The statisticians at the California Department of Agriculture tell us there is an average of 466 pieces of fruit on every navel orange tree in California this year. That’s the highest “fruit set” in a ...

(According to an old wives’ tale, if you don’t use homemade jam in your cake layers, the fruit mixture will fall to the bottom of the pans.) Along with an abundance of spices, the original recipes ...

Plums are typically eaten out of hand, but I especially love them cooked into a tart, fragrant ruby-red medley. Adding only a handful of raspberries to the plums enhances the plums with berry flavor.

Note: In Southern Appalachia, the number of cake layers — in this case six — is considered a measure of the host’s popularity. 1/2 cup all-vegetable shortening 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup ...

There was something magical about potlucks when Grandma was involved. Whether it was a church basement, a school gym, or a ...

“When you taste this dessert, you will taste your childhood.” These are the words Tony used to describe this Old-Fashioned Icebox Cake at a recent dinner event where we served this dessert, and I ...

This old-fashioned pudding cake begins in a skillet with rhubarb compote, then a layer of cream and eggs lightened with fluffy whites goes into the pan. When it bakes, the batter creates its own sauce ...

Sometimes you’re lucky enough to be alive when a great food and a great drink come together in one fantastic heart-clogging, county fair treat. This is one of those times. The good people over at ...

This old-fashioned stack cake with Appalachian apple butter filling is from a Paula Deen recipe. (Autumn Cruz/Sacramento Bee/MCT) Yield: 8 servings For cake: 1/2 cup vegetable shortening 1/2 cup ...