In 1973, I attended my first cooking class.  It’s a Small World Junior Cooking School was presented by the Public Service Company of Colorado.  I am not sure if I asked to go, or if my mom signed me up to get me out of the house for a while.  As indicated in the course title, the theme was international cuisine.  As an adult I look through the course cookbook and think, “Really, that’s your idea of international cuisine?”  Perhaps that was the thought in 1973.  The recipes included: Scottish Tea Scones; Tamale Hero Sandwiches; Red’n White Soccer Salad; Wikiwiki Walk-Away Dessert; Creamy Alpine Sherbet; Chicken Egg Foo Yung and Foo Yung Sauce; Russian Tea Cakes; Salsa Cruda; Tropical Lime Cooler; and Kolache (sweet pastry).  Two of the recipes I liked: WikiWiki Walk-Away Dessert, and Russian Tea Cakes (similar to Mexican Wedding Cookies) – which I still make today.

I still have the huge cookbook (17 pages) from the class.  Looking through the cookbook I noticed there was no copyright protection.  In the recipe section of my blog you will find a couple of the recipes for your enjoyment, which may have been changed a bit. 

My next post will be on Grandma Doles Cookies and the memories making and sharing the deliciousness!