A Local Breakfast
Star of the West Milling Company began over 150 years ago as a small steam-powered mill in Frankenmuth, an area of tremendous...
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kellison71
- Jun 11
- 3 min
Mrs. Ruth Holcomb's Pineapple Fluff: Holcomb Gardens-3 1/3 Miles North of Town
While each of the posts featured in the Castle Museum's historic recipe blog are independent stories, there are often interconnected...
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kellison71
- Jun 10
- 2 min
Michigan's Jack Rabbit Beans: More Than Tasty
Today's social media Artifact post featured a glimpse of a unique bean sack from Michigan Bean Company's Jack Rabbit brand of beans, but...
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kellison71
- Jun 2
- 4 min
Peonies and Mrs. George H. Boyd's Frozen Eggnog
“Each Day Saginaw people are becoming more interested in the peony, Saginaw’s official flower, according to those in charge of the...
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kellison71
- May 26
- 3 min
Brand and Hardin: Flour, Lumber & Salt
“The name of Brand & Hardin loomed as the foremost one in the Saginaw Valley milling trade.” “Who has not heard of Gold Medal Flour?*...
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kellison71
- May 21
- 4 min
The First Course of Mrs. George H. Boyd’s Luncheon and Mrs. Boyd’s Home
“The Council will be asked to approve the purchase, from the executors of the Letitia M. Boyd estate the property at 1617 South...
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kellison71
- May 14
- 2 min
Hamilton on Gratiot: An Interview with Bakers Charles Kemerer & Bill Taylor
"A bakery that became a Saginaw staple for more than 70 years will soon be closing its doors. The ovens at the Hamilton Home Bakery will...
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kellison71
- May 7
- 1 min
Dining Out: A Trip to El Rancho Grande
This week the Castle Test Kitchen was at a loss for what to make-it has happened to us all. So in honor of the holiday, we sought out...
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kellison71
- Apr 30
- 6 min
A Dinner Party of Note
Today’s recipe is the fifth course in a seven-course luncheon menu featured in Twelve Menus: A Cook Book published by The Young Woman’s...
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