Most Certainly Baklava, But Isn't

A recipe for what I'm fairly sure is Baklava, Bourma (thanks Silva).

1 lb. butter
1 lb. walnuts
1 lb. philo

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
lemon juice - boil together for 1/2 hour then cool

Fold one sheet of philo in half, sprinkle with nuts

Roll and twist, bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes

Arrange in pan, not too close together

Melt butter, spread on each while hot

Remove and pour sugar on each

Grind walnuts and mix with 2 tbs. sugar and cinnamon.

Found in "The Best in American Cooking" edited by Clementine Paddleford. Published by Scribners, 1970.

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Cool Covers winner

This week's winner was Jewels, who entered right here. I see you have your email in your profile, I'll send you a note in a moment.

Friday Giveaway: Cool Covers - contest closed

Loved these old covers, so I thought I'd offer them up.

Contest now closed, back with a winner in a moment.


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Eat, Pray, Love, Bandage

Four band aids (oops, 'adhesive bandages'). Found in "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Published by Penguin, 2006.

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Mother

Scrap of fabric (I think it's taffeta) with embossed gilt letters.

Found in "New Testament Stories" by Lillie A. Garis. Published by Platt and Munk, 1940.

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Waiting For The Piano Player

I found this large photograph in a Carleton and Porter Bible from the 1860s. I don't believe the photo is quite that old, however. There was no writing or markings on the other side.

Here's the scanned version of the photo:

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Winner

This week's winner was Jeff Lowrey, who entered on Twitter.

Friday Giveaway: Matched - contest closed

A little collection of matched bindings for you this Friday.

Contest closed, winner announced shortly.

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You're Invited

Wedding invitation from 1922:

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson E. Wilcox
announce the marriage of their daughter
Gladys Emogene
to
Mr. Percy Burton Niles
on Wednesday, March the first
nineteen hundred and twenty-two
East Masonville, New York

Found in "Painting and Sculpture from the Kress Collection" published by the National Gallery of Art, 1945.

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Not Forgotten Part III

Here are parts one and two of this ongoing series.

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