The Depression always whispered in my mother’s ear — save, save, save. We had vegetables and fruits in season, not because it was fashionable, but because they were cheap. She found the least expensive cuts of meat and then fixed them in simple ways, never elevating them to a higher station than was appropriate. In these years, I now appreciate my liking for collard and mustard greens. I cook them even more simply than she did, only adding lemon juice from my Myer lemon trees.

But even women who don’t have favorite recipes from their childhood have often created their own favorite with stories. I invite you to think of a recipe/memoir vignette pairing and submit it for publication in our KitchenScrap series.

This is such a 21st century way to swap recipes and stories. It would be great to publish a recipe and vignette that is important to you. New treasures are just as valuable as antique ones.

-Matilda

Hope you’ll think of a favorite recipe with its unique story. Then write it up and share it with our readers through our KitchenScraps series. We’d love to have an opportunity to publish it.

-Matilda

It’s easy, fun and free.

I bet we’ll all end up in the kitchen.

Janet Riehl