In the heat of the unairconditioned kitchen, my grandma tells stories about her grandma to the music of the sizzling griddle and the spinning fan. As the hand of the outdoor thermometer creeps close ...

When the Welsh Cookies were ready to eat, I figured a spot of tea would do nicely to accompany them. One of the first steps involved cutting the shortening (I’m using butter and cutting it with a pair ...

Feb. 28—In all the years of Local Flavor, no recipe has been as popular as Welsh Cookies. There's something about the heavenly taste of the cookies' buttery dough and sweet and tart currants that make ...

WILKES-BARRE — If you ask 96-year-old William Cordy what makes his church’s Welsh cookies so tasty, he’ll tell you it’s the sweet dried fruit you’ll find in each flat biscuit. “Raisins are a lot ...

In all the years of Local Flavor, no recipe has been as popular as Welsh Cookies. There’s something about the heavenly taste of the cookies’ buttery dough and sweet and tart currants that make people ...

Nancy Liotta’s mother, the late Dorothy Stevens, had a saying about Welsh cookies. “She would say, ‘If it doesn’t have lard, and it doesn’t have currants, you don’t call it a Welsh cookie,'” Mrs.

CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — The Welsh Tea Shoppe is where strong family traditions continue with a bit of a modern twist. Visiting The Welsh Tea Shoppe in Clarks Summit is like a trip to an old-world ...

Aug. 9—Experience the charm of Wales without the trip across the pond. Northeast Pennsylvania residents can get their fix of tea, pastries and more inside the Welsh Tea Shoppe, 312 S. State St., ...

1. In a large bowl, blend flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Rub in butter until blended. Add currants, then add eggs and enough milk to make a dough. Chill for at least 1 hour. 2. Roll out ...

At the Smithsonian Folklife Festival last week, three chefs demonstrated their techniques for making Welsh cake. I had never heard of Welsh cakes. At first mention, I pictured something like this ...