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.

Got any grapes? I’m not asking for a duck, don’t worry. I’m asking because we found this recipe for a “satisfactory and economical way of making grape wine,” in the book. Fall is fast approaching, and those grapes will soon be ready to go. So, if you can get your feet on some, why not give it a go? 

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. 

If you recognize a recipe from either your grandparents’ kitchen, or from your own, please write to us. We would love to hear about how these recipes have lived on.