When my grandmother, Mimi as she was known to all who knew and loved her, passed away I was fortunate enough to inherit her recipe box. Actually, it was two very large boxes filled with hundreds of recipes. As I began looking through the recipes I realized that some dated back as far as the 1920’s and were handwritten on crumbling pieces of paper that were succumbing to the effects of time. I first set off to preserve these recipes in a more modern format on my computer. After typing 350 plus recipes and reliving many wonderful memories of being in Mimi's kitchen and gathered around her table, I realized that those were memories that I wanted to reinvent with my children and, hopefully, one day, my grandchildren. I made the decision to cook my way through each and every one of them with being as true to the original recipe as possible.

I have been off to a pretty good start, but I also asked myself question - What good is great food if you do not also share it with friends? So here I am, asking you to take part in this journey through Mimi’s recipe box with me.



Sunday, August 30, 2009

Brisket


Val, Emily, Ashley and Braiden came over for dinner and everyone either went back for seconds or cleaned their plates. Definitely a make again for a big crowd.

6 lb Brisket
3 oz liquid smoke
1 bottle Italian Dressing
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp garlic powder
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 bottle prepared barbeque sauce


Mix liquid smoke through Worcestershire sauce, add brisket and marinate 12 to 24 hours.
Preheat oven to 250. Cook brisket, tightly covered 6 hours. Add barbeques sauce and cook one additional hour uncovered. Let rest 5 minutes before carving.
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