Mom's Kitchen and Babe's Cake

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Hello Friends!

I’m joining Sheila for her Heart of the Home Party. Sheila asked us to submit posts about the heart of our homes, the kitchen.

When my mother was alive, our kitchen was always a hub of activity. She was always cooking or baking something delicious. My mother’s home was always open to family, friends, and neighbors. She was Mom to a lot of people, whether they were related or not.

In my twenties, every Friday we would gather around our kitchen table and celebrate the end of another work week. These TGIF parties were popular with everyone. Back then, my work week ended at 2:00 in the afternoon….and then the party was on.

Each week, my mother would fix different appetizers and we would choose a drink of the week. I can remember putting bottles of wine in the snow to chill. It didn’t take long for it to cool in the frigid Ohio temperatures and knee-deep snow.

My friend/neighbor who now lives in Indiana, Lanila (Babe), used to make a vodka lemonade slush that she would make in a Tupperware cake container. She would haul that cake container down the street to our house and tell the neighbors she was taking a cake to the Grubers’.

My mother’s been gone for almost 12 years now. Still, when I see an old friend they always say, Remember your mom’s TGIF parties? Those are some great memories!

I don’t have any kitchen pictures for you today because my kitchen is on my remodeling to do list. I do, however, have a recipe for you. Here’s the recipe for Babe’s Cake.

Babe’s Vodka Slush Cake

3 1/2 Cups Water

1 Cup Sugar

Bring to a boil and set aside to cool. Once it is cooled, add:

1 - 6 Ounce Frozen Lemonade

1 - 6 Ounce Frozen Orange Juice

1 Cup vodka

Mix together and freeze (this will take quite a while so plan ahead). Before serving, scrape with a fork. Enjoy! TGIF!


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