Family Recipes for Angel Food Cake and Yellow Cookies

Cindy Aubihl — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:26:43 +0000

Growing up in a small farming community in Ohio, we did a lot of baking. Homemade breads, cakes, pies, and cookies were always a part of every celebration. I can’t remember a birthday, graduation, or holiday were Mom wasn’t in the kitchen feverishly preparing a special treat using someone’s “secret recipe”. Today, as a mother of four, I have continued the baking tradition in my own home.

Without a doubt, the two recipes that stand out as favorites with my children are my Great-Grandmother Bessie’s Angel Food Cake and Great Aunt Phyllis’s Yellow Cookies.

You see, Phyllis was Bessie’s daughter. Great-Grandma Bessie raised chickens and sold the eggs. Apparently she would use the eggs she didn’t sell to make angel food cake (which uses 12 egg whites) and then sell the cakes. Perhaps Phyllis, seeing all those egg yolks going to waste, tinkered in the kitchen to come up with her Yellow Cookies (which use 12 egg yolks). However it came to be, I am glad it did, because both are delicious.

Yellow Cookies (photo: Alex Lacqua)

Angel Food Cake (photo: Alex Lacqua)

Now that you know a little background on these family favorites, why not try them:

About the Author: Cindy Aubihl lives in New York City with her husband and four children.

What’s your Favorite Afterschool Snack?

Andrew Lacqua — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:00:39 +0000

What’s your favorite afterschool snack? I asked some students in New York City that question and here’s what they said.

SAM Wrenn (age 14, Art and Design HS, Staten Island, NY)

Favorite snack: Edy’s Ice Cream, chocolate and vanilla
Why is it your favorite?: “It’s so delicious, and I love to make sundaes!”
Cost: $5.00

ALEXANDRA Lacqua (age, 14, Notre Dame HS, New York, NY)

Favorite snack: Gummi Worms
Why?: “The variety of flavors and bright colors are fun.”
Cost: $1.79

RYAN Messina (age 15, Xavier HS, New York, NY)

Favorite snack: Famous Amos Cookies, chocolate chip
Why?: “I am a fan of chocolate, and I like the cookie/chocolate combination.”
Cost: $0.99

VICTOR DeMaio (age 15, Xavier HS, New York NY)

Favorite snack: CHEEZ-IT crackers
Why?: “I like the cheesy flavor. To me, they are addicting!”
Cost: $0.99

MIKE Girgis (age 14, Xavier HS, New York, NY)

Favorite snack: Cinnabon, classic
Why?: “I like classic Cinnabon Rolls. They have a sensational flavor and the icing tingles my mouth as it melts.”
Cost: $3.00

ANTHONY Lacqua (age 14, Xavier HS, New York, NY)

Favorite snack: Popcorn–white cheddar
Why?: “I think cheddar popcorn tastes good, and it is fun to eat at the movies or any event.”
Cost: $0.99

BEAU Nolan (age 14, Xavier HS, New York, NY)

Favorite snack: Sour Patch Kids
Why?: “I simply crave the sour and sweet flavor!”
Cost: $1.00

BRIANNA Rodriquez (age 14, Notre Dame HS, New York NY)

Favorite snack: JELL-O pudding, chocolate
Why?: “I just like chocolate. It is really delicious.”
Cost: $3.00

NICK Orbon (age 14, Xavier HS, New York, NY)

Favorite snack: Skittles
Why?: “I just love them because they are fruity and delicious!”
Cost: $1.00

And of course, I had to provide my own response.

My favorite snack: Mallomars
Why?: “My parents always have them for me and I love s’mores without the mess.”
Cost: $2.00

What’s your favorite snack?

(All interviews conducted in spring 2009.)

About the Author: Andrew Lacqua is 15 years old and is a sophomore at Xavier High school in New York City. Some things he likes to do are play tennis, hang out with friends, listen to music, and play paintball every now and then.

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Family Recipes for Angel Food Cake and Yellow Cookies

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