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Saint Patrick’s Day March 17th, 1910 through 1970’s Marshmallow Roll, St. Patrick’s Cake, Blarney Stones, Mint Surprise Cake, Irish Bread, Salad for St. Patrick’s Day Dinner.

Canton CT from the 1950’s through the 1970’s. St. Patrick’s Day Marshmallow Roll        Makes 10 servings 32 marshmallows (1/2 lb.)                     ½ cup chopped nut meats ¼ cup water                                              ½ cup finely chopped dates ½ cup sweetened condensed milk       2 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (30) Cut marshmallows in quarters and put in mixing bowl. Add […]

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January 7th, Andover Hampshire UK 1800’s; Potato Cheese Cakes, Short Crust, Syrup Tart & Victoria Sandwich

Andover Hampshire UK 1800’s  Potato Cheese Cakes                         1 lb. potatoes, 4 table spn. Sugar, ½ teaspoon salt, the rind of a lemon grated, 3 oz. butter, 4 oz. currants, 3 or 4 eggs, boil & mash potatoes, add butter (?& currants), adding eggs last of all & well mix.Spn. = spoon Short Crust                            6 ozs. […]

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Holiday Baking #60, Walnut Buns, Wheat Gems, Mock Mince Pie, Fruit Cake, Sugar Cookies

December 30th Holiday Baking #60 Worchester Mass.  1894 – 1930 Walnut Buns          Wheat gems              Mock mince Pie         Fruit Cake Mrs. Burr’s Sugar Cookies Visit my ebay store to find some great kitchen utensils and collectables to go along with these vintage and antique recipes. https://www.ebay.com/str/ozziesattic720?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

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Holiday Baking #59, 1920’s Mother’s Sugar Cookies & 1845 Wedding Cake

December 29th West Petersborough 1920’s – the 40’s Mother’s Sugar Cookies 1 cup butter                      2 tsp. Bak. Powder 2 cup sugar                       ¼ tsp. soda 4 eggs                                ¼ tsp. nutmeg Enough flour to roll When rolled, sprinkle with sugar, press down with roll pin, cut out and bake. Wedding Cake       Made in Salem in 1845 5 […]

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December 22nd; Holiday Baking #52 1928 Fruit Cake, X-mas Doughnuts & Cookies, Sugar cookies & Norwegian Julekake

December 22nd  Holiday Baking #52 Dubuque Iowa dated 1900 through 1957 Fruit Cake                      X-mas Doughnuts        Sugar Cookies               X-mas Cookies              Buriens Washington 1920’s through the 50’s Norwegian Julekake Delicious and Easy to Make, It says here By Jane Eads Washington, Dec. 22. – Mme. Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne, wife of the Norwegian ambassador here has a […]

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December 21st, Holiday Baking #51, 1900 – 1920’s Mince Pies, 1880’s – 1920’s Cookies, Potato Cake, Fruit cakes, White Cookies, Candied Peel

December 21st Holiday Baking #51 Sheffield UK 1903 – 1928 Mince Pies                               One pound of Suet, one pound of currants, one pound of sugar, three quarters of a pound of raisins, one ounce of candied peel, one ounce of citron and a little Brandy.  Spokane Valley Washington late 1800’s through the early 1900’s White Cookies         […]

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Holiday Baking #48, Down East Pumpkin Pie, Scotch Bread, Pie Crust, Bakeless Cake

Holiday Baking #48 Pittsburg Pennsylvania 1900’s through the 30’s Down East Pumpkin Pie        I learned from watching a television show (Murder, She Wrote) that Down East is a local way of describing the state of Maine.  Pumpkin                                                 1 ½ cups Brown sugar                                          2/3 cup   (or 3 tbsps. Molasses)   To give dark color    or                       […]

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Holiday Baking #46 Eggnog Pie, Candy, Cookies, Walnut Torte, Fruit Cake & Potato Pancakes

Holiday Baking #46 Schaumburg Illinois 1930’s – 60’s Angel Pie Eggnog Pie Fudge Spritz Cookies White Fruit Cake Potato Pancakes Walnut Torte Visit my ebay store to find some great kitchen utensils and collectables to go along with these vintage and antique recipes. https://www.ebay.com/str/ozziesattic720?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

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Holiday Treats #45, Special Foods from the Holidays in the 1800’s Mincemeat, Cranberry Meringue Pie, Raisin Custard Pie & Sugar Cookies,

December 15th Oro Valley Arizona 1800’s through 1900’s Mincemeat       Grand                      3 cups chopped beef (2 lbs.) 4 cups chopped apples 1 rounding cup chopped suet 2 2/3 cups sugar 2 cups cider 1 cup syrup from sweet pickle jar 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons mace ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 […]