Alaska's Cooking- Spiralbound Cookbook #2

Here's another treasure from one of the Women's Clubs of America...this one, from Anchorage, Alaska.   I found it at a book store called Title Wave Used Books.

No date of publication, but the membership list in the front concludes with "Mrs. David Fritz, President, 1976-1978".  Inside the front cover, it states:  "1st Edition December, 1959, Enlarged at 4th Printing December 1964.  2nd Edition August 1976, 2nd Printing November 1979.  We've combined the original, added new Sourdough and Cheechako recipes all together, to make what we hope is real ALASKA'S COOKING!".

Here's the book:

We've been to Anchorage four or five times.  Love the town.  Love the area.  Love Alaska.  The cookbook has lots of local favorites, as well as standards like "Chicken and Dumplings" and "Baked Beans".

On our last trip, we learned the importance of sourdough, and how everyone has their own "starter", with an interesting story of how it got to Alaska (under the armpits of a miner...strapped to the back of a mule...etc.) generations and generations ago.

Totally fitting to post a recipe using sourdough starter, but...to make it more interesting than a simple loaf of bread, here's a recipe for SOURDOUGH BROWNIES, attributed to Maxine M. Reed:

Sourdough Brownies

1 1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1 oz. melted unsweetened chocolate
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped walnuts
1 c. sourdough starter

Combine sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla and chocolate and blend thoroughly. Sift dry ingredients and stir in.  Lastly, add nuts and sourdough starter and blend until JUST mixed evenly.  Bake in greased pan until just done...do not overcook.

Enjoy!