Plug Was My Moms Nickname, Acquired
as a Child When An Uncle Told Her
She Was Uglier Than a Plug Nickle
(nice Uncle, Huh?). When She Passed
Away in 1991 at the Age of 83, Most
of Her 24 Grandchildren Referred to
Her as Plug Cooper. Plug Was a
Country Cook Who Never Owned
Measuring Spoons and Rarely Used
Measuring Cups; Truly a Rachael Ray
Type Personality Who Used a Handful
of This, a Pinch of That And Cooked
Things Till They Smelled Done. As
the Youngest of Her 10 Children, I
Was Lucky to Have One-on-one Time
with Her And Gather Enough
Knowledge to Preserve Her Recipes.
And It Was No Easy Task Since My
Hands are Half the Size Hers Were!
On to the Cake - Ive Tried Lots of
Apple Cake Recipes and Still
Consider This One the Benchmark. We
Called It Hand Cake Since It Was
Never Iced And Easy to Grab And
Run.
