There are a lot of recipes that fit this Holiday from this set of cook books, and several decoration ideas as well. These first recipes are from a nice set of books I got from Columbus, Wisconsin, belonging to a Mrs. Corinne Christians; they are mostly dated in the 1950’s, except one book is dated […]
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April Fool Pie Friendship 4-1-77 2 cups milk ¾ cup sugar ½ cup bisquick 4 eggs ¼ cup butter or margarine 1 cup coconut 1 teaspoon vanilla ¼ teaspoon salt Combine – eggs, sugar, butter, bisquick and vanilla. Beat with mixer or blender. Pour into 9’ in greased pan. Let stand 10 min. Sprinkle with […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 March 28th 1875 Cranberry Pie 1 cup cranberry’s halved ½ cup raisins 1 cup sugar 1 cup cold water Bake slowly with two crusts Mrs. A DeNore Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 28th 1912 Cherry Snickerdoodle (Elsie) 1 egg ¾ cup of sour cream or milk 2 cups of flour ¼ tsp. of […]
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 […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 March 15th 1875 Pudding Crumbed Bread One pint 3 pints milk boiled poured onto bread when cool put in 8 eggs ½ lb. raisins little salt sauce for it – butter sugar & nutmeg rubbed together. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 15th 1912 Ginger Bread Mrs. A.S. Moyer 1 cup gran sugar 2 […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 12th 1912 Small Sugar Cakes Bessie 1 lb. white sugar 2 eggs 1 cup sour milk ½ cup lard Flour enough to stiffen, about 3 cups 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon soda and pinch of cream tartar Drop by spoonful. Sugar Cookies Mrs. A.S. Moyer 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 March 3rd 1875 Sweet Pickle 7 lb. fruit 3 lb. sugar 1 ½ pints vinegar Cook until done Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 3rd 1912 Small Cakes Mother’s Ginger Snaps 1 qt. of Orleans Syrup 1 lb. of sugar 1 lb. of butter and lard 1 oz. cinnamon Cloves to taste 2 nutmegs […]
Tip Top Cake I have found these two recipes in the last two books I got. Interesting how sometimes things group together. The only info I have is from these two recipes; searching the internet all I get is a couple of bakeries named Tip top Cakes. I will keep looking but not a lot […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 February 9th 1875 Brown Bread 1 cup corn meal 1 cup rye 1 cup graham 1 cup molasses 1 cup sour milk 1 teas soda 1 cup sweet milk (Ethels) Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 February 9th 1912 Sugar Cookies Mrs. Minich 3 cups of sugar 3 eggs 2 cups of sour milk 2 […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 February 8th 1875 Cream Cookie (Mother’s) 1 cup sour cream 2 cups sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon soda Nutmeg or seed Good Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 February 8th 1912 Little Nut Cakes ½ lb. sugar ½ lb. nuts taken through grinder 3 whole eggs (separate) 5 tablespoons flour (rounded) Beat sugar and eggs […]