TAILGATING 2021

TAILGATING 2021

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It is time to tailgate again! Set up your space with nice seasonal flowers and tablecloths, napkins, and paper plates in your school colors. Serve pick-up sandwiches, and offer salads and sides in individual bowls. Add delicious charcuterie packets, mini cheese balls...
Date Nut Muffins

Date Nut Muffins

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Recently, Ruth Smith of Brandon left a pretty plate of these delicious date nut muffins along with the recipe at my back door. They were such a delightful treat with a lovely thought from a special friend. l have also baked and shared these muffins with friends and...
PATTY’S PICK: MIMI’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM

PATTY’S PICK: MIMI’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM

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MIMI’S HOMEMADE VANILLA ICE CREAM 6 large eggs at room temperature 2½ cups sugar 2 large cans evaporated milk 3 tablespoons pure vanilla extract  Enough whole milk to make a gallon In a large glass bowl, beat eggs with a wire whisk until foamy. Add sugar,...
FRENCH CHERRY PIE

FRENCH CHERRY PIE

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3 egg whites  1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar  1 cup sugar  9 saltine crackers, finely crushed  1/2 cup chopped pecans  1 teaspoon vanilla  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat egg whites until foamy; add cream of tartar. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff. Fold in...
PATTY’S PICK: APRICOT TORTONI

PATTY’S PICK: APRICOT TORTONI

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This is one of my favorite summertime dessert recipes. It is so light and refreshing and easy, and everyone loves it. It is the perfect ending for a ladies’ luncheon or brunch or dinner party. This dessert recipe is from our previous food editor Mary Leigh Furrh...
Weidmann’s Black Bottom Pie 

Weidmann’s Black Bottom Pie 

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I got the sweetest letter from Mrs. Mary Davidson Jennings, a 92-year old reader originally from Kosciusko, who loves Mississippi and Mississippi Magazine. She enclosed a brochure published in 1952 about the history of Weidmann’s Restaurant in Meridian, the oldest...