Sedona Schnebly's Apple Pie Dessert

Apple time. They are ripe and abundant so this is the perfect time for baking Sedona Schnebly Apple Pie Dessert, page 371 Tastes & Treasures Storytelling Cookbook II.

We tripled the recipe, making 4 smaller desserts to share with neighbors. Also tweaked the recipe a bit adding oatmeal to the topping; cinnamon, nutmeg and 2 tbsp lemon juice to the apples. Love the stories and history that go with these recipes. www.HistoricalLeague.org/shop.aspx

Lisa Schnebly Heidinger's book about her great great grandmother, Sedona

Celebrate National Pi Day with Pie

Sunday, March 14 is National Pi Day. Whether you are a mathematician or not, you can celebrate with pie from Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Five different recipes for pie are featured in the book along with backgrounds and food memories. Sedona's Apple Pie Dessert, page 171, relates to the life of Sedona Schnebly in 1901 Oak Creek Canyon. Mom's Sugar Cream Pie, page 162, gives us a vision of Phoenix in 1908 from O'Neil Printing. Boston Creme Pie, page 169, shares the heart-warming story of Pam Ryan. Or you can visit historic Rock Springs Cafe and purchase Mixed Berry Pie, page 103, and Apple Pie, page 106. Enjoy your pie!

Lisa Schnebly Heidinger - author and April guest speaker

Reading from her latest book, The Journal of Sedona Schnebly,

Lisa had us listening intently. The story of the beginning of the town of Sedona (named after her great-grandmother) is one of triumph and tears. A very touching and insiders view of life in the early 1900 in Arizona Territory.
Program co-ordinator, Diana Smith, introduced Lisa and thanked her for her contribution to preserving Arizona history.
There was quite a line of attendees waiting to purchase the book and have Lisa sign it.
The Historical League is also grateful to Lisa for writing the history of all 24 restaurants and resorts in Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Her fresh voice and easy approach make this new cookbook a popular read as well as a well-written cookbook!

Elote corn dip from Elote Cafe, Sedona

Friends are coming over. Want to really impress them with a great appetizer? Try this yummy warm

dip from Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. It is a recipe from Elote Cafe in Sedona, housed in the historic Sedona Arabella Hotel. Note that the town of Sedona was named after Sedona Arabella Schnebly. Likewise Schnebly Hill Road. More history on page 40.
Of course, my girlfriends wanted the recipe and were happy to take home the new Tastes & Treasures II cookbook filled with lots more recipes and histories. Also interesting was the guys enjoyed Elote Dip even more!!

Lisa Schnebly-Heidinger featured in AZ Highways

With her fantastic knowledge of Arizona and her amazing skills in writing, the Historical League is so fortunate to have Lisa as a member. We celebrate her upcoming book about her grandmother Sedona Schnebly, The Journal of Sedona Schnebly, and her recent article in Arizona Highways.

We are also grateful that Lisa was the creative writer in Tastes & Treasures II, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona due out in a few months. 

The Journal of Sedona Schnebly

"The Journal of Sedona Schnebly"        by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger @ arizonawriter.com

Sedona Arabella Miller Schnebly followed her husband west when their small Missouri town condemned his Methodist religion. Arriving in Arizona Territory in 1901, they planted orchards and hosted early tourists in what is now named Sedona.  Read about a fiercely private woman’s life that is by turns amusing and heartbreaking, and always fascinating.

FIRST EVENT!

Sedona Historical Museum Saturday

Sept. 16; reading at 11 a.m. followed by

visiting and signing 

Historical League member, Lisa Schnebly Heidinger is busy again. After writing all the stories of the 24 historic restaurants for Tastes and Treasures Volume II, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona, she has captured the heart and soul of her great grandmother, Sedona Schnebly, in an audio book.

  More at sedonaschnebly.com

Tribute Opportunity in Volume II of Tastes & Treasures Cookbook

The award winning Tastes & Treasures cookbook was first published by the Historical League in 2006 and has been a wonderful success for the organization.  We are proud to announce that the second volume of recipes will be published in 2017. All proceeds will once again go towards the League's mission to support the Arizona Historical Society and the AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park in Tempe, Arizona (formerly the Arizona Historical Society Museum). We invite you to join us so we may recognize your support for the next 10 years.


OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE A TRIBUTE PAGE WITH A CHERISHED LEGACY RECIPE - $500
Picture someone special in your life that showed you they loved you, in all kinds of ways, but one important way was through cooking. Whether it's a grandparent who always served your favorite dish the first night of a visit, a dear friend who taught you how to make the cookies you still love, or a relative you honor when you prepare a treasured holiday dish, a Tribute Page in TASTES & TREASURES, VOLUME II is a wonderful way to celebrate that person you love - as well as introducing the person to a larger audience. Several people can get together to form a group to create a Tribute Page in honor of a special someone. The cost of a Tribute Page in the Cherished Legacy Recipe chapter of the cookbook is $500.


To submit, please include the following:
* One recipe (to be tested and approved by the Cookbook Committee) as a tribute to an individual or organization
* A short write-up of the connection between the recipe and the person or organization being honored
* A photo of the recipe originator (will be printed in sepia tone)


CONTACT INFORMATION:
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Contact Name:________________________________________________________________
Group/CompanyOrganization:____________________________________________________


Mailing Address:_______________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip:_________________________________________________________________
Phone:(office)__________________________(cell)___________________________________


E-mail:___________________________________________________________________

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PAYMENT OPTIONS:

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Please mail this form and payment to:

Tastes & Treasures Volume II Tribute Page * 1300 N. College Avenue * Tempe, Arizona 85281

Application form available soon at www.HistoricalLeague.org (go to MISSION page or STORE)

Here’s just one example of how it might go:
Tribute Page to Sedona Schnebly in Cherished Legacy Recipes
Sponsored by Lisa Schnebly-Heidinger

My great-grandmother, Sedona Schnebly, was famous for her cooking: one early visitor wrote of a Thanksgiving dinner that included turkey, beef, duck and pork, as well as a squash hollowed out and used to serve cooked cabbage.  She was a practical cook who rarely measured, but she wrote down her quick and simple apple pie dessert that her family loved.  (This photo shows her with her husband T.C. and my grandpa Ellsworth, in Sedona in about 1904.)

Sedona’s Apple Pie Dessert
Ingredients:
1 egg, beaten
½ cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup white sugar
½ cup flour
2 cups tart apples, diced
½ cup chopped nuts

Directions:

Mix all ingredients well.  Put in a buttered pie pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.  Serve with cream or homemade vanilla ice cream.