What a lovely tradition! And how kind of you to take up the torch and continue it.

Oh, and the last photo made me want to reach into the screen and dip my finger into the cream for a taste- yum.

What a great story and a great tradition. I love cream puffs; I think you should make some more and bring them to SPA ;)

What a lovely story, Carole. And those cream puffs look marvelous!

Those look delicious. I love the tradition and remember the most important thing about tradition is the memories it brings back.

Ok, now my eyes are filling with tears after reading this post. I think that it is wonderful that you are carrying on such a wonderful tradition. Thank you so much for sharing your story.

An excellent tradition to carry on! Mmmm, I love cream puffs, but I can't even remember when I had one last.

What a WONDERFUL Valentine/Cream Puff Day story! You are such a loving and thoughtful person to take on that tradition, I'm sure Ruthie is looking down on you with a big smile!
They look delicious...shall I send you my address??

I love them when the are made with real cream. What a great tradition! C brought me canoli for Valentine's day.

Oh my, they look so good. The story is wonderful and the tradition must live on. You do good work, as a family archivist and as a great d-i-l.

That's a wonderful story. Carrying on traditions is a good thing.

What a fantastic story and tradition! Cream puffs always make me think of Raggedy Ann and the time I convinced Mom to make me cream puffs just like in the story.

That's a great story. :) And yummmmmmmmy, too. :)

I love your food stories. And photos too. Yum!

Oh Marthaaaaaaaaaa........those cream puffs look FABULOUS. I'm coming to your house next year for Valentine's Day! LOL

Oh see, now you have my crying!!! I love the story and I so love that you are carrying on the tradition!!

The famous creampuffs! What a great tradition!

Aw, that is the sweetest story!
I've never had cream puffs before. They look really yummy though!

OMG, those look heavenly!

Beautiful tradition and well, *drool*.

The socks from the last post are gorgeous, too!

What a great tradition! The cream puffs look fabulous.

Beautiful...I wish we had smellavision and tastavision. Those look gooood!!

You are amazing. Oh, those look SO good. ; )

awwww, that is so sweet , in all ways! I love stories like this.

That is just the sweetest story. I'm glad you are having a good experience keeping this alive. :D

Your pictures are so yummy looking. Do you use her recipe or from somewhere else? Are you able to share it with us? (I totally understand if you can't.) *hugs*

So were they stationed in Roswell in 1947? Curious Otters wanna know that story, please. ;^)

Oh, what a sweet (no pun intended) story Carole. You made my eyes well up with tears. Now that tradition is part of you as well.

What a sweet story. The cream puffs look yummy.

These traditions are the best thing about holidays. *Drooling*

Dude. Well done.

A lovely tradition and it makes me dayum sorry I don't live next-door to you. (For many reasons....just sayin.)

Beautiful story Carole!
See you tomorrow! I can hardly wait.

A beautiful story - and a wonderful tribute to Ruthie.
They looks soooo delicious!

I am a fan of family traditions Carole, and that is a great one. I think it's wonderful that you are continuing the tradition!

Are they hard to make? Can I have the recipe? I looooovvvvveeee cream puffs.

What a great ttradition. By coincidence we've been on a cream puff kick lately at my house but they're the store-bought frozen variety. As my girls were eating them the other night I suggested that we make some and now that's on our to-do list for this weekend. I hope they turn ot because I've never made them before.

What a great ttradition. By coincidence we've been on a cream puff kick lately at my house but they're the store-bought frozen variety. As my girls were eating them the other night I suggested that we make some and now that's on our to-do list for this weekend. I hope they turn out because I've never made them before.

what a great story carole! and good for you stepping up to keep the tradition alive, i'm sure it meant a lot to everyone in dale's family!

What a great story! I love that you're carrying on the tradition. And those look YUMMY!

You made me cry and you made me hungry! It's a great tradition, thank you for sharing it with us.

What a sweet story. It made me tear up a little. The cream puffs look so good. Yum!

My mother has the same tradition. We always had cream puffs every V-Day and she still makes them for my dad.

Beautiful post, Carole.

That is a WONDERFUL story, and probably also the most delicious holiday tradition I've ever heard of. I share your appreciation for a well-made cream puff: they are to live for ('to die for' defeats the point--you want to stay around to eat them.)

I'm glad you've taken up the gauntlet. A tradition like that one shouldn't dwindle away, you know?

What a beautiful tradition!

That is so sweet (literally and figuratively). I got teary reading that. What a nice tradition and so wonderful of you to take it on.

What a great story! I'm a sap - it brought tears to my eyes. I guess I'm hopelessly sentimental (not necessarily a bad thing though).

What a wonderful tradition, Carole!
You know, if you have leftover cream puffs and you need help finishing them, you can always send some to me. =)

What a lovely tradition. Tasty too! Your story made me tear up a little. Thank you for sharing your Cream Puff Day tradition with us!

what a fabulous story and idea. next year i'm making cream puffs. (because next year i wont' be at a job that's 2 hours away form home and i'll actually have time to make cream puffs).

