An old metal loaf pan is one of my priceless treasures. The pan is stuffed with handwritten recipe cards and newspaper clippings, my grandparents’ recipe box. They grew up in the 20’s and 30’s, got married and had three boys in the 1940’s. In the 70’s, we took several road trips to Grandma and Grandpa B’s house where I would look through their recipes and bake with her in their kitchen. When I pondered “boy bait”, I imagined a mother trying to get her three boys to come inside. That made sense.
So, here you are. A vintage recipe for blueberry coffee cake. I made it a few weeks ago, the first time in a long, long time. It won the Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1954, before the contest even had its catchy name. I’m posting the recipe especially for my brother, and all the cousins—70% boys!
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