Glad to hear that. I grew up in a time when housewives and mothers actually DID spend a lot of time on desserts for special occasions and I was able to enjoy some of them. I have my mother's old cookbook which she received as a wedding present (it's something like 1500 pages, just enormous) and it describes desserts similar to these. They weren't all everyday desserts, and some were specifically special occasion desserts because of the complexity and time involved to make them. But at family events when everyone would bring something nice, I've enjoyed more than one pineapple upside-down cake, and they were fantastic.
This was a time when women cooked with butter, milk and cream, and real sugar, and the difference when that's done these days is remarkable. I remember doing fondue with my mom and brothers and it was great because it was a family dinner, not a night with TV dinners watching TV. The dinner with family was the event, and the food only made it better.
Lost_In_The_Thinking 2 points 1 week ago
Glad to hear that. I grew up in a time when housewives and mothers actually DID spend a lot of time on desserts for special occasions and I was able to enjoy some of them. I have my mother's old cookbook which she received as a wedding present (it's something like 1500 pages, just enormous) and it describes desserts similar to these. They weren't all everyday desserts, and some were specifically special occasion desserts because of the complexity and time involved to make them. But at family events when everyone would bring something nice, I've enjoyed more than one pineapple upside-down cake, and they were fantastic.
This was a time when women cooked with butter, milk and cream, and real sugar, and the difference when that's done these days is remarkable. I remember doing fondue with my mom and brothers and it was great because it was a family dinner, not a night with TV dinners watching TV. The dinner with family was the event, and the food only made it better.