Grandma's Kitchen

Amish Friendship Bread Starter

1 large covered glass or plastic container

put in

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1 cup milk

mix all ingredients together in container and do the following steps below.

Do not refrigerate

Keep securely covered at room temperature from Day 1 through Day 10

Day 1- Make starter

Lilly Mae Rickerson Neese

June 3, 1888 to Sept. 17, 1981

Come on into the kitchen, the place to pay tribute to great cooks. The women (and some men) in the kitchen are no longer with us. Some are elderly, or a family member is telling their memories.

Elizabeth Straessle

Cook, Legend and Somewhat of a Chemist. This is how I would describe the cooks of early days, who used very basic ingredients-milk, flour, eggs and whatever was on hand. They fed their families and created many remembered recipes.

Nanny’s Chocolate Cake

Emma Wike nee Feaster

1907-1974

Fredricksburg, PA

Sift these ingredients together.

1 ½ C flour

1 ¼ C sugar

1 tsp. soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp. salt

½ C cocoa

Melt together & mix with above ingredients.

2 eggs

½ C shortening

1 C hot water

Grease & flour oblong pan and pour mixed ingredients into pan.

Bake @ 350 for 30 minutes.

Submitted by her son

William H. Wike