tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post176926454869672459..comments2023-09-30T09:20:05.241-06:00Comments on The Kitchen Witch: White Trash Motherlode: Strawberry ShortcakeTKWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-71448686583689835982009-10-13T10:30:09.923-06:002009-10-13T10:30:09.923-06:00Now you've made me hungry for fried chicken an...Now you've made me hungry for fried chicken and strawberry shortcake! Drats! I don't cook is the worst part!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00886407743790676145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-33004945707544154932009-10-12T21:40:17.089-06:002009-10-12T21:40:17.089-06:00i just love this story about the strawberry shortc...i just love this story about the strawberry shortcake.i am the divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263135869760345387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-41789821602620733162009-10-12T13:20:24.411-06:002009-10-12T13:20:24.411-06:00The thought of this shortcake makes me want to cry...The thought of this shortcake makes me want to cry. Cry and salivate. (I am guilty of using those pre-made cakes AND pound cake. I can't believe that my shortcake world was so small.)<br /><br />Although the cake sounds heavenly, the memory it conjures up for you sounds even better.Gibbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271264528110884129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-84867912785535303302009-10-12T08:37:16.545-06:002009-10-12T08:37:16.545-06:00TKW - I believe you need a trip to Bawlmer (hon) t...TKW - I believe you need a trip to Bawlmer (hon) to add some new colorful words and phrases to your vocabulary. And please bring shortcake.Wendihttp://www.bonappetithon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-48568572173768358272009-10-12T04:00:09.167-06:002009-10-12T04:00:09.167-06:00Aw...what a lovely tribute...I'm sure your dau...Aw...what a lovely tribute...I'm sure your daughters will one day speak very fondly about your shortcake. We do about our nana's soup and roast dinners, my grandad's homegrown cherry tomatoes and my grandma's steamed puddings... xxxThe Curious Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920550974303475865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-86371435454563172062009-10-11T22:04:23.613-06:002009-10-11T22:04:23.613-06:00What a wonderful story.
I LOVE strawberry shortca...What a wonderful story.<br /><br />I LOVE strawberry shortcake. But I cheat. I buy the Sara Lee poundcake and use the canned whipped cream.<br /><br />I imagine the stuff made from scratch is MUCH better though.AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-82177054642504497692009-10-11T15:45:40.721-06:002009-10-11T15:45:40.721-06:00jc: who are you? Whoever you are, you crack me up....jc: who are you? Whoever you are, you crack me up. Please don't leave.<br /><br />Nap: Wait until you meet me...I talk like a poster child for "On The Road"...although I am not a fan...<br /><br />I say some words "Nort Dakoota" and I say some words like all the summers spent in "Tex-ass" and then there's those 5 months we spent in Kansas, where they say "warsh your hands"...<br /><br />EVERYONE laughs at me because I'm ass-crazy accent girl. I have no rhyme nor reason to how I pronounce words. However, I am lacking some East Coast in the lexicon, so I may need to relocate for a bit to become even more colorful...TKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-11299096115825646722009-10-11T14:08:04.140-06:002009-10-11T14:08:04.140-06:00Oh, man, the best strawberry shortcake I ever had,...Oh, man, the best strawberry shortcake I ever had, in Virginia last year at the house of great friends who take strawberry shortcake even more seriously than barbeque if that's possible, looked like this...on biscuits, really, not cake, and certainly not angel food cake nastiness. Homemade whipped cream, and enough for a full meal. Heaven. Totally Southern. <br />i'll try your recipe and let you know. I'm sure you did grandma proud.<br />Good for you. I think pudding day should now be strawberry shortcake day...<br />btw, I love anyone who combines the phrases "tuck into" and "gobsmacked" in the same post. Where in the heck are you from? MidWest and Australia? Love it. Now just work in a Bostonian "wicked pisser" and you're set.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-82731313064283490722009-10-11T12:13:49.150-06:002009-10-11T12:13:49.150-06:00Those outlawed shortcake rounds now remind me of t...Those outlawed shortcake rounds now remind me of the press and stick toilet bowl cleaners. I bet the shortcakes also stick to the shitter! <br /><br />Yellow cape, holy batboy Robin! I hope he has a matching leotard for a complete ensemble.<br />jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-8130538870132550242009-10-10T18:48:01.485-06:002009-10-10T18:48:01.485-06:00Unconfidential: no worries, Lou went away. As did ...Unconfidential: no worries, Lou went away. As did Sheila. And then, many years later, Wild Uncle Johnny showed up with a boyfriend named Lyndon Johnson (no lie) who wore a yellow silk cape...<br /><br />Now THAT is a story.TKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-52146198818238924882009-10-10T15:43:14.853-06:002009-10-10T15:43:14.853-06:00Go Gramma. Go (away) Lou. What lovely memories.Go Gramma. Go (away) Lou. What lovely memories.unconfidentialcookhttp://www.unconfidentialcook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-69641939932007537752009-10-10T13:20:58.024-06:002009-10-10T13:20:58.024-06:00Ink: Do it! Or whatever dessert your kids like tha...Ink: Do it! Or whatever dessert your kids like that deserves fanfare...at least Shortcake had berries in it, I guess?<br /><br />Ungourmet: I have no idea where I got the term "gorked." Must have been from someone...crap, I AM getting Alzheimers.