I have this vibrant food memory from my childhood. I’m sitting at my Aunt Betsy’s kitchen table after school. I’m eating a tiny chocolate chip cookie – she always baked hers bite-sized- and I’m drinking chocolate milk – Chocolate milk that was made with Brown Cow.
I’m pretty confident that Brown Cow syrup is not sold in the states – but someone may have different information. Brown Cow syrup in milk was an amazing treat at Aunt Betsy’s house – because I don’t really remember my mom ever buying Brown Cow when we were living in London. But, maybe she did once or twice…
Looking thru Grandma’s recipe box with my daughter- we came across a recipe in the “squares” section we wanted to try. Now for all of you Americans reading – a “square” is like a bar cookie. In Canada brownies, rice krispy treats and those types of cookies all fall into the “square” category. They should not to be confused with the “cookie” category. Believe me when I say – Grandma’s “square” section in the recipe box was one of the biggest. The recipe we were interested in was the Brown Cow Peanut Butter Squares recipe.
Mackenzie made these and they were perfect! Super chewy and delicious – very peanut butter-y. We added Reeses pieces to the top! We ate most of the squares within a day or two! And our advice is : definitely make these! You will NOT be disappointed.
Onto the next recipe – Zucchini Honey Nut Bread. Our reviews are not so raving for this one. I made this recipe – and the flavor was not so yummy. We aren’t sure, but it just wasn’t quite right. I added coconut instead of nuts- but based on prior experience, that should have enhanced the flavor not made it unsavory. Oh well! you win some, ya lose some! Here’s the recipe, in case you want to give it a shot! 🙂
As always – Brubacher family, let me know if you remember anything about these recipes! And to everyone – I’d love to hear if you make any of the recipes! More recipe testing to come soon.
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