Holiday Baking #25 Largo Florida in the 1960’s through 1990’s Cherry Christmas Tree Cake Serves 30. Kringlors ½ lb. butter ½ lb. Crisco – melted 1 egg 1 c. sugar 1 pt. milk (2 cups) 4 tsp. baking powder Flour enough so you can roll out dough. Bake 375 Dip in sugar before […]
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Holiday Baking #22 Fairbury Nebraska 1930’s through 1955 X-mas Cooking Genoa Cake 1 lb. butter, butter soft 1 lb. sugar Creamed together 8 eggs, beaten 1 at a time 1 ½ lbs. flour 2 small teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon cream of tartar 2 lbs. sultana raisins ½ lb. mix peal, (lemon, orange& citron) […]
Holiday Cooking #19 Austin Texas 1970’s through 2000 Herb Roasted Turkey with Citrus Glaze Holiday Baking #19 This is a nice handwritten cookbook from Sheffield England and is dated between 1903 through 1928. Mince Pies One pound of suet, one pound of currants, one pound of sugar, three quarter’s of a pound of raisins, one […]
Holiday Cookies #14 Coos Bay Oregon 1925 through the 1940’s Here are a couple of recipes to use the mincemeat recipes from yesterday’s holiday recipes. Mincemeat Fruit Cake 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, 1 pkg. mincemeat, 1 cup nuts, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons vanilla. Cream butter & sugar, adding the eggs […]
Holiday Treats #12 Casper Wyoming 1900 through 1920’s Mince Meat 4# lean meat chopped fine 3# suet, 8# apples chopped fine 2# currants, 2# raisins, 1# citron 6# brown sugar, 1pt. Molasses 1 lemon chopped fine 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon allspice ½ tablespoon cloves 2 tablespoons salt Wet with qt. cider or vinegar Cook […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 November 12th 1875 Fruit Mince Meat 15 apples – 2 qts 15 green tomatoes 2 qts. 1 pound raisins 4 ½ cups sugar 1 teaspoon salt ½ pound suet 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon cloves 6 tablespoons vinegar Simmer on stove, Seal hot. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 November 12th 1912 Pop-overs 1 c. […]
Holiday Baking A lot of fruit cakes are better if made in advance and stored in an air tight container for a while (sometimes for months ahead). I will be adding recipes all through the next two months, I have a lot of them! Albany New York 1902 through 1940’s Heinze Mincemeat Fruit Cake ½ […]
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 March 23rd 1875 Egg Sauce – For Puddings Three eggs 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch Pour on boiling water add wine, lemon or vanilla. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 23rd 1912 Fruit Cake Add 1 jar Mince Meat 1 cup of nutmeats 1 cup of raisins ½ […]