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Grits Cakes with Country Ham and Bourbon Mayonnaise

Name: Debra Marmor
Class Year: 1980
Country of Residence: United Kingdom

Why is this recipe great? What’s its backstory? 

As a little girl, I seemed to really enjoy doing fiddly things – unknotting my mother’s necklaces, decorating devilled eggs, frosting and decorating cakes, etc. So she nicknamed me her ‘kaltMamsel’ (she who prepares cold dishes) and it was my job to make/ decorate this stuff when she entertained.

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Shrimp Cocktails à la Claire

Name: Claire Burgoyne Brouwer
Class Year: 1957
Country of Residence: The Netherlands

Why is this recipe great? What’s its backstory? 

This recipe started its life in Argentina when I tried to find something to perk up the very large avocados from the tree in my back yard. My 2 Argentine babies received avocado as their first vegetable. Ideal baby food – without the sauce. This shrimp cocktail with sauce has now become a demand item on my family Christmas Menu since we began the custom of everyone contributing a course for the dinner. No matter what the rest of the dinner consists of, Shrimp Cocktails à la Claire must always be the appetizer.

This probably does not deserve a prize for originality, but this should win a prize for the easiest recipe. Typical of my cooking talents.

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