The bar originated in Ladysmith, Vancouver Island, south of Nanaimo in the early 1950s. Mabel Jenkins, a local housewife from Cowichan Bay, submitted the recipe to the annual Ladysmith and Cowichan Women's Institute Cookbook.
The recipe for these little nuggets of goodness is dirt simple. For us, it has become a Christmas tradition. You can easily impress your family & friends with it. It will take about 4 hours to make due to the cooling periods. I will add the whole recipe at the end. I am posting this as I ‘cook’ it.
Layer # 1 (The most difficult one)
The key to this layer is to prepare everything in advance. Gather the dry supplies & finely chop the walnuts.
Gather the ‘wet’ supplies
Grease your pan with butter & put out the butter for Layer 2 to soften. I like to use a metal bowl - I will explain later.
