Brer Rabbit Book of Molasses Magic
“Warmest hello to you—
Know what I’ve been thinking?
I’ve been thinking that in this day of packaged, frozen, ready-mixed, ready-made living, maybe we’re missing out on some of the fun. The real fun! The genuine fun that bubbles in our own imagination. Our own personal touched. Our own ingenuity. You know—like the kind momma’s momma had— ‘way back when.
Isn’t it funny—hardly anyone says, any more, “You must give me your recipe for that wonderful gingerbread.” Hardly anyone says, “Now that’s what I call home-baked beans!” Hardly anyone says, “You must have spent the whole day in the kitchen.”
Well, bless the nice men who took us out of the kitchen with all of their automatic wonders. And yet, it just might add a little more to our lives . . . make every day just a tiny bit richer . . . if we could put back some of yesterday’s own special magic. Magic that turns a simple dinner into something memorable, an old standby dessert into “Um-m-m-m . . . What’s this?” Even a familiar cup of coffee into a whole new experience.
And that’s what I’ve been thinking.
And that’s my readson for putting this book together just for you. No complicated concoctions. No millionaires’ menus. Just simple, homey, pleasant ideas I hope you’ll find will put some of yesterday’s magic into today’s life.
Of course, all of my magic is as easy as pulling a rabbit (Brer Rabbit, please) from a hat. Use it well. And do have fun.
Ruth Jordan”
Intro in booklet. Copyright 1956!