Being that we like anything vintage and that we're rather proud of my husband's heritage, we have gathered a few fun Kellogg's collectibles. The above tin sign is a reproduction but I love the soft colors.
I charted this little sampler from an old Kellogg's advertisement magazine page:
If memory serves me, I stitched this little sampler 3 times. One for Scott's dad, one for Scott's sister and of course, one for us.
This magazine ad is quite old. My sister gave it to Scott for his birthday one year. That little cat underneath is some sort of tin mold. I picked it up at Flea Market years ago. It's one of my favorite treasures. It's rusty and crusty and I love it!
This plate came from the Kellogg's corporate headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan:
We visited there years ago and they treated us to a lovely tour of the facility. Before we left, they gave us this beautiful collector's plate and a copy of W.K. Kellogg's biography.
These treasures hang in my kitchen. And speaking of my kitchen, I thought I would share with you today, Grandma Kellogg's Sugar Cookie recipe.
Grandma Kellogg's Sugar Cookies are to die for!!!! I have always loved them. In my personal opinion, these are the best sugar cookies I've ever had. Grandma knew I loved them and she went out of her way to make them whenever she knew I was going to be there.
Scott's grandma was a tiny little women with a big heart and a strong attitude. She loved to bake and was really good at it! She also crocheted but knitting was her thing. Grandma passed away 2 years ago in September. She was almost 93 years old.
She had given me her recipe for her Sugar Cookies a few years before she died. What a treasure to have that recipe in Grandma's handwriting! Unfortunately, although I've tried to make these several times, they never compared to Grandma's. Grandma used Oleo, which to my understanding is a type of margarine. I've always used real butter in my cookies.
I recently gave Grandma's recipe to my sister Kathi. She made a batch the other day and guess what? They are darn close!!! Very close!
So here's the recipe for Grandma Kellogg's Sugar Cookies which she called, Ethel's Sugar Cookies:
3/4 cup Shortening (part Oleo)
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 teaspoon flavoring (part Lemon/part Vanilla)
2 1/2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
Chill for at least one hour.
Roll to 1/8 inch thick. (Grandma's cookies were actually about 1/4 inch thick.)
Bake 400 degrees for 6-8 minutes.
Cream Oleo & shortening with sugar. Add 2 eggs, 1 at a time and beat well.
Add flavorings.
Add sifted flour, baking powder and salt a little at a time and mix well.
Chill covered at least 1 hour - better over night.
Grandma always frosted these with Royal Icing. YUM!!!!!
If you try these, please let me know what you think of the. I miss Grandma Kellogg and the stories she used to tell me. She was very fond of me and very good to me.
In other news, I want to share our latest addition to the shop:
Is this too cute or what? This is an original needle-felted Halloween Cat by Kathi! Check out the spider on the pumpkin. I am so in love with this little sweetie. I can't believe Kathi did all that in needle-felting. Amazing!
Before I head off to stitch, here's an update on my latest crazy quilt project:
