Holiday cooking -- Folklore
Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
Never fail fudge / Brooke Boyce, 1974 February
Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Brooke Boyce on information that came from her aunt via her mother. Fudge recipe traditionally made for Christmas.
Norwegian Christmas pudding / Shannon Bingham, 1989
Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Shannon Bingham, who collected information from her sister-in-law Nancy Bingham. Norwegian Christmas Eve tradition. Rice pudding with whipped cream and raspberry sauce, concealing a whole almond. The finder of the almond gets a prize.
Nusgibfu / Robert Kurtz, 1979
Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Robert Kurtz, who collected information from his grandmother Treasa Michel. A roll of pastry dough containing apples, walnuts, raisins, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Made for Christmas.
Patience caramels / Robert Kurtz, 1986
Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Robert Kurtz, who collected information from Kristin Rae Kurtz. Made at Christmas and given to neighbors. Recipe notes temperature correction for altitude.
Peanut brittle / Kaylene Ashby, 1982
Report by Utah State University folklore student Kaylene Ashby, who collected information from her grandmother, Pearl Olsen. Peanut brittle, made for Christmas and other special occasions.
Peanut brittle / Robena F. Reid, 1972
Report by Utah State University folklore student Robena F. Reid, who collected information from her maternal grandmother, Robena Parker Falslev. Peanut brittle, made for Christmas.
Picking hazel nuts / Marianne Cook, 1980 March 2
Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Marianne Cook, who collected information from Elsa Matilda Carlson. Hazel nuts had to be collected, dried in a barn, and beaten to remove hulls, a task given to the younger children.
Recipe / Becky Snyder, 1981
Report by Utah State University folklore student Becky Snyder, who collected information from her aunt, Marilyn Walters. Almond toffee recipe, made for Christmas.
Shenkley / Robert Kurtz, 1979
Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Robert Kurtz, who collected information from his grandmother Treasa Michel. Deep-fried, high-sugar, cookie-like dough with lemon rind.
Sizzle / Lindy Taylor, 1997 February 12
Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Lindy Taylore, who collected information from her brother, Richard Taylor. A sort of cocoa toffee, eaten hot with milk on top by missionaries until it made them sick.