quilter1943

This is an old post, but just brought back so many memories of my mom. We lived on a farm and she baked every day - cakes, pies, cookies, even Baked Alaska once - she was so proud! It was so amazing back then because if we didn't bake it, we didn't have it. No Publix bakery in central Illinois!

Sallyflymi

Yes, my mom bake every week. So did i. Until my dd's (dear daughters) said that they didn't want anymore baked goods in the house. Haven't bake much since then now i don't need the baked goods

lalaland

My mom made cookies once (yes, 1 time only), using a recipe on a corn flakes box. She made a ton of cakes, the 2 layer kind, never from scratch, always from a box. And she loved baking those Johnson frozen pies.

Maybe that's why I'm big on baking everything from scratch. LOL

maryb119

Mom didn't bake much. We farmed so she was outside most of the time. I learned to bake by following a recipe. Grandma, on the other hand, baked a lot. She never measured anything. It was a pinch of this and a handful of that and whatever she made was so good! She made a German chocolate cake from scratch that would melt in you mouth.

Ramona Byrd

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Me either, or rarely. I remember when someone would go to town in a friend's car and come back with bought sandwich makings and some "light bread" which seemed to be a real treat at that time. I was usually surprised at how much visitors commented on Grandma's fresh baked bread, and I do remember having to put the knife blade on the wood stove so it would get hot and cut the hot bread easier. The butter we made melted fast on that lovely home made bread.

Darn, I'm getting hungry now.......it must be dinner time.