SUNDAY MEMORIES
Judy Wills
Another one of these desserts that I used to make quite often I called Chocolate Chip Bars. I got the recipe from a friend living in the same stairwell we lived in, while in Wiesbaden, West Germany in the 1960’s. If I remember correctly, the same Mabel that gave me the recipe for the “Mabel’s Chocolate Sheet Cake” is the same Mabel that gave me this recipe. Our girls loved to eat it (as did Fred and I), and consequently, I made it so often I could do it without the recipe in front of me. I’m sure the girls enjoyed it because I gave each of them one of the mixer beaters to lick after I was finished with them. It takes a little bit of work to make, but the results are wonderful!! Crust, chocolate chips, chopped pecans, and egg whites beaten with brown sugar…yummmm!
Please notice that I said the recipe was from Judy Younger. Judy is the daughter of the now-famous “Mabel”
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And now, on to another type of “between cake and pie” are….cookies! And I have some favorites that I make and love to eat!
Back on January 10, 2016, I wrote a post about “Go Run” concerning eating all the Christmas goodies I make. It was a story of the German Springerle cookies that I make. I have made them every year since we lived in Wiesbaden, West Germany, 1967-1970. Fred’s Mother gave me the start to make them, as she did so every Christmas. Then she gave me a cookbook from the Military Officer’s Wives that had the best recipe in it. It also has several different recipes for Springerle in it, but this one works the best. They are a bit of work to make, but the outcome is amazing and wonderful. Please refer back to that posting to see the entire story.
Because they are so time-consuming to make, I had decided that last Christmas (2023) would be the last time I made them. I sent some to our granddaughter, who shared them with her in-laws – who happen to be of German descent! They LOVED the Springerle cookies!! So either I will continue to make them, or show our granddaughter how to make them. What a neat serendipity!
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Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .
Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.
After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.
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