<br /><br />jc: Good for you. Those shitty shortcake rounds are Twinkies with indentations!TKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-21559503265591128302009-10-10T12:51:04.976-06:002009-10-10T12:51:04.976-06:00Oh my gosh!!! What fun, vivid memories...thought ...Oh my gosh!!! What fun, vivid memories...thought I was transported back in time for a spell.....Heather S-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722720171083290211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-88713369192115891992009-10-10T11:20:56.341-06:002009-10-10T11:20:56.341-06:00I want to start a Shortcake Day tradition now!I want to start a Shortcake Day tradition now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-21043598234847648902009-10-10T08:20:01.039-06:002009-10-10T08:20:01.039-06:00Your gramma was stunning! I love B&W pics, an...Your gramma was stunning! I love B&W pics, and that shawl she's wearing is classy. <br /><br />Guilty as charged: I hereby swear that I will never use those shitty shortcake rounds from the store again (WTF was I thinking!?!). <br />jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-38474054446630894782009-10-10T08:10:16.228-06:002009-10-10T08:10:16.228-06:00I loved reading this post and like the others, was...I loved reading this post and like the others, was bummed to find out that I couldn't snag the recipe. I think it is awesome that you have such a great memory with your Grandma. I grew up on the oposite side of the country from mine and didn't realize until it was too late how great it would have been to spend some time in the kitchen with her. I would have liked her perogue recipe. Don't tell my Mom but Grandmas were better. ;)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938575296872117269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-37776700439267336602009-10-10T06:23:25.835-06:002009-10-10T06:23:25.835-06:00What a beautiful post and wonderful tribute to you...What a beautiful post and wonderful tribute to your grandmother! My great-grandmother was the same way. She cooked and baked without a single recipe. Now that she's gone, you can try to reproduce, but alas it will always be just that-a reproduction. The memories are sweet and I have a hard time wanting to share those tastes with my children. But, gone are her chicken and dumplings and strudel and kolaches... It makes me wonder what it is that you or I make today that our children will feel this way about someday.~Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998189037692110747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-52336424230690328372009-10-09T22:47:39.009-06:002009-10-09T22:47:39.009-06:00Sounds yummy. It also sounds like your gramma was ...Sounds yummy. It also sounds like your gramma was a very special person.passions and soapboxeshttp://passionsandsoapboxes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-69531721151185455992009-10-09T22:27:51.769-06:002009-10-09T22:27:51.769-06:00What a great story! I love homemade shortcake. You...What a great story! I love homemade shortcake. You're right, there is no substitute for the real thing. My mom used to buy the spongy things and Cool Whip and even frozen mushy strawberries if I remember correctly. It's a wonder I'm not in therapy! <br /><br />I don't know if I've ever heard of gorked. I like it! :DtheUngourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433513087823589129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-6186284339534911182009-10-09T22:17:06.285-06:002009-10-09T22:17:06.285-06:00Ck and Leslie...like so many of her recipes, she j...Ck and Leslie...like so many of her recipes, she just did it from memory...which is a pisser for us girls who like a compass of some sort.<br /><br />But as I get older, I am kind of glad that I remember those delicacies that nobody else could reproduce...I don't want to compare it to Proust and his madelines, because that book was fucking boring, but there is something to be said for the strange gestalt of memory.<br /><br />And, if I'm honest, even if it's a sandwich, if someone else makes it for you...it's WAY better than anything you could make. Take Mama's tuna sandwich on squishy white. There is NO reason that the sandwich is good, except that your Mama made it...and to you, that was home.TKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-52871345048009824962009-10-09T20:17:20.181-06:002009-10-09T20:17:20.181-06:00What a wonderful story! I sure do wish I knew you ...What a wonderful story! I sure do wish I knew you during the Strawberry Shortcake Haydays!<br />Did your Grandma pass down here recipe? Or was it one of those recipes..with a little of this and a little of that?Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512762007920731674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-25183900245190512692009-10-09T19:43:49.880-06:002009-10-09T19:43:49.880-06:00I love reading your memories and the memories of y...I love reading your memories and the memories of your mother. They're beautifully preserved with your words. And I'm SO bummed that you don't have Gramma's recipe. I was totally going to use it tomorrow night for a dinner party!ckhttp://badmommymoments.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-88551027832988897252009-10-09T19:37:37.828-06:002009-10-09T19:37:37.828-06:00wow just posted something similar great mind think...wow just posted something similar great mind think alike! looks great!Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203502864311900991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-32997320070112944842009-10-09T19:35:42.161-06:002009-10-09T19:35:42.161-06:00I feel the same way about my nonna's gnocchi. ...I feel the same way about my nonna's gnocchi. Of course she never wrote the recipe down -she insisted she didn't have one- and I'm too afraid to try and make them because I know they won't be as great as hers... probably they wouldn't even be close! At least you had the guts to try, although maybe it didn't turn out the same because you made it in October? Just a thought. I love your family stories, by the way.Chiara "Kika" Assihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953847775099753206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-85825759261958538262009-10-09T17:07:01.855-06:002009-10-09T17:07:01.855-06:00What a delicious memory! Your Gramma sounds like a...What a delicious memory! Your Gramma sounds like a very special lady. I don't think mine has ever fried anything in her life! =)Phoo-Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048641393951998481noreply@blogger.com