tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22364001.post6102691051250993326..comments2023-05-03T08:13:37.101-04:00Comments on Ruth Campbell Smith 1925-27 Diaries: Tuesday, December 15, 1925Carol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22364001.post-81135902024422121832006-12-16T02:38:00.000-05:002006-12-16T02:38:00.000-05:00This posting is so sweet, in more ways than one! I...This posting is so sweet, in more ways than one! I love that you've included the recipe that Ruth probably used. What a great tradition to hand down.<br /><br />I don't remember my mother ever making candy when I was a child, but I do recall rolling out cookie dough and cutting them out and the fun of decorating with colored frosting. When I got married, I learned candy recipes from my mother-in-law and I still make them with my daughter every year. Great memories!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22364001.post-19196717405392325462006-12-15T09:26:00.000-05:002006-12-15T09:26:00.000-05:00Just wanted to let you know that I've been reading...Just wanted to let you know that I've been reading every day and just love these posts! Thank you.Jodi @ blog-o-licioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655096904461226681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22364001.post-71934453205312540382006-12-15T09:01:00.000-05:002006-12-15T09:01:00.000-05:00Kathy may have missed out on the candy making gene...Kathy may have missed out on the candy making genes, but she has the special touch needed to make breads. Kneeding bread is a talent I don't haveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22364001.post-62542954220183992442006-12-15T06:30:00.000-05:002006-12-15T06:30:00.000-05:00Apparently the candy making ability skipped a gene...Apparently the candy making ability skipped a generation in my part of the family. I cannot make candy at all. But hope is not lost, my youngest daughter is a great baker and candy maker. I guess I got the sewing, quilting, gardening genes instead. I just eat the candy that everyones else makes.<br />The older sisterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22364001.post-51272624320187009252006-12-15T03:15:00.000-05:002006-12-15T03:15:00.000-05:00Let the candy making begin! Candy making is as tr...Let the candy making begin! Candy making is as traditional for the family as putting up the Christmas tree. I am not a cook, but I have made it a point to learn to make the Christmas candy - cinnamon roll, divinity, home-made caramels, fudge, and on and on and on. My daughter, age 9 is very intrigued with the process and is well on her way to mastering the secrets of successful candy-making. We've already made 2 batches of caramels, a batch of fudge and a batch of cinnamon roll (those seem to have disappeared already - hmmmm.... wonder what happened to them?). Last year, cousin Maureen (Marjorie's youngest) came over and we made candy together, comparing and arguing over the different techniques we have both learned from our mothers, Marjorie and Eleanor. It created a wonderful Christmas memory. I am grateful to have this wonderful tradition to be able to hand down to my daughter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com