Lancaster County Family Ties

It seems that this year has just flown by.  It has been a crazy, chaotic year here, but there is still so much to be thankful for: a home, vehicles that run, food, jobs, health, a good church to serve in, family, memories, and the day to day small things that bring a smile to my face and heart. As I was making pumpkin bread to take to the get together of 6 families today for supper, I thought maybe I would share some of Mom's favorite recipes.  She left Lancaster County, PA only knowing that food.  However as she was exposed to other areas of the US and other people, she found many other food items to add to the selection that we ate as I grew up. The recipes are in Mom's handwriting. Most of the recipes were in her mind, or passed on to us that way.  These are the few I was able to get her to actually write out. All of them are good. Pumpkin bread   (I do not add nuts, but do add dried cranberries and chocolate chips): Banana bread (I don't add the aprico