Olson Family Cookbook Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s May 26th 1932 Snowing (30degrees) Good Rocks Mrs. OLO 1 c. brown sugar ¾ c. shortening 3 eggs 2 c. oatmeal 2 c. flour 1 tsp. soda ½ c. sour milk 1 c. dates (raisins) ½ tsp. cinnamon Nuts Visit my ebay store to find […]
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Stapleton Family Cookbook 1900 through the 1950s; Denver Colorado (pics in 2020 june) Mrs. Greenie – Laurelton, May 17, 1920 Brown Betty 3 cups bread crumbs 1 qt. apples (finely chopped) ¼ cup butter 1 cup sugar Nutmeg ½ lemon (grated rind & peel) Use fresh crumbs, melt butter and mix with crumbs, mix […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s May 5th 1932 Meat Patties in Casserole (Good) 2/3 lb. of ground beef (sausage or fresh canned meats may be used) 1/3 lb. of ground cured ham 1 cupful of cooked rice 1 beaten egg 1 teaspoonful of prepared mustard Salt and pepper to taste Thick slices of large […]
April 15th 1932; The Olson Family Cookbook; Jelly Roll, Coconut Cookies, Rosettes, Chocolate Filling
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s April 15th 1932 Baking a Jelly Roll I just finished baking a jelly roll, putting in as filling chocolate frosting instead of jelly. I really should have put in chokecherry jelly. Now I am making one and one-half batches of Coconut Drop Cookies. Mamma is making rosettes. The […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s through the 30’s April 2nd 1926 Tuesday – 8:45 P.M. Fruit Cake 2 pounds butter 20 eggs 2 pounds sugar 1 tsp. soda 3 pounds flour 2 tsp. cream of tartar 2 pounds currants 1 tbsp. mace 2 pounds raisins 1 tbsp. cinnamon 1 ½ pounds citron 2 tsp. cloves 3 […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s Twenty years have elapsed since Mamma received this recipe from Mrs. Otto Huslegaard, Stewartville, Minn. It’s a fine recipe. Even Raymond likes to make it; So here it is: Dough Cake————— I found this recipe in one of the preceding pages so that it is unnecessary for me to […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s Cinnamon Rolls 2 c. milk ¼ cup butter 1 tsp. salt 1 cake compressed yeast 2 tbsp. sugar ¼ c. lukewarm water 6 ½ c. flour (more or less) Roll out sponge to ½ inch thickness, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Roll up the dough […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s Custard Pie 2 eggs 1/8 tsp. salt ¼ cup sugar nutmeg (grated) 2 cups milk 1 tsp. vanilla Line a pie tin with pastry, make a good rim on the crust. Scald the milk and pour over the slightly beaten eggs, add the sugar and salt. Strain the […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s January 26th 1933 Bread ¼ cup brown sugar 1 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. butter ½ tsp. soda 2 cups buttermilk or sour milk 2 ½ cups white flour 3 cups whole wheat, graham or rye Mix the dough. Take dough about size of spoon and put on table. Use […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s There are several recipes for Rocks in this book, I think they really liked this type of cookie. XXI Rocks 1 ½ cup brown sugar 1 cup butter 3 eggs ¼ tsp. cloves 1 tsp. cinnamon 3 cups flour 2 cups raisins 1 ½ cups English walnuts 1 […]