Celebrate President’s Day with Cherry Pie
February 18, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under vintage recipes
When I was growing up we did not have President’s Day. We had two separate holidays, one for Lincoln and one for Washington, usually giving us two four day school weeks in the middle of February. You ate cherry pie on Washington’s Birthday, and a rolled chocolate cake made to look like a log on Lincoln’s Birthday. Life was good.
I love the vintage cookbooks. This recipe is from Better Homes & Gardens 1959 Holiday Cookbook, which is to my left, falling apart, even as we speak. The pictures in it are fantastic. Not because the food looks so mouthwateringly good, …read more
