Burlington Vermont 1875 November 14th 1875 Sour Pickles 1 gal vinegar 1 cup salt ½ cup mustard Put in small cucumbers Will keep & good Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 November 14th 1912 Sugarless, Eggless, Bakeless Fruit Cake 1 cup raisins (ground) 1 cup figs (ground) 1 cup dates (ground) 1 cup English walnuts (ground) 1 cup […]
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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 […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 September 1st 1875 Caramel Cake 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 ½ cup flour ½ cup butter ½ cup milk 1 teasp. Cream tarter ½ teasp. Soda Bake in 2 sheets, put together and frosted. Fig Filling 6 figs in water to cover, boil soft. Chop fine add 1 cup sugar; boil […]
Almond Wafers 4 doz. 1 ½ cup fine granulated sugar ¾ cup shortening ¾ cup margarine or butter Pinch salt Dash vanilla 3 egg whites. 1 1/3 cups sifted flour 1 2/3 cups ground blanched almonds Preheat oven to 385. F. Cream sugar, shortening and butter together until light, about 7 minutes at medium speed. […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 April 25th 1875 Fig Cake Mrs. J. Ogle 2 eggs and the yolk of one 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter ½ cup sweet milk 1 teaspoon cream of tarter ½ teaspoon soda 2 scant cups flour Filling One cup figs chopped fine One cu boiling water Two thirds cup sugar Bake […]