A TRIBUTE TO AUNT RUTH AND HELENA
by
Bonnie Cassevoy Pizzo

I remember the wonderful smell of Aunt Ruth’s kitchen on any given day of the week.

Her housekeeper, Helena, helped Aunt Ruth turn out the rolls and roasts for Sunday picnics to Grandpa Rich’s cabin on the hill, and mountains of cookies, pies, and cakes for munching whenever you so desired, as well as for after dinner dessert

My favorite cookie was the orange flavored sour dough with the icing. I recollect it was one of Doug’s favorites, too, along with his alltime favorite from Aunt Ruth - fruitcake!

The recipe (orange cookies) has been lost for years, but, as luck would have it, I hired a young woman last year who contribu­ted an orange cookie to our department Christmas party. I literally begged that she bring me the recipe the following day, and she did. I believe it is THE very same as Helena and Aunt Ruth’s.*

* See Cookie Section