered Sugar
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Crush the wafers.
Chop the nuts finer.
Mix all ingredients.
Roll into balls and then roll in powdered sugar.
Stack ’em for an elegant presentation during the holidays!
Now if you are serving minors, you may want to forego the Brandy and Rum, but I seem to remember the adults saying, “Not to worry. The alcohol evaporates.” Hmmm.
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