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www.grandmotherscookbook.com is a division of Carrie J. Gamble, Inc.
Copyright 2010 ~ Carrie J. Gamble, Webmaster
Copyright 2010 ~ Carrie J. Gamble, Webmaster
Elizabeth Rose von Hohen seen here in the 1950s, preparing Thanksgiving dinner for her growing family. As you can see, she was happiest while in the kitchen cooking and baking. How lucky we are that she wanted to share her special comfort food recipes! Her desire is to not only share her recipes with you, but for you to feel joyful, just as she did, when you are in your kitchen.
Elizabeth's vast experience spans a lifetime. As a child at the age of nine in 1918, she began cooking for her family, standing on a wooden crate in front of the old coal/wood stove. Her German-Hungarian heritage is reflected in a handful of the easy recipes she shares in Grandmother's Cookbook, but it is mainly a country homestyle cookbook.
Elizabeth's vast experience spans a lifetime. As a child at the age of nine in 1918, she began cooking for her family, standing on a wooden crate in front of the old coal/wood stove. Her German-Hungarian heritage is reflected in a handful of the easy recipes she shares in Grandmother's Cookbook, but it is mainly a country homestyle cookbook.
Elizabeth had a Bohemian godmother, her Aunt Rose, who had been a cook for an aristocratic family in Vienna. Like all women of her time, Aunt Rose loved telling stories of her experiences in Austria. She was a great influence on Elizabeth's interest in baking, as she shared her secrets of making pastries and cakes.
At the young age of fifteen Elizabeth traveled far from the safety and security of “home” to work for a wealthy family in Philadelphia. She was eager to learn everything her boss, Mrs. Strauss, had to teach her. It was here where her style developed a gourmet flair. She continued to cook and “try new things” up until about the age of ninety. In the forward of Grandmother's Cookbook she writes, “My hope is that all these special old fashioned recipes will not become a lost art.”
A few years back a customer called wanting to purchase five additional cookbooks to give as gifts to her daughters and daughters-in-law. Her enthusiasm for Grandmother's Cookbook was overwhelming! Because of Elizabeth's personal writing style, she and her family felt as if they knew her. She said while they were eating dinners made from her recipes they would talk about Elizabeth like she was a member of their own family! She said they loved her as if she WAS a member of their family. This was incredible and Elizabeth was so pleased!
At the young age of fifteen Elizabeth traveled far from the safety and security of “home” to work for a wealthy family in Philadelphia. She was eager to learn everything her boss, Mrs. Strauss, had to teach her. It was here where her style developed a gourmet flair. She continued to cook and “try new things” up until about the age of ninety. In the forward of Grandmother's Cookbook she writes, “My hope is that all these special old fashioned recipes will not become a lost art.”
A few years back a customer called wanting to purchase five additional cookbooks to give as gifts to her daughters and daughters-in-law. Her enthusiasm for Grandmother's Cookbook was overwhelming! Because of Elizabeth's personal writing style, she and her family felt as if they knew her. She said while they were eating dinners made from her recipes they would talk about Elizabeth like she was a member of their own family! She said they loved her as if she WAS a member of their family. This was incredible and Elizabeth was so pleased!
