Gluck Sandra - The Beekman 1802 heirloom dessert cookbook : 100 delicious heritage recipes from the farm and garden

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Once in a young lifetime one should be allowed to have as
much sweetness as one can possibly want and hold.-JUDITH OLNEY O ver the past two decades, dessert fads have come and gone.

Doughnuts, cream puffs, rice pudding, frozen yogurt, cupcakes, macaroons, whoopie pies, and cake pops have all had recent resurrections and reincarnations. Such popularity peaks speak not to the fickleness of the sweet tooth, but more so to the enduring place that desserts of all types have in our memories. What family doesnt have at least one gooey, syrupy, creamy, decadent recipe that they beg Mom to make every time they go home? The good times associated with such delights make them even sweeter and are what make certain dessert traditions enduring endpoints to our American celebrations.

W hen we created the award-winning book The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Recipe Cookbook, we were quickly confronted with the question, Whats an heirloom recipe? At Beekman 1802, we believe that heirlooms of any type have a sentimental or intrinsic value greater than their assigned monetary figure. They are at times virtually irreplaceable, and because of this they are treasured and passed down from one generation to the next. An heirloom recipe is one that is made so frequently or holds such special esteem in a familys culinary canon that the dish itself has developed its own mythology and its own lore.

Aunt Hazels oatmeal cookies were so good and sold so well at the bake sale that she practically built that new church fellowship hall herself! Mamaws banana pudding made a grown man crytwice! In order for a recipe to be made so many times that it develops these complex layers of nostalgia, it must meet several criteria: 1. I T MUST BE DELICIOUS .2. I T MUST BE ( RELATIVELY ) SIMPLE TO MAKE .3. I T MUST HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE . And these are exactly the types of recipes weve included in this bookrecipes that are meant to help you create memories around your table.

L ife at Beekman 1802 Farm revolves around the seasons, and everything that we do or create is meant to exalt what nature has already started. Certain recipes that mother made were at the direction of Mother Nature.

Grandma may have made the best fruitcake, but she would not have served it at the Fourth of July picnic. The hand-churned frozen custard that cools our tongue and melts our hearts in summer is not as welcome at Christmas. Our palates have a seasonality, no matter how sugarcoated the treat. Taking classic recipes, we give each a unique Beekman twist that will surprise and please even those who believe that the way theyve always made it cant be perfected. Like any heirloom, these recipes are meant to show the patina that comes from frequent use. They will evolve over time.

With that, it becomes not our cookbook but your cookbook. A memory embedded on every page. So prepare to laugh. Prepare to smile and swoon. Prepare to referee who gets to lick the spoon, the bowl, the beater. Winter is the time for comfort,
for good food and warmth,
for the touch of a friendly hand,
and for a talk beside the fire:
It is the time for homeE DITH S ITWELL T here is a stillness to winter on the farm that permeates the soul; the only sound for hours is the sudden pop of an ember on the fire that stirs us back to the present. Winter is the time for comfort,
for good food and warmth,
for the touch of a friendly hand,
and for a talk beside the fire:
It is the time for homeE DITH S ITWELL T here is a stillness to winter on the farm that permeates the soul; the only sound for hours is the sudden pop of an ember on the fire that stirs us back to the present.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons that winter holiday celebrations are so joyous and boisterous. We are awakened momentarily from our dull torpor by the glittery sites, the melody of excited voices, and a table laden with heirlooms of every variety.

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