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 […]
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Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 5th 1912 Chiffon Squares Frances 1 tbsp. gelatin ¼ cup cold water ¾ cup boiling water 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup corn syrup 3 egg whites ¼ tsp. salt ½ tsp. vanilla ½ tsp. almond extract 12 graham crackers & chopped nuts Soften gelatin in cold water for 5 min. Add […]
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 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 […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 22nd 1912 Fudge Mrs. Allen, East Orange St. 2 cups of sugar 1 cup of milk, stir well until mixed, then put on a low fire and let boil about ½ hr., do not stir. When cooked to a soft ball, which has been tried in water, add lumps of butter […]
Spring Chocolate Torte – party type 1 c. butter, creamed with 2 c. sugar; beat 4 egg whites stiff, 2 ½ c. cake flr. 1 t. soda, ½ t. salt. Pour ½ c. boiling water over 1 bar german sweet choc & heat til melted; add 4 egg yolks & 1 t. vanilla to creamed […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 March 20th 1875 Stuffing for Turkey Bread chopped to fill, salt pork size of an egg, butter size of an egg, pepper, salt to taste. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 20th 1912 Nut & Date Cookies (Arnaud’s friend) Good 1 ½ cups gran. Sugar ½ cup butter 3 cups flour 3 eggs 1 […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 18th 1912 Sugar Cakes Mrs. Wagner (Silver Springs) 1 ½ lbs. brown sugar 2 or 3 eggs ½ pint of melted lard 1 pint sour milk 2 tsp. B.P. 2 tsp. B.soda ¼ tsp. salt Flour to make stiff enough to drop. Nut Cakes Mrs. Fickes Good 1 lb. nut meats […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 13th 1912 Molasses Nut Bars Mrs. A.S. Moyer Sift together’2 cups flour’1/4 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon soda 1 ½ teaspoon B.P. Cream ¼ cup butter ½ cup sugar, beat until light. Add 1 beaten egg. Mix well and add ½ cup baking molasses. To this mixture add the sifted dry ingredients […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 1st 1912 Sand Tarts Mother ½ quantity 1 lb. sugar 1 cup ½ lb. butter ¼ lb. or ½ cup 3 eggs – keep white of one egg for melting them on top. 2 small eggs Sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on them and a nut before baking. This book […]