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Kim’s family and my husband’s family go back generations, in terms of friendship. On a recent fall day, she quietly dropped off a loaf of her homemade zucchini bread with the recipe written in a beautiful notecard. I baked her recipe and I love the orange zest. She gave me permission to share her recipe in my column. She has been using this recipe for about 35 years.

Ingredients

Sugar, 1 cup

Vegetable oil, ½ cup

Eggs, 2

Orange, 1, peel finely grated

Flour, 1 ½ cups

Baking powder, 2 teaspoons

Baking soda, ½ teaspoon

Salt, ¼ teaspoon

Nutmeg, ½ teaspoon

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