Part Two Day 5 – October 23, 1922 Catherine Rosier’s Trial resumes. Frank Batchelor was the first witness; he was the Vice President of Oscar’s company. He was asked to identify Oscar’s glasses, and Catherine broke into tears. Frank Batchelor described a bloody handprint on the wall made by the Read more…
Meyer Lemon Blueberry Scones is another of my Aunt Frieda’s recipes. She is one of the seven sisters including my grandmother! Aunt Frieda married Uncle David. He was a Scot from Canada and enjoyed his tea with a little something sweet! Aunt Frieda developed a cream scone recipe for lemon Read more…
Limoncello Loaf Cake is a moist, bright lemony cake with lemon cream cheese frosting and coconut! My husband has a sweet tooth and will eat anything if you add coconut! I think that’s how I started putting coconut on top! Anyway, this is an easy cake to throw together, it Read more…
Part One Before Catherine Rosier’s Trial Catherine is in Moyamemsing Prison waiting for her trial. ADA Maurice Speiser is the prosecutor. Catherine’s attorneys were John R.K. Scott and William Connor. Catherine through her attorneys applied for a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Charles Brown in a fight for custody Read more…
Catherine Rosier used the Unwritten Law as part of her defense for killing her husband and his Stenographer. As her lawyer described it, “The crux of it is this: The Unwritten Law holds that, up and over any man-made rulings to be found in law books, there is a higher Read more…
Meyer Limoncello Icebox Pie is a fluffy light frozen lemony dessert. This is one of my grandmother’s all time favorite desserts. She used to make it for us and hide it in the freezer in the garage until time for dessert! This is really refreshing in the summer time, but Read more…
Limoncello is very diverse in what you can do with it, especially when made with Meyer Lemons, it is a little bit smoother. Cocktails and desserts are among the many things you can make with Limoncello. Meyer Limoncello Cookies use the limoncello in both the cookie and the glaze. There Read more…
Limoncello is an Italian Liquor made with the zest of lemons, in my case Meyer Lemons, sugar, water and of course alcohol. In the US either Vodka 80 proof or higher or Pure Grain Alcohol. In Italy they use Grappa. Grappa is made from the seeds stalks and stems left Read more…
The Meyer Lemons continue! This takes two good size lemons to make the Meyer Lemon Blueberry Pudding Cake. I don’t know about you, but Pudding Cake takes me back to my childhood. On a cold snowy day, there was nothing more warming and cozy than a pudding cake. For those Read more…
Peggy Beal’s unusual story continues. Prosecutor Orr also spoke to reporters. “This woman poses as a martyr to her sex. She says she killed ‘that other hearts might live’. Hers is the pose of a simple girl who hearkened a betrayer of many women who, thinking to save others from Read more…