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#tbt Boy Scout Troop 118 St. Ann’s Church Buffalo, NY part 3 (of many parts)

More from Boy Scout Troop 118, St. Ann’s Church, Buffalo, NY

Boy Scouts was one of many activities that members of St. Ann’s Church in Buffalo participated in.

Troop 118 Camp Scouthaven 1943
Troop 118 Camp Scouthaven 1943

The year was 1943 and these young men of Troop 118 went to Freedom, NY to visit Camp Scouthaven. The young men of Troop 118 were (and I apologize for any name misspellings)

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Ascension's International Food Festival, baking, Desserts, food, International Foods, Placek, Poland, recipe, vintage

Placek (Polish coffee cake)

Placek (Coffee Cake)

Part 1:

  • 1 cup lukewarm milk
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 package active dry yeast
  • 1 ½ cups of flour

Mix above ingredients well and let rise in a covered bowl in a warm place, free from drafts for 30 to 50 minutes.

Part 2:
Dough:

  • 3 eggs beaten well
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 ¼ cup of flour
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon juice

Topping:

  • ¾ cup flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup soft butter

Cream sugar and melted shortening, stir in beaten eggs. Mix salt with flour and add slowly. Add vanilla and lemon juice. Combine the first and second parts and mix well. Beat with wooden spoon for 5 minutes or more. Split the mixture into two greased loaf pans and cover with crumbs made from ¾ cup flour, ½ cup sugar and 1/3 cup soft butter. Cover and let rise in warm place, free from drafts, until double in size.

Bake in 350° oven for one hour.

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Buffalo, crafty, retail geekery, thrift store finds, vintage, yarn

Vintage yarns

Gallery

Remember a time when department stores still had craft departments? Heck even when all the discount stores had craft departments- now the only discount store with a craft department (if lucky enough to not be a remodeled one) is Walmart. In fact I still look for the arts and crafts department at my local Kmart even though it’s been gone for many years.

So all of these vintage yarns were found at my local goodwill- heck some might still be there. There are fine examples from Sears, Kmart, Grants & Twin Fair.