Pretty Good Muffins

We are giving our guy a holiday every Friday and I'm gonna cook.  It was lots of fun.  I made meat loaf and some pretty good muffins.  Cooked up some tomatoes for juice too.  Fixed a cold supper - potatoe salad and stuff.  - Annette, July 1941

I haven't made one of Annette's recipes in a while, so when I came across this entry, I figured it was time to bake again!  I love how much she enjoys cooking.  On her cook's day off, she jumped at the adventure of cooking in a new place!  

I am intrigued by her meat loaf - what kind of meat, where did they get it, how did they grind it up - but she didn't leave any clues.  I have a recipe for Canning Tomatoes, so maybe in the future, I'll try something similar for the juice.  She did, however, sketch a recipe for Bran Muffins with a Honey Nut variation.  Her bran muffins called for wheat flour and sweet milk, so I'll use that for this recipe as well.  I looked up 'quick oven,' and learned that the term comes from wood-burning stoves without temperature gauges.  The conversion for a 'fast' or 'quick' oven ranges from 375-400 degrees Fahrenheit.  Now, I just need to locate some oat bran.  Stay tuned!

Honey + Nut Bran Muffins

1/2 cup honey

1 cup flour

1/2 teasp soda

1/2 teasp salt

2 cups bran

1 tablesp melted butter

1 1/2 cups milk

3/4 cup walnuts

Bake in quick oven 30 minutes