Herald photos by Rose Hooper
In the kitchen of the Cullowhee Baptist Church, these ladies whip up one of Etheree Chancellor's recipes, strawberry nut cake, from the church's new cookbook, "Our Favorite Recipes." From left are Christine Crawford, Bonnie Hooper, Gladys Baxley and Chancellor, reading ingredients. The cookbooks arrived Friday, July 21, and are available at the church for $15. |
While there's no doubt it's a recipe book extraordinaire, the new Cullowhee Baptist Church cookbook is also a uniquely handy reference book.
Ever wonder why your biscuits are dry? Perhaps you handled them too much or baked them in too slow an oven, the book says. Want perfectly sliced strawberries? Use your egg slicer. Need to ripen kiwi's? Place them in a brown paper bag with a banana or apple and leave at room temperature. If you are using nuts in a cake recipe, shake them with flour first and they won't sink to the bottom. If they are stale, heat them in the oven at 250 degrees for 10 minutes. Perk up soggy lettuce by adding lemon juice to a bowl of cold water and soak for an hour in the refrigerator. |