Le Habra California 1930’s through 1960’s Fruit Cake (Cathryn Watts) ½ lb. (1 c.) butter 1 lb. raisins (nectars) ½ lb. (1 ½ c.) brown sugar 1 lb. candied cherries (left whole) 6 eggs ½ lb. candied pineapple (cut wedge shaped) 3 c. sifted flour ¼ lb. citron (long thin slices) {1/2 lb. mixed candied […]
Category: Daily Calendar Recipes
Recipes from several books that are almanacs, yearly calendars, daily ledgers, and note books with dates in them. Also holiday recipes and commentaries for those special days of the year.
Le Habra California 1930’s through 1960’s Fudge 3 c. sugar ¾ c. water Put cover on pan & boil; add 2 ½ sq. bitter choc. Stir until choc is all dissolved. After it boils to 220degrees add ½ fresh cream & cook to 232degrees. Set in pan of water to cool. Cool to about 110degrees. […]
Le Habra California 1930’s through 1960’s Spiced Figs Make a strong soda solution with boiling water & pour this over figs. Just enough to cover bottom of a preserving kettle. Let stand 5 min. & then drain them thoroughly; Rinse. Take 1 qt. vinegar to 3lbs. sugar, when dissolved add figs. Make a spice bag […]
Le Habra California 1930’s through 1960’s Schaum Torte 2 c. sugar 6 egg whites 1 t. vinegar 1 level t. cream of tartar 1 pinch salt 1 t. vanilla Put all ingredients in large bowl & whip with wire whip until bowl can be turned up side down. Butter well 2 layer tins. Bake in […]
Le Habra California 1930’s through 1960’s Currant Cookies 1 lb. flour ½ lb. currants ½ lb. butter ½ t. soda, dissolved in water ¾ lb. sugar ½ t. lemon, grated rind & juice 4 eggs 1 t. cinnamon Drop from spoon on well buttered paper. Bake quickly Aunt Rugger E.S.S. Jan 1934 ½ of the […]
Willmington North Carolina 1880 – 1928 Thanksgiving Cookies Four eggs – well-beaten, 2 cup sugar, 1 cup butter. Cream all together. Flavor with lemon. 4 cups flour, 2 heaping teaspoons Royal Baking Powder. Fruit Cookies One-half pint brown sugar, 1 pint lard, ½ pint molasses, 1 cup sour milk, 1 heaping tablespoon soda, 2 heaping […]
Greenwood Indiana Nov. 24th 1937 My Favorite Recipe Date Pudding 1 cup chopped Dates 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup boiling water Mix and let cool 1 ¼ cups flour 1 cup nuts 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. baking powder Pinch salt 2 beaten eggs. Add eggs after mixtures are combined. Bake in moderate […]
Anne Wrens cookbook November 24th 1894 Ann Campbell Pie Crust (this is a Puff paste) Half pound lard Half pound butter 1 ¼ pound butter One kitchen coffee cup of water, not full to the brim, so far from top Work the lard & butter into the flour with a knife, salt, leaving out just […]
November 17 Litchfield, Staffordshire UK 1928 – 1944 Lancashire Syrup Roll Ingredients; – Suet pastry 2 ozs. Currants 3 ozs. Chopped apples 2 tablespoonful syrup ½ lemon rind grated Pinch of spice Method: – Make the suet paste and roll it out fairly thinly on a floured board. Spread it with the mixed apple and […]
Buriens Washington 1920 – 1950 Aunt Anna, likes to ramble on when writing down recipes, I love her commentaries about what to add and the fact that Jack (her husband?) doesn’t like as much fruit in the cake. Nov. 16/31 Aunt Anna’s Plum Pudding 1 lb. currants 1 lb. raisins I use the big sticky […]