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End of the Road Recipes: Canadian Honey Drops & Puff Ball Doughnuts
There is something extra special about a grandmother’s recipes. If you were lucky enough to have a grandmother who baked, you know what I mean.
These are the recipes that outlive the trending dishes we see flooding our social media feeds.
They are the ones that get passed down through generations, leaving sweet memories behind.
This week I am honored to share two special recipes that once found their way into the recipe box of the late Audrey Richter. Jordyn and Jaymie Stocks of Ely are Audrey’s granddaughters.
I have known them since I was born, as our families have been friends for many years.
Jordyn and Jaymie spent their childhood summers at their family’s resort on Snowbank Lake, and always kept the cookie jar full for guests who needed a sweet treat. Winters were spent at their home on Shagawa Lake, which is the same lake their grandparents moved to in the 1950s and raised their six kids.
Their grandmother was known to keep cookies or other baked treats on hand at all times just in case someone stopped by to say hello.
Jordyn, who loves baking cookies, shared the recipe for her grandmother’s “Canadian Honey Drops” and said: “We don’t know how she acquired this recipe (or why it’s supposedly Canadian), but it has always been a favorite.
I have fond memories of baking these with my mom, grandma, and sister. I learned to bake and cook from my mom and grandma, probably starting around the age of 8 or 10. Neither of them liked to use actual measurements and would just eyeball the ingredients, but it always worked out.”
Jaymie shared the recipe for her grandmother’s “Puff Ball Doughnuts” and said: “This doughnut recipe is one of my favorites of hers and I like it not only because they are delicious, but they are so easy to make.
There is no need to mix the dry and wet ingredients separately, you can just throw everything into the bowl at one time and mix up the batter. You also don’t need to roll or cut the dough, just scoop it and drop it into the oil.”
In addition to baking, they are skilled seamstresses and Scrabble players. These skills were passed down from both their mother and grandmother.
Jordyn has a passion for literature, gardening, and baking with her twelve year old daughter, Eleanor. She also used to bake for the old Northern Grounds and The Chocolate Moose. Jaymie has a passion for fishing, gardening, making glass art and snow sculpting. Her team has won many awards for their snow sculptures.
Both sisters now work for Piragis Northwoods Company in Ely.
Jordyn is the bookstore manager and Jaymie works in outfitting and shipping. I would like to thank Jordyn and Jaymie for sharing their cherished recipes with us.
