San Antonio, TX is Famous for the Alamo

Put some of Granny's Chocolate Chip Cookies in your backpack for snacks while visiting San Antonio, Texas. There is much to see and do in the city of San Antonio (the home of my Chocolate Chip Cookies)
A Collage of San Antonio

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During your first visit to San Antonio a tour of the Alamo is #1 on the list of things you must see.
Memorial to the Alamo defenders

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Learn what happened at the Alamo from the Ballad of the Alamo by Marty Robbins:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnptKCH44CQ
Davy Crockett(starring Fess Parker)in the Alamo Battle Scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Tu8NskR-E
Davy Crockett died at the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.

A city view from the Tower of the Americas

San Antonio Then and Now (Then & Now)
Thank you for Following Granny's Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe to San Antonio, TX

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A Town with Five Villages in Connecticut

My sister's Carrot Applesauce Cake Recipe went to East Windsor, CT. I wonder which of the 5 Villages the recipe is now residing?

1. Broad Brook is a village with a population of 4,069 according to the 2010 census.
Broad Brook's center show piece is the Broad Brook Opera House
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2. The Warehouse Point is the oldest village and is the home to 2 popular museums: The Connecticut Trolley Museum and the Connecticut Fire Museum.
The Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor, is the oldest incorporated museum of it's kind in the country.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE4jY_TxSJg
3. Scantic Village is where you will find the The East Windsor Academy Museum.
4. The Melrose Village was home to the Melrose School, now called the Melrose Library, is a one-room schoolhouse that was active until the early 20th century.
5. Windsorville Village you find it to be rural East Windsor
If you love trees this is the place for you :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM4XRMNEuJk

Flying over East Windsor, CT and the Connecticut River we say farewell
(This hobbiest does a pretty good job of giving you an aerial view from RC airplane)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM4XRMNEuJk

Thank you for visiting East Windsor, CT with me.

The history of ancient Windsor, Connecticut, including East Windsor, South Windsor, and Ellington, p

Where is the "Sunniest City in the U.S.A"?

Of the possible 4,456 hours of daylight each year, the sun shines in Yuma, Arizona for roughly 4,019 hours, or about 90% of the time.

I want to thank whoever bought my Gramabarb's Carrot Pineapple Cake recipe in Yuma,AZ and giving us the opportunity to visit your interesting city.
You will often see the advertising for Yuma to include the words On The Rivers Edge and that is because it is on the narrowest spot on the Colorado River, ideal for early explorers to cross the mighty Colorado! Please watch this important video about the Colorado River and the history and growth of Yuma, AZ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXqWDsSJ5Kg

Yuma Crossing - 1886

While in Yuma watch for the bird called Cactus Wren. It is often seen in the city and is the State Bird of Arizona.

The Cactus Wren will often nest in the Teddy-bear Cholla

The plant has a soft appearance due to its solid mass of very formidable spines that completely cover the stems. From a distance, the stems appear soft and fuzzy, giving it the name "teddy bear".
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Welcome to Yuma,AZ webpage for more information.

Early Yuma (AZ) (Images of America)

Where is Volkmarsen, Germany?

Willkommen! Volkmarsen is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northern Hesse, Germany

As of 2012 it has a Population of 6,792.
Read a brief account of the history:
History of the City of Volkmarsen
Landmark to visit is the Ball Castle in Volkmarsen
Watch this video Kugelsburg Volkmarsen Flugvideo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFDUVO-Hwfk
For those of you interested in your family history in Germany this link is worth reading when doing your research on the German-Jewish culture.
"German-Jewish life in our region over the centuries"
- An exhibition with a difference -
Please read: Association Against Forgetting
Thank you for following two recipes to Volkmarsen, Germany.

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GramaBarb's Carrot Pineapple Cake

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Lemon Recipe from Grama Barb's Kitchen

Welcome to Deseronto a Town with Rich Mohawk History

We are following a recipe from my Aunt Louise's Kitchen who is our family Canadian history buff. So featuring the history of her recipe destination is very appropiate.
"This is for you Aunty Weezy!"

The Town of Deseronto is situated in Ontario, Canada on the shore of the Bay of Quinte on the northern shore of Lake Ontario.

The town was named for Captain John Deseronto (alt.Deserontyon) (c1740s-1811) , a native Mohawk who was also made a captain in the British Military Forces. The land was then granted to Loyalists and Mohawks who had supported the British during this war. In 1784, a group of twenty Mohawk families led by Captain John Deserontyon (c.1740-1811) became the first settlers. Deserontyon's grandson, John Culbertson, inherited his property in what is now the town site.

Overview of The Town of Deseronto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya1zulb5bUU

To read more about Captain John Deserontyon's biography please go to this document: http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=2368&interval=25

A history book of this era that you will want for your library.
Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley: The St. Leger Expedition of 1777



Thank you for visiting and Following this Recipe!

1956 Salad Dressing Postcard by gramabarb

Jacksonville, Florida is a City of Parks

The city of Jacksonville, Florida operates the largest urban park system in the United States numbering over 337 parks.
Hemming Plaza is Jacksonville's first and oldest park dating back to 1857.

The Treaty Oak is an octopus-like Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) in Jacksonville, Florida. The tree is estimated to be 250 years old. The local lore about the "Treaty Oak" was written about by a popular journalist intent on saving the tree from developers. The story worked and the name stuck. It is now part of the Jessie Ball duPont Park.

The whole story of the Treaty Oak Tree in Jacksonville with video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh7Zih-a-LM

A visit to Jacksonville is not complete until you stop and enjoy Friendship Fountain Park located on the banks of the St. Johns River along the Southbank Riverwalk.

Friendship Fountain Park at night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYkW8MQcnhs

The recipe that led the way to Jacksonville, FL was:

GramaBarb's Carrot Pineapple Cake Postcard by gramabarb

Thank you!

Syracuse, NY Embraces Winter

Following 3 Recipes to Syracuse, NY in the Winter. One of the recipes is a delicious Winter Soup

Sausage & Leek Soup Recipe Postcard by gramabarb

The news headline that caught my attention when I wanted to know "Whats happening in Syracuse?" was Record April snow falls in Syracuse to take the lead in the Golden Snow Globe
Did you know that every year there is a contest for the 'snowiest city in the US'? This year,2013, Syracuse won the award. Kids are still making snow angels:

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Nature lovers embrace winter by going to great lengths to help wild birds survive the cold and deep snow as you will appreciate when you watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=847eRThiQb8
It is a place where they attach a 'plowcam' to the front of the snowplow to record the event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYlHdb_62DA
A bike ride on the Creekwalk in Syracuse to Onondaga Lake is a perfect way to end our visit to Syracuse, NY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23ou4sLrZWs

Onondaga Lake Park in the northern suburbs of Syracuse and attracts over one million visitors each year.
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Two more recipes that traveled to Syracuse and I am so happy they did! Thank you!

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Carrot and Beet Cake Recipe

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Carrot Cookies Recipe

Thank you for visiting Syracuse with me!