Buttermilk

Vanilla and Almond Frosting is an accompaniment for this recipe.

This refreshing dessert comes from Lincoln Carson, pastry chef at the Highlands Inn in Carmel Highlands, California. It has a lovely rich texture, even though it has no eggs.

Melt some butter in maple syrup to drizzle over these slightly crunchy hotcakes.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

A favorite recipe of Duncan Hines from Still Cookin' After All These Years.

Buttermilk and walnuts make the difference in this delectable layer cake.

For easy serving, ladle the soup into pretty bowls, and set them on the buffet table.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

For a nice variation, try making this one with Napa cabbage. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The following recipe comes from my mother's home economics class in Louisiana back in the 1940's. I hope your readers enjoy the muffins as much as I do.

The reader who requested a recipe for buttermilk sherbet the way his mother used to make it was moved by more than nostalgia. This preparation is so light and so refreshing that it deserves a new vogue in the nineties.

"Benne" is the Carolina Low Country word for sesame seeds, which came to the United States from Africa. This biscuit dough is made a day or so ahead, then formed right before baking. Angel biscuits, so called because of their tender, light texture, will not keep well at room temperature once baked

In this pretty dessert, a buttermilk-based lemon custard fills the spiral of a light sponge cake roll.