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The "Watching Mom Bake" thread brings back such memories. I've made no bones about the fact that my mother was no cook; she just wasn't interested in the time/care to prep a savory meal. We ate -- and ate relatively well -- but she definitely operated from a more slap-dash approach to cooking.
Except with her baking.
She made the most delicious pies. And had a vanilla cake recipe that was handed down from HER mother that was really good. Christmas cookies. Etc.
I LOVED seeing her drag out her Sunbeam Mixmaster:
And the sugar and flour. And firing up the oven. And how she always let me sniff the vanilla extract.
Good things were coming.
I can still //hear// the whir of that mixer................
Except with her baking.
She made the most delicious pies. And had a vanilla cake recipe that was handed down from HER mother that was really good. Christmas cookies. Etc.
I LOVED seeing her drag out her Sunbeam Mixmaster:

And the sugar and flour. And firing up the oven. And how she always let me sniff the vanilla extract.
Good things were coming.
I can still //hear// the whir of that mixer................