Good Food
A Mother's Day Tale
Marilynn and Sheila Brass, known as the Brass Sisters , celebrate Mother's Day by recounting a story of their mother that made her cry tears of despair. They also share their mother's favorite recipes. Marilynn and Sheila Brass have a new PBS show called The Brass Sisters: Queens of Comfort Food, which airs on WGBH in Boston.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readMarilynn and Sheila Brass, known as the Brass Sisters, celebrate Mother's Day by recounting a story of their mother that made her cry tears of despair. They also share their mother's favorite recipes. Marilynn and Sheila Brass have a new PBS show called The Brass Sisters: Queens of Comfort Food, which airs on WGBH in Boston. Their new book, Heirloom Cooking, is due out in October 2008.
Mama’s Chocolate Velvet Cake
Makes 10 slices
Mama's Apricot Strudel with Cream Cheese Crust
Makes 40 slices
For Apricot Filling
8 ozs dried apricots
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1/3 cup sugar
15 soda crackers, broken into crumbs
1 cup pistachio nuts, toasted
For Dough
½ cup butter
4 ozs cream cheese
1 2/3 cups flour
¼ tsp salt
¼ cup cold milk
¼ cup butter, melted
Sweet Tip: Serve this strudel dusted with confectioners’ sugar. It is best when eaten within 2=two days.
Music break: Mountain Greenery by Larry Elgart
