Our Family Food Favorites: Grandma's Granola

Feb 22, 2013

Grandma's Granola

This is a recipe that I have made ever since Jay and I got married.

Grandma Irvine gave me the recipe.

It is one of those recipes that I have memorized because I make it so often.

Robin

Grandma Irvine’s Granola

8 c. oatmeal

1 c. sunflower seeds

½ c. sesame seeds

1 c. coconut

1 c. powdered milk

1 c. oil

1 c. honey

1 T. cinnamon, optional

OR, 1 t. coconut flavoring, optional

Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Mix in liquids. Pour into 2-- 9x13 pans. Cook at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Let cool. For large chunks, do not stir. For small pieces, stir after cooking. Store in a large air tight container.

Recipe shared by Robin.

"Saying Grace" by Norman Rockwell

This painting was created for the cover of The Saturday Evening Post’s 1951 Thanksgiving issue. It portrays a woman and a young boy saying grace in a crowded restaurant while the people around them glance in their direction. Rockwell was inspired to create this artwork by a reader of the magazine who saw a Mennonite family praying in a restaurant.

In 1955, the readers of The Saturday Evening Post voted Saying Grace as their favorite ever cover. The painting was sold for $46 million in an auction at Sotheby’s in December 2013. At that time, it set the record for the most expensive American painting ever sold at auction. The $46 million paid for Saying Grace remains the highest known price paid for a Norman Rockwell artwork.