April 14 1923 From Morrison Illinois 1920’s to 1930’s Freda’s Pie Crust 1 cup flour. Sift 4 level tablespoon lard ½ teasp. Salt Mix with a fork. 4 tablespoon of cold water Enough for 1 pie; double crust Burlington Vermont 1875 April 14th 1875 Cake 3 cups sugar 5 eggs 1 cup butter 1 cup […]
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From a cook book dated in the 1800’s a news paper article of several nice desserts; I got the book from Wooster Ohio. And on the Back side of this newspaper article; DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature here, I will add to this each day the recipes out of several books I […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 April 13th 1875 Johnny Cake 2 cups meal 1 cup flour 2 cups sour milk 2 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 13th 1912 Oat Meal Bread In a side note it says Used during the World War 1918. 1 cup flour, 1 ½ cups corn […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 12th 1912 Cinnamon Cakes LiNette 1 egg, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk, 2 ½ cups flour, butter the size of an egg, pinch of salt. 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder, grate a little nutmeg, put in pans and cover with ¾ cup of brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 April 6th 1875 Buckwheat Cake 1 pint buttermilk A little more than ½ pint buckwheat 1 teaspoon sugar A little salt Saleratus Enough to sweeten milk Bake in thin sheets in quick Saleratus – From the Latin sal aerates, meaning “aerated salt”. A precursor to baking soda, it hit the market in […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 2nd 1912 Grape-Nut Pudding Pour 1 cup of boiling water over ½ cup grape-nuts, let cool. ½ cup raisins or dates ½ cup sugar ½ tbls. Butter ½ cup nuts 2 eggs separated 1 tsp. cinnamon Mix all, fold in egg whites last. Bake ¾ hr. Serve with whipped-cream. Nut Brittle […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 March 26th 1875 Josie Mince Pies 1 quart meat 2 quarts apples 1 pint molasses 1 pint vinegar 4 cups sugar 1 pint butter or 2 cups chopped suet 1 tablespoon cassia – all spice cloves ½ nutmeg – she says its good. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 26th 1912 Peanut-Butter Cookies Gary […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 25th 1912 Fruit Cake 1/3 cup Crisco 1 cup sugar 1 cup applesauce 1 tsp. soda 3 cups flour 1 tsp. salt ¼ tsp. cloves ¼ tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. ginger ¾ cup raisins ¼ cup currents ½ cup ground nuts ¼ cup fruit rinds Cream Crisco and […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 March 24th 1875 Cherry Pudding 1 egg ½ cup sugar 1 large spoon butter 1 teaspoon cream of tarter ½ teaspoon soda 1 cup cherries and flour enough for a batter, bake ½ hour. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 24th 1912 Dessert 1 cup chopped dates 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup sugar […]
Yesterday I posted a Victoria Cake in the calendar section for the day March 22nd 1885; these cakes celebrated the Queen of England, Victoria, who up to that time was the longest Reigning Monarch in England. (Next to Queen Elizabeth) Of course now, the currant Queen Elizabeth has outdone her by several years. The Victoria […]