What a lovely tradition ... the story brought tears to my eyes.

And the cream puffs look delicious.

What a truly wonderful tradition, and Kudos to you for keeping up the tradition. The cream puffs look delicious.

You are such a temptress! Not one but MANY pictures, when just the first one made me think "I want to be at her house eating one of those!".

What a wonderful tradition!!! I love a good cream puff.

What a lovely tradition and a wonderful story.

You are a splendid person. Thank you for sharing the story.

what a wonderful story. I am glad you kept up the tradition!!

That is such a nice story! They look so yummy... my mouth is watering.

What a great story! That's such a fun family tradition, and I'm glad you were able to continue it!

And the cream puffs look amazing. Drool!

Thoughtful - caring! They look mighty dandy tasting.

Oh great! Now I'm all verklempt! :)

You are an amazing woman Carole, thanks for sharing your spirit with me!

Even more reason to love you tons and bunches!!

Awesome story! Thank you for sharing it. The story and sentiment behind it brought tears to my eyes...what a special daughter-in-law you are!!

Bless your little heart! You certainly brought tears to my eyes. What a lovely tradition to carry on.

I was taken first by the scrumptious photos, and now by your family story. I think DILs are allowed to carry on traditions from all sides of the family. I might carry on your family's tradition for V-Day...

Now there's a tradition I could get behind. Yes, you are making me hungry again, but due to holiday hangover I forgive you.

Mmmm. Cream Puff Day beats out VD any day.

;-)

That's a great story and so terrific that you've picked up the tradition.

So perfect. Someday your grandkids will tell stories about YOUR cream puffs!
Yesterday my kids and I made sugar cookies using my great-aunt Susie's recipe (she owned a restaurant). They are the ones that my wonderful grandmother Mabel(Susie's sister) always made for me, and every time I eat one I know that Mabel is with me. I hope my kids will carry on the tradition!

Damn you woman. I can't see the keyboard.

That's so sweet in more ways than one! :) It's so nice that your inlaws include you as part of the family like that.

What a sweet story. No pun intended.

What a wonderful story! And now I'm so hungry........

that is one of the sweetest stories I have ever heard! It was so great of you to do this for the family--it obviously meant so much to them. Good on you!

Having just recently lost two very dear people who filled our lives with traditions and stories of simpler times, your cream puffs tradition makes me tear up (it’s a good thing I’m at work!). Thank you for sharing, Carole. They look absolutely delicious!

That's a lovely story - thanks for sharing, Carole!

Aw, I love it! And, do you know, the dessert I WAS going to make Mom yesterday for her birthday? Chocolate eclairs--pretty much the same thing, really. Yours look beautiful. What do you fill yours with? I can never find a filling recipe I'm happy with.

What a wonderfully sweet story. Hope your V Day was as yummy as those cream puffs look!

*sniff!* Awwwww. I think it will have to become cream puff day for us too. Maybe my kids will hate them so Jeff and I can eat them all. hehehe I believe if you can make a cream puff, dear Carole, then maybe I can too. My mom always said "they're way too much work for something that's not very good." So I never tried it (despite how delicious the pictures always looked in my BHG cookbook). It's time I stop listening to Mom and go for it. :)

*misting up*

thanks for sharing your beautiful story

Awwwwww

A beautiful story nicely told. What a gift to give your family in the spirit of Ruthie.

oh what a lovely story - traditions are so special - and you have a wonderful heart carrying this one on. lucky all who got to sample those beauties.

Carole that was such a touching story! I wish our family had a neat tradition like that, but since we don't, you've inspired me to start one. I wonder what would be as neat as cream puffs?

What a wonderful story. Thanks so much for sharing it!

What a great story. I wish my family had traditions like that.

That's a wonderful tradition. Thank you so much for the story. And I hope you had a great Creampuff Day!

oh Carole, that´s the sweetest story i've ever read/heard. I'm sure Dale's mom is smiling at you right now. :)
love,
Frani

My Great Aunt Rena made cream puffs for us too, it was such a yummy treat. She even made homemade whip cream for them. It's a great tradition you have - to take what you have on hand to create something delicious and to make your valentine sweetheart plus men (& women) in the military happy - awesome! It brought tears to my eyes too because my Great Aunt passed last November (she was 101 yrs. old) - plus I'll always remember her because she taught me to knit too! :)

What a sweet story - no pun intended. Such a wonderful and touching tradition when you hear of how it started and so great that you've carried it on.

What a beautiful story, Carole. I know it must mean a great deal to Dale that his mom's tradition is still going strong. The cream puffs look beautiful too. My MIL always made Bill an angle food cake for his birthday. I'm not much with the baking and haven't kept up the tradition. Your story makes me wish I had.

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in my family, march 19th is cream puf day—that's the feast of st joseph and the day the swallows come back to capistrano, italy. since we have a series of josephs in our male lineage, it is a very much celebrated feast day for us!