A sampling of the delicious recipes you will find in
Grandmother's Cookbook:
Vegetable Soup with Dumplings ~ Sausage Bean Chowder ~ Crusty French Bread Spoon Bread ~ Bread Dumplings ~ Hungarian Plum Dumplings ~ Cabbage & Cheese Noodles ~ Toast Squares ~ Cucumber Salad ~ Cole Slaw with Cooked Dressing
Aunt Mary's Salad Dressing ~ Hungarian Goulash ~ Soup Meat Casserole
Fried Tomatoes ~ Twice Baked Potatoes ~ Spiced Stewed Pears ~ Butterscotch Pie
Sand Tart Cookies ~ Jelly Buns ~ Apple Pie with Cheese Crumbs ~ Jelly Roll
Nut and Poppyseed Roll ~ Crackled Ginger Snaps ~ Lebkucken
Grandmother's Cookbook:
Vegetable Soup with Dumplings ~ Sausage Bean Chowder ~ Crusty French Bread Spoon Bread ~ Bread Dumplings ~ Hungarian Plum Dumplings ~ Cabbage & Cheese Noodles ~ Toast Squares ~ Cucumber Salad ~ Cole Slaw with Cooked Dressing
Aunt Mary's Salad Dressing ~ Hungarian Goulash ~ Soup Meat Casserole
Fried Tomatoes ~ Twice Baked Potatoes ~ Spiced Stewed Pears ~ Butterscotch Pie
Sand Tart Cookies ~ Jelly Buns ~ Apple Pie with Cheese Crumbs ~ Jelly Roll
Nut and Poppyseed Roll ~ Crackled Ginger Snaps ~ Lebkucken
Our Marketplace is where you can purchase Grandmother's Cookbook as well as our Wildflower Prints in Handmade Twig Frames. All of these wildflowers are incorporated into the cookbook, along with a story or reminiscence attached to each one.
We plan to add new and interesting products to our Marketplace each month. These products will tie in with the “homespun” feel of our cookbook, some will be handmade items. We are very excited to add this new dimension to our website!
Take a look at "Simple Pleasures" a book about life's greatest gift ~ nature, by Carrie J. Gamble. It is fully illustrated with watercolors of whales, dolphins, rainbows, sandcastles and more!
We plan to add new and interesting products to our Marketplace each month. These products will tie in with the “homespun” feel of our cookbook, some will be handmade items. We are very excited to add this new dimension to our website!
Take a look at "Simple Pleasures" a book about life's greatest gift ~ nature, by Carrie J. Gamble. It is fully illustrated with watercolors of whales, dolphins, rainbows, sandcastles and more!
MARKETPLACE
“Was so pleased with the cookbook.
It is truly a
“collector's dream.”
So beautifully done!
Jane
Cookbook Collector
“Thanking you and your grandmother ahead of time for bringing us a part of the old world to pass on to our children and grandchildren.”
Doris
Cookbook Collector
“I have looked so long for such a cookbook that has compiled
the old traditional favorites.”
Mary Ann
Cookbook Collector
“I surely would like to have a copy of Grandmother's Cookbook. I have collected cookbooks
for years, but none sound as fascinating
as this one.”
Margaret
Cookbook Collector
“As an eighty year old “romantic” I am still passionate about both love letters and cookbooks and can hardly wait to hold this book in my hands.”
Florence
Cookbook Collector
“It was lovely to read about your relationship with your grandmother as you created Grandmother's Cookbook together. Those ties are usually precious ~ how fortunate you are
to have shared talents that can be a
blessing to many.”
Candace
Cookbook Collector
It is truly a
“collector's dream.”
So beautifully done!
Jane
Cookbook Collector
“Thanking you and your grandmother ahead of time for bringing us a part of the old world to pass on to our children and grandchildren.”
Doris
Cookbook Collector
“I have looked so long for such a cookbook that has compiled
the old traditional favorites.”
Mary Ann
Cookbook Collector
“I surely would like to have a copy of Grandmother's Cookbook. I have collected cookbooks
for years, but none sound as fascinating
as this one.”
Margaret
Cookbook Collector
“As an eighty year old “romantic” I am still passionate about both love letters and cookbooks and can hardly wait to hold this book in my hands.”
Florence
Cookbook Collector
“It was lovely to read about your relationship with your grandmother as you created Grandmother's Cookbook together. Those ties are usually precious ~ how fortunate you are
to have shared talents that can be a
blessing to many.”
Candace
Cookbook Collector
Elizabeth happily prepares a Thanksgiving feast!
Interesting stories and nostalgic memories of the life and times of Elizabeth Rose von Hohen will be included in each edition. We encourage all of our readers to write to us with a family recipe (or two) and a story or memory attached to it. We will publish the best story/recipe in our newsletter. As in every family there are traditional recipes which were made for specific occasions and just the mention of the recipe can stir up treasured memories from the past.
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