When I make blueberry pie the bottom crust never gets cooked and always comes out gooey. I dredge my berries with flour and I’ve even tried corn starch. How can I get my bottom crust to cook thru’? --Anna Marie ...

Grandma, I am a grandma too, but I do have a question about sour cream in general. I really do not like it at all, not the taste, not the smell, or not in recipes. (Because I can usually taste it.) Is there a substitute ingredient that I can use that would ...

Hi Betty. I have a recipe that asks for graham or rye flour... What can I use instead? --Louise Hi again, Louise!  You can use whole-wheat flour in most any recipe that calls for graham flour. Substitutes for ...

I have been looking for an old fashion ginger snap cookie. Do you have one? --Bruce Hi Bruce!  I don’t have a gingersnap recipe on Grandma’s Kitchen, but our sister site, cookingvillage.com has a terrific one: ...

I want to make Salmon Patties. My mother use to make them. I just loved them. Can you tell me or find out how they're made. Thank you. Peggy. Peggy,  I have a salmon patty recipe that you might like; it’s ...

I have a great recipe for Blueberry Syrup. What I need to know is 1. Can I freeze it and how? and 2. How long will it keep in my refrigerator? --Mary Hi Mary, Yes, you can freeze blueberry syrup – and mos ...

Betty, I had a roast of beef for dinner yesterday and now have quite a few leftovers. Have you got any great ideas for fixing it up differently -- in a casserole or some other way? Thanks, Janette Hi there, Ja ...

I have a collection of your recipes, but I have lost my favorite mac & cheese one. Could you tell me how to make it? It was just mac and cheese, no meat. I’m sad that I have lost it, I was looking forward to having it for dinner tomorrow. If you can h ...

What ingredients or technique make a cake dense and moist vs. crumbly and moist; more like the texture of banana bread than cake? Good question!  And not an easy one to answer since there are many factors that ...

Hello Betty! I want to make snickerdoodles but every one I have tried isn’t soft! What recipe should I use? --Briana Hi Briana, I don’t happen to have a snickerdoodle recipe on the site, but our sister si ...

Hi Betty: Why do some cake recipes call for sifted flour? How does it make a difference in the end result? Thank you, Gigi Hi Gigi! There are two reasons to call for sifted flour in a recipe. The first is to g ...

Recently every time I bake bread, it falls in the middle (very much like a cake that falls). What can I do to prevent this? Or, what could be causing it? --Terry Hi Terry, The most common reason for bread ...