My Mom said when I was about three, I started to sit on the kitchen counter and kibitz her as she made stuff like guacamole and Thousand Island dressing. This usually involved licking a forefinger.
The first thing I can actually remember cooking was egg salad sandwiches; there was an actual recipe from a kids' cookbook. It was before I was a Cub Scout, so I must have been 6 or 7.
For four sandwiches:
4 large boiled eggs, peeled of course (but not the sort of thing you leave out of a kids' cookbook), and roughly chopped. We still have a wire grate for this, just mash 'em through it.
3 Tablespoons of mayonnaise (we, of course, used Miracle Whip); and,
1 Tablespoon mustard. Back in those days, I doubt there was anything but French's.
These two really do have to be pretty carefully measured because the sweetness of the Miracle Whip has to be balanced with the yellow mustard.
A quarter teaspoon of paprika added an element of the exotic.
A shake or two of salt.
Spread it on 4 slices of bread and top with 4 more slices.
Really love these things, my boy and I shared a couple this morning. Mrs. Idahorn2 made herself one with real mayo. One of those households.
My next culinary experiment was what we call Boy Scout food--browned burgers braised in concentrated Alphabet Soup. Terrible.
The first thing I can actually remember cooking was egg salad sandwiches; there was an actual recipe from a kids' cookbook. It was before I was a Cub Scout, so I must have been 6 or 7.
For four sandwiches:
4 large boiled eggs, peeled of course (but not the sort of thing you leave out of a kids' cookbook), and roughly chopped. We still have a wire grate for this, just mash 'em through it.
3 Tablespoons of mayonnaise (we, of course, used Miracle Whip); and,
1 Tablespoon mustard. Back in those days, I doubt there was anything but French's.
These two really do have to be pretty carefully measured because the sweetness of the Miracle Whip has to be balanced with the yellow mustard.
A quarter teaspoon of paprika added an element of the exotic.
A shake or two of salt.
Spread it on 4 slices of bread and top with 4 more slices.
Really love these things, my boy and I shared a couple this morning. Mrs. Idahorn2 made herself one with real mayo. One of those households.
My next culinary experiment was what we call Boy Scout food--browned burgers braised in concentrated Alphabet Soup. Terrible.
