Category Archives: Recipes

Elva’s sweet dough recipe

Posted on June 8, 2021 by robertagoering

from the kitchen of Elva Goering and the recipe box of Dorothea Goering 375  15 min 2 coups milk scalded – pour over1 cup butter or margarine1 cup sugar2 teaspons salt3 Tablespoons yeast dissolved in 1 cup warm water.4 eggs … Continue reading →

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Baked Apple Kuchen

Posted on September 16, 2011 by robertagoering

from Frieda Originally published in the Goering Gazette, July 1989 Cook dried apples until soft. (may soak the apples in water overnight, they cook soft quicker that way). When soft drain off excess water, mash, add sugar to taste. And … Continue reading →

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Breakfast wheat memories

Posted on September 10, 2011 by robertagoering

At the reunion, many remembered breakfast wheat food. There were differences as to how it was processed and prepared. Sometimes it was simply soaked overnight and then cooked in the morning and served with molasses. Sometimes it was ground first, … Continue reading →

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Bohne Berogi

Posted on July 6, 2011 by robertagoering

recipe from Elva and orginally published in the Goering Gazette, July 1989 photo from Sharon Bohne Berogi prepared for the Goering Reunion 2011 by Maeanna’s family and friends Dough (may be doubled) 1 cup milk scalded 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 … Continue reading →

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Fresh baked bread, jelly, thick cream and…

Posted on June 21, 2011 by robertagoering

One of John’s early memories of his mother is that she fixed him a thick slab of fresh baked bread with jelly and then put thick cream over the top of it. It was sooooo good. In fact, it was … Continue reading →

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Potato Pancakes

Posted on June 13, 2011 by robertagoering

From the kitchen of Elva Originally published in the Goering  Gazette, July 1989 3 cups raw potatoes grated or may be blended with blender 2 eggs well beaten 1/2 tsp. salt 1 T. flour 1 T. cream or milk 1/4 … Continue reading →

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History repeats itself

Posted on April 25, 2011 by robertagoering

by Bobbie Goering I remember Aunt Della telling a story about how after she and Walt moved to Chicago (@1940), she decided to make bread and used a recipe from Aunt Elva or Aunt Frieda.  Of course, when Aunt Frieda … Continue reading →

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Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of my aunts….

Posted on April 10, 2011 by robertagoering

by Bobbie Goering The first cookbook I ever read as a novel was Christopher Blake’s Easy Elagance Cookbook. I picked it up as a bargain book somewhere and then was swept away into a strange land where Drunken Pork Loin … Continue reading →

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Aunt Martha’s fabulous homemade rolls

Posted on April 4, 2011 by robertagoering

originally published in the Goering Gazette 1989 2 1/2 cup water (warm) 1 T. salt 2 cakes (pkg) yeast 2 eggs beaten 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup shortening (melted and cooled) 4 cups flour –add aprox. 3 cups more Melt … Continue reading →

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Poppy seed rolls

Posted on February 17, 2011 by robertagoering

From Elva 1 cup milk 1 egg beaten 1/2 cup shortening 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup lukewarm water 1 cup mashed potatoes 4-5 cups flour 2 tablespoons yeast Heat milk to scalding, add shortening and water. Add … Continue reading →

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