My Favorite Recipes: Meet Rae Scott

Rae and Dan Scott and grandson Cole Wheatley.

Rae Scott grew up in Pullman and returned to the Palouse for retirement. In between, she and her husband, Dan, lived in eastern, western and central Washington. Dan taught middle school and high school shop. Rae raised their two children, and when the children were older she worked at various jobs until she joined the immunization program at the Benton County Health Department. She worked there for 14 years until they moved back to the Palouse upon Dan’s retirement.

The Scotts are restoring a beautiful old farm house north of Albion. While Dan began a post-retirement career as a finish carpenter and cabinet maker, Rae went to work for the Pullman School District. Her longest and last position there was as Associated Student Body secretary at Pullman High School.

Now she too is retired and enjoying an active social and family life with frequent trips to visit friends and follow several of her grandchildrens' sporting activities. When at home Rae swims or exercises each weekday, takes long walks, works in her garden, sews and does needlework and helps with her two-year-old grandson’s care.

Rae volunteers at Circles of Caring in Pullman where she organizies and files mountains of records generated by the group.

Circles of Caring is a nonprofit organization created in 2001 to serve the Palouse region.

It began in Moscow and moved to Pullman in 2014.

They provide community-based health and wellness enhancement for adults and elders with specialized needs.

Their services include restorative therapy and rehabilitation care, medical monitoring, physical and cognitive exercise, activities and socialization.

They serve as a daytime care and respite alternative for families and care providers enabling individuals to remain in their homes and communities.

They also provide support and educational opportunities for families and caregivers on such things as dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia and depression in the elderly, nutrition and aging and caregiver burnout.

Circles of Caring is located on Bishop Boulevard and provides services between 8 a.m. and 4p.m. Monday through Friday:

info@circlesofcaring.org

Rae's mother, Mary Stevens, studied the baking qualities of Unifine flour as a graduate student at WSU in the 1940s. She ingrained in Rae a passion for wholesome breads.

Here are some of our favorites:

Recipes

Margaret Atwood’s Bread

(mother of the author)

Stir together and set aside:

1 TBSP sugar

3 TBSP yeast

1 1/2 cups of warm water

Mix together:

6 cups boiling water

1 1/2 cups rolled oats (oatmeal)

2 TBSP salt

1/2 cup oleo (I use butter)

2 1/2 cups molasses

When mixture cools, stir in yeast preparation and 15 cups whole wheat flour.

Cover and allow to rise until double. Do not knead.

Spoon into greased bread pans and allow to rise again, covered.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Mom's Wheat

Germ Muffins

Mix together:

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 tsp salt

1 TBSP baking powder

1/2 cup powdered milk

Separately combine:

1 cup wheat germ

1 cup water or milk

2 eggs

1/4 cup honey or molasses

2 TBSP oil

1/2 cup raisins

Stir these two mixtures together. Should fill about 18 muffin cups. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. I always used the paper liners for easier clean up.

Granny's Scones

(pronounced Skawns)

My Canadian Granny used to always make scones when we visited her in Edmonton in the summer.

2 1/2 cups flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp soda

dash of cream of tartar

1 egg

1 cup sour cream

Mix ingredients together to form a soft dough. Roll on floured board and cut to shape desired. Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes, depending on thickness and oven.