Recipes from Everglades City, Florida

Years after she left the Chicagoarea and away from family, my three sisters-in-laws received this letter filled with recipes.

April 6, 1979

​Dear Betsy, Pamela, Susan, and Jan,

Since I have been, from time to time, asked for recipes, I though perhaps you would not take it amiss if I ran a sometime recipe service. Whether you actually use the suggestions or not is up to you. Knowing how different tastes run in food (and I should know, since I never seemed to be able to please the whole family at one meal) it will not bother me a bit if you never try out anything I send. Also, if you have any requests or questions I shall be enchanted to try to help. As you all know, besides handwork, cooking is just about my favorite occupation. The fact that Allan and I don't get enough exercies to hlep melt off the food makes me a little less extravagant where calories are concerned, But I don't think any of you including your husbands need to worry about that.

I shall give you ideas using smallish amounts and you may double or triple them according to your desires. Unless otherwise specified, margarine may be substituted for butter and reconstituted non-fat dried skimmed milk for whole milk, etc.