Talking about recipe books... While cleaning out mom's house we found an old recipe book and in between the pager were some hand written recips on pieces of paper. The reverse side of the paper the recieps were on, were letters from my dad while he was in the army durning WWII.. An interesting find!! Always fishing for relivites, Dale Schmitz -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Mary R. Frank" <mrfrank@uwm.edu> > My maternal great-grandma had a strawberry cobbler recipe that was never > written down. One of these years I need to search for a strawberry > cobbler recipe, though I would have to modify it since I don't eat any > sugar, honey, etc. Not that this would have been a German recipe, but > your comments about the Settlement Cookbook reminded me of how important > recipes are in our memories. My mom kept all sorts of recipes in > self-stick books (yuk--I can't see the backs of some pages because they > are sealed down to the book). We have about 30 of these books. I have > started the process of copying them for all of us siblings. Of course, > my mom was just as apt to use recipes that had been printed in magazines > and books as she was to make ones that came from friends. I am copying > all the pages, but at first I was thinking the ones with her notes and > handwriting were the ones she used the most--until I found a magazine > clipping of a cookie recipe she made every year for decades. I think I > will have to make an index after the copying is done. I am a > vegetarian, though, so I won't be making any of those meat dishes, > German OR Greek... > > mrf > > > Maxine Capezza wrote: > > Mary > > Thank you so much. I am always looking for books about German > > immigrants and living conditions, etc. This is great. > > There is quite a historical cookbook originally called The Settlement > > Cookbook or maybe it was Settlement House. A group of women put it > > together for early immigrants and no one would publish it, so the > > husband of one of the women published it and I think it is still > > going. I have several editions and they are interesting to read even > > if we don't cook that way now. In the latest edition many of the > > recipes are updated, but the old ones are still printed in the > > book. Another aspect of our ancestors lives. Thanks again. > > Maxine > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

That is really cool! I wish I had more old letters--I only have a couple. One from a cousin of my grandma when he was in WWI (or shortly thereafter--I can't remember), and one much later (1940's or 50's?) from the doctor who delivered my Grandma's sister when she was born back in 1911-1912. But I do have many letters that my grandparents sent to me in the 1970's and 1980's. d.schmitz@comcast.net wrote: > Talking about recipe books... > While cleaning out mom's house we found an old recipe book and in between the pager were some hand written recips on pieces of paper. The reverse side of the paper the recieps were on, were letters from my dad while he was in the army durning WWII.. An interesting find!! > > Always fishing for relivites, > > Dale Schmitz > >

I have copies of two precious letters from Poznan in 1921. Some of you may be interested in this portion of one: "Maryanka is dependent on all of us. Her army pension doesn't last a week. She receives 200 marks a month. We need 5 to 6 thousand marks to feed and clothe a family of five. Witek wants to marry and the girl is waiting for him. Witek wants to wait so that he can save some money to buy a suit of clothes. A suit costs 15 thousand marks while he earns only 7000 marks a month. If only things got a little better here in our Poland. Now it is almost impossible to live, a pound of meat is over 100 marks, okram and butter 200 marks, a loaf of break 4lbs 200 marks, a small measure of potatoes 1000 marks. It may come to riots because the pay is bad. It is all God's will, we must patiently await the end. Well, I will not write anymore about it. I greet you all and thank you for the photograph. Father cried when he saw it. He did not receive the letter that you sent together with mine. The mailman here got rich on the money some of the Americans sent, but now they have been punished for stealing. Now the letters come complete as they are sent." History lives in family letters... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary R. Frank" <mrfrank@uwm.edu> To: <wimilwau@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] "German Milwaukee" book > That is really cool! I wish I had more old letters--I only have a > couple. One from a cousin of my grandma when he was in WWI (or shortly > thereafter--I can't remember), and one much later (1940's or 50's?) from > the doctor who delivered my Grandma's sister when she was born back in > 1911-1912. But I do have many letters that my grandparents sent to me > in the 1970's and 1980's. > > d.schmitz@comcast.net wrote: > > Talking about recipe books... > > While cleaning out mom's house we found an old recipe book and in between the pager were some hand written recips on pieces of paper. The reverse side of the paper the recieps were on, were letters from my dad while he was in the army durning WWII.. An interesting find!! > > > > Always fishing for relivites, > > > > Dale Schmitz > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >