As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a small book that is home to a collection of kitchen secrets from across the region, published by Pontiac Printshop in 1968.

Our rediscovery of this book last year has inspired us to recirculate its recipes, by way of this newspaper, through the communities from which they first came to us.

I tried to find a strawberry recipe in order to stay seasonal, but in all honesty we’re running out of recipes in this book.

Here’s a cherry square recipe that is sure to satiate your cravings for red fruit, and will almost surely be a hit at any summer BBQ you attend.

If you have any old family recipes passed down from yesteryear that you’d like to share with us, please get in touch!