Nanaimo by Nanay ko

Pyramid Cake. i bought this today. the chocolate of this Pyramid Cake by Michell's Cakes & Pastries tastes exactly like the chocolate of the Nanaimo bar my mom used to make when i was younger. :)

i remember us (me and my mom) reminiscing on Nanaimo bar and wondering how she used to make it. she said she can't remember how and she doesn't know where to find the recipe.

i googled it today and see what i found out in Wikipedia :)














Traditional Nanaimo Bars.grabe! siyang-siya ang Nanaimo bar ng nanay ko!

"While the origins of the Nanaimo bar are unknown, local legend claims that the bar originated in Nanaimo in the 1950s. Although unsubstantiated, the traditional story in Nanaimo is that a local housewife submitted the recipe to a magazine or newspaper under the name "Nanaimo Bars" for a recipe contest. Her recipe won, giving it substantial publicity.[2] It made its way throughout the province's communities by way of household cookery recipes shared by housewives in the 1950s, particularly via company towns."

The Nanaimo Bar recipe appeared in His/Hers Favorite Recipes, Compiled by the Women's Association of the Brechin United Church (1957) and Kim Blank's book Sex, Life Itself, and the Original Nanaimo Bar Recipe (Umberto Press, 1999, pp.127-29).

"Other unconfirmed references date the bars back to the 1930s, when it was said to be known locally as "chocolate fridge cake".[3] Some New Yorkers claim that it originated in New York, and refer to them as "New York Slices".[2] One modern reference even refers to the bars existing in nineteenth century Nanaimo."

ayuz. =)