This Church Cookbook Recipe Survived the Great Depression… And It's AMAZING!

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Welcome back to Sunday Morning and the Old Cookbook Show! Today, we're baking a 1930s Raisin Brown Bread from Golden Jubilee Recipes (1886–1936), a vintage community church cookbook published in Ontario in 1937. This recipe comes from a fascinating era—just after the Great Depression and on the edge of World War II—when Canadian kitchens were starting to open up again while still holding on to frugality and tradition. This quick bread recipe is full of history and heart. Made with brown sugar, sour milk (buttermilk), sour cream, raisins, and nuts, it strikes a balance between simplicity and comfort. Think of it as a healthy bran muffin in loaf form—perfect for breakfast, tea time, or toasting with a pat of butter. We explore what makes this recipe special, the historical context behind it, and how to adapt it for your kitchen today. No yeast required—just classic pantry ingredients and a nod to the cooks who weathered the 1930s. 👇 Comment below if your family made a version of this bread—or if you remember a similar one from your grandma’s kitchen! 📚 Featured Cookbook: Golden Jubilee Recipes (Poplar Hill Church of Christ, Ontario, 1937) ✈️ Supporting Hope Air: Learn more below about our 2025 cross-Canada flight for charity through Give Hope Wings. #VintageRecipes #OldCookbookShow #QuickBread #CanadianRecipes #RaisinBread #1930sRecipes #DepressionEraCooking #ChurchCookbook #OntarioHistory #ClassicBaking #BranLoaf #HeritageCooking #BakingWithHistory #CookbookReview #HopeAir #GiveHopeWings RAISIN BROWN BREAD RECIPE: 2 cups white flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 egg, 2 cups bran, 1 cup sour milk, 1 cup sour cream, 1½ level teaspoons baking soda, 2 teaspoons baking powder. Method— Cream sugar and egg until creamy. Add soda, baking powder and salt to the combined flour, then alternately the milk and flour t the other ingredients. Beat up until light. Stir in the raisins or nut meats and bake in one loaf for an hour in a moderate oven. 2025 Give Hope Wings Fundraiser Page: https://ca-p2p.engagingnetworks.app/31190/ghw2025/180784/glens-hangar More info about Hope Air: https://hopeair.ca/ https://hopeair.ca/impact-report-2024/ Our Fundraiser flight will be making stops in June 2025: Thursday June 5: Gore Bay (CYZE) - Launch Event Friday June 6 - Saturday June 7: Sault Ste. Marie (CYAM) - Hope Air Day Sunday June 8 Marathon (CYSP) - Lunch Sunday June 8 Sioux Lookout (CYXL) Monday June 9 Red Lake (CYRL) - Reception Event Tues June 10 - Wed June 11 Winnipeg (CYWG) - Patient and Partner Event More dates to be announced Here is the link to our Apron: https://searchandrescuedenim.com/products/s-r-x-glen-friends-chef-apron?country=IO&variant=50865649877152 https://searchandrescuedenim.com/GLENANDFRIENDSCOOKING Discount code to be used at checkout: GLENANDFRIENDSCOOKING Buy us a cup of tea: https://ko-fi.com/glenandfriendscooking Help us out with a PayPal donation: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=T4FPGUQABAUTE Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsU15yvILBmnHPeAf4SFVaQ/join This channel is nothing without you our viewers! Thanks for watching the Old Cookbook Show and our Historical Cooking. #LeGourmetTV #GlenAndFriendsCooking Check out our Aviation and Flying Channel: https://www.youtube.com/glenshangar