When I was growing up, one of the perks of being a preacher’s kid was that people in the church often gave us things. This helped to supplement what little income my father received. One of my fondest memories was getting a big loaf of homemade bread on a Sunday morning. Bertha McCann and Katy Townsend were two women who made the best bread I ever tasted. One day, when I was ten, I was raving about Katy’s bread. I expressed interest in learning to bake bread like that. She said when I was twelve, she would teach me. I remembered her promise, and when I was twelve, she helped me bake a batch of bread. My bread never quite matched hers, but I was very proud of my accomplishment!
Fresh warm homemade bread
Topped with butter and jelly
My best summer treat
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Photo of my first batch of bread: From our family album
Our prompt today at d’Verse is food! One of my favorite food memories is homemade bread.
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Wow, that’s a huge batch!
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Yes, it was … and it was wonderful… didn’t stay around very long!
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Yum, where’s that pound of butter? Lol.
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Delicious!
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How great- I love homemade bread!
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Thanks Beth! I do too!
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That is adorable!!!
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Thank you so much!
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Beautiful memory!
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Thank you very much!
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I remember making bread when I was in college. I liked the kneading.
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Yes, that is the fun part!
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Dwight, the look on your face is priceless. And the memory lives within you — imprinted, as Beverly said. What a wonderful poem and memory to share ❤
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Thanks Jade! I have very great memories of those experiences, and the people and connections that made them possible!
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🙂
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How much bread did you eat? 😅🍞🥖🥐🥯
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That lasted about a week! It was really gooood!
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I could see that. 🙂
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It showed then and even more so now!!
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Thanks for sharing the recipe as well 🙂 Bread has been maligned by dieticians, but continues to be comfort food for so many.
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Fresh baked bread is the best!
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I love homemade bread… that’s why I bake it! 💕 My recipe is actually very similar to yours only I use butter not lard.
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This recipe was back in the day when lard was used by many for cooking and baking. Thanks for your comment.
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Oh yes. I know that. I just meant to say, I found it interesting my recipe was so similar to yours. But I guess bread is bread, right?
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I think you are right. With slight variations perhaps.
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I love this Dwight, and there is nothing like a man who bakes bread! I hope you still do.;-)
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When I get desperate for some good cinnamon buns I have to make them! Can’t find any that measure up any more!.
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I bet they smell divine when they are baking!
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Oh, yes, they really do smell great!
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I so enjoyed the story and how you incorporated the pictures of when you were younger and the recipe. A truly sentimental memory. Lovely! 🤗
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That was sixty years ago and now I use the frozen dough to make my bread! My sister says that doesn’t count!!
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LOL! I agree with you sister. Nothing is like homemade goodies! LOL! 🤗
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:>)
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One of my favorite smells in the world is the smell of bread baking. It deserves celebration.
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Amen! It will make your mouth water every time you smell it!
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In the 1980s, when the Guyana government banned the importation of wheat flour in order to reduce our country’s foreign debt, I learned to make bread using contraband flour sourced from neighboring Suriname. (Those caught with the flour were fined and imprisoned.) At the time, the local rice flour only worked for making pancakes.
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Did you get caught? Rice would not make very good bread!
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Thank goodness, no, but we knew of others who did.
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:>)
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Yummy! That looks so good and tasty ❤ 🙂 it's great that you still have that first recipe! Cute pic as well. Blessings & grace.
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Thank you… it was great!
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Welcome much …oh nice to hear that!
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Wow, I love the photo and recipe and happy memories of making that bread. Thank you for sharing this.
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Thank you Grace! It took me back to a good spot!
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I love making bread, and have not done so in a while. Maybe if this strange hot weather finally stops.
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When it turns cold again the smell of bread baking in the over will make you forget the short days and long nights!! :>)
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Absolutely!
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Sweet! “Uniontown”, just south of my present home in Pittsburgh.
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How interesting. Grew up twelve miles away in Masontown, down along the Mononghela River!
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What a great story, it brought back memories. When I was a kid we had a boarder, an elderly lady named Edna who made bread. All I remember is her bread was wonderful and she used potato water in it. Wish I had a loaf now -Bob
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Thanks Bob! It is never to late to bake some bread!
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