Holiday Cookies #10 Buriens Washington 1920’s through the 50’s Holiday Fruit Cookies Mix together Thoroughly 1 c. soft shortening 2 c. brown sugar (packed in cup) 2 eggs Stir in ½ c. sour or buttermilk Sift together & stir in; 3 ½ c. sifted Gold medal flour 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. salt Mix in […]
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Holiday Baking #7 Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s From the Olson Family Cookbook 11-8-1928 A Good Economical Layer Cake 1 ½ cups flour 1 cup sugar 3 tsp. baking powder 2 eggs Milk 5 tbsp. melted butter Flavor to taste. Put flour in mixing bowl, with sugar and baking powder. Take measuring cup and […]
Boston Cookies 1 cup butter 3 ¼ cups flour 1 ½ cup sugar ½ tsp. salt 3 eggs 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. 1 cup chopped nuts 1 ½ tbsp. hot water 1 cup raisins (Dough must be quite soft) Note: 2 tsp. baking powder to 1 cup flour when no eggs are used. Nut […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 October 28th 1875 Chocolate custard Scald 1 pint sweet milk with 1 square chocolate and pinch of salt. Add ½ Tb. Corn starch mixed with ½ cup sugar & yolks of two eggs, cook until it thickens, add vanilla, when cool cover with meringue. DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 October 23rd 1875 Nut Cakes 2 eggs beaten slightly with spoon 1 cup brown sugar ½ cup pastry flour ½ teaspoon baking powder Salt 1 cup pecan nuts chopped coarse (one on top) Bake 15 minutes in moderate oven. There are no baking temperatures listed in these recipes; during this time, it […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 October 5th 1875 Vinegar Cookies ½ cup sugar ½ cup butter ½ molasses 1 egg 1 teasp. Soda 1 teasp. Ginger 1 teasp. Vinegar Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 October 5th 1912 Molded Egg Salad Frances 12 hard-boiled eggs 2 tablespoons of unflavored gelatine ½ cup of cold water 1 cup of mayonnaise 1 […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 October 1st 1875 Dark Chocolate Cake Over 2 oz. of chocolate cut in small pieces, (?) ½ cup boiling water. Stir into this ¼ cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar. Add 1 cup flour (little more) dissolve 1 teasp. Soda in ¼ cup sour milk and mix with other ingredients. Add […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 September 16th 1875 Salad Dressing Tested This will keep. One heaping tablespoonful butter, 1 rounded tablespoon of flour; put in a small frying pan on the stove and stir until hot and smooth, then add 1 cupful of milk. Have mixed in a bowl 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, […]
Decatur Georgia from 1920’s through the Three books that belonged to a German Bakery chef, His name was Alex Hielcher (I think). One of the books is in German with some wonderful color pictures of the desserts, the handwritten cook book is mostly English with a few in German here and there. The measurement amounts […]
#8 Batter and Apple Pudding Line the bottom of a dish with a two-inch layer of apples peeled cored and cut in pieces. Sweeten the apples with brown sugar. Make a batter of ½ lb. flour, 1 pint of milk, a well beaten egg, a pinch of soda, and a little baking powder. Pour this […]