TheSnackHound

There was a Popover Girl who came around at one of the banquet places with tongs and  a fabric lined basket full of the item she was named for.  Stop giggling!  I am not talking about a gal that is under the disillusionment that she is five dress and bra sizes smaller than she actually is.  I am of course talking about a something that was similar to bread rolls. When served hot, they are slightly doughy in the middle/similar to bread pudding in the middle or have a bit of a void

My husband and I have been on a five year search to find a recipe.  We have found one that yields an object that is similar to a corn muffin.  They were okay, but they weren’t what we were looking for.

Today, I popped into a thrift store hoping to find some older cookbooks.  I was not disappointed when I found a slim volume from Betty Crocker from the 50s or 60s concerning breads that had popovers in the index!  My smile quickly faded when I got to the page and the instructions said:

“Pour a package of your favorite Popover mix….”

What??  Is this a recipe book or an instruction manual for an oven?

I had a similar encounter recently when we desired some pancakes, but did not have mix. Surely, my 1950s Betty Crocker cookbook would understand a modern woman’s dilemma and would have plenty of ideas if one had the basics – eggs, flour, water, etcetera. To my delight, I saw “Pancakes – Quick” in the index.

“What do you mean??,” I said allowed. My husband inquired to what the matter was.

The Quick Pancake Recipe Stated:

“Open a package of Bisquick….”

If I had Bisquick, I wouldn’t be looking up how to make pancakes!

I always used to sadly joke about how my mom was the Bisquick and Spam Gourmet and I was so glad for my tastebuds that I escaped somehow with no residual desire or cravings for such, but I am not convinced that she wasn’t a sadist or someone who desired her children to have sodium overload. Quite simply, it was all right there in the book.

I still love my Betty Crocker cookbook, but Betty apparently has the philosphy, at least back then, that there are no free rides.

By the way, I still don’t have my Popover Recipe.