Lemonade and a visit with Betty

It's one of those beautiful Friday afternoons.
All the home keeping and baking is complete.
There is plenty of sunshine and a gentle breeze.
The sort of afternoon where tea might be replaced with
lemonade and a slice of chocolate chip zucchini bread.



Ethan already taste tested a slice before I got a photo taken.
The verdict was that it tasted amazing. However, I have a feeling that there is a very short list of the things that don't taste amazing when there are chocolate chips involved.
Don't tell, but the funny thing is that the chocolate chips are more for me. I don't like the taste of zucchini bread unless it has chocolate. Bonus for everyone else!
I love making zucchini bread because I get to visit with Betty. Betty Crocker cookbook Betty. My Mom had the version published in 1956 that my grandmother gave her. I remember reading the pages for cookies and cakes when I was little. My mother's notes penciled in the margins. There were certain recipes I knew only came from The Betty Book.
When I got married, my mom bought me the edition that came out in 1992. It was important to her and special to me. She inscribed the inside cover with the same small, neat handwriting of the margin notes from her book. My very own Betty Book. My first of many cookbooks, but always my favorite. Just like mom, I have certain recipes that only ever come from Betty.
Quick bread, like zucchini bread, is one of them.