Burlington Vermont 1875 March 2nd 1875 Parker House Rolls. Take 2 quarts flour make a hole in center, put in butter size of an egg, salt, – tablespoon white sugar; pour over this a pint of cold boiled milk, half cup yeast; stand over night; mold 15 minutes let rise, cut in cakes, when light […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 1st 1912 Sand Tarts Mother ½ quantity 1 lb. sugar 1 cup ½ lb. butter ¼ lb. or ½ cup 3 eggs – keep white of one egg for melting them on top. 2 small eggs Sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on them and a nut before baking. This book […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 February 28th 1912 Hermits 1 ½ cups of brown sugar ½ cup butter 2 eggs 3 tablespoon sour milk 1 tablespoon soda 1 cup currants 1 cup raisins ¾ nuts 3 cups flour 1 tablespoon cinnamon and a little nutmeg. Drop on greased pan. Bake in Moderate oven. DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR […]
Tip Top Cake I have found these two recipes in the last two books I got. Interesting how sometimes things group together. The only info I have is from these two recipes; searching the internet all I get is a couple of bakeries named Tip top Cakes. I will keep looking but not a lot […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 February 24th 1875 Mrs. Dr. Smith’s Recipe for Cucumber Pickles Make a weak brine pour it scalding hot over the cucumbers – let stand three days- pour it – of make more & let stand three days do so the third time then take weak vinegar & pour over them while boiling […]
These are from a nice set of books I got from Columbus, Wisconsin, belonging to a Mrs. Corinne Christians; they are mostly dated in the 1950’s, except one book is dated in the 1920’s. She was likely a secretary as a lot of the recipes are written in shorthand; I will need to find someone […]
These have a long tradition of being simple but delicious cakes named for the so-called weary willie hobo’s that wandered the country after the Civil War, and then those who were homeless drifters during the 1920’s depression years. Apparently, the Willie’s were not the drifters that were willing to work for pay or food, but […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 February 18th 1875 Mrs. Bealties Recipe Tomato Pickles Slice the tomatoes let them stand overnight in all – then drain & seald (not sure what this word is?) in weak vinegar drain again then take three quarts good vinegar (Mrs. Brays weak vinegar) 3 pounds sugar 1 cup white mustard seed 3 […]
Feb 17th This series of recipes are from two little books that have 365 recipes, one for every day of the year, from 1900 and 1903. The first is; 365 Dinner Dishes: A Dinner Dish for Every Day of the Year. Selected from Table Talk, Good Housekeeping, Boston Cooking School Cook Book, and Others, 1903. […]
German Delinears Soften 2 pkgs. Yeast 1 t. sugar ½ c warm water. Mix 3 c. milk & 1 ½ c short. Beat 3 eggs & add 1 ½ c sugar & 1 t. salt. Add milk & lard & mix – add yeast mixture. Add 5 c. sifted flour & beat well – add […]