In these difficult days of higher prices, supply shortages, and people going back to their Parents and Grandparents ways of surviving and living through tough times; I am going to be posting recipes from the early 1900’s that may give you some knowledge of how to go back to the basics. How To Make those […]
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February 26th Berwin IL. 1950’s – 80’s All that Meat – with Potatoes 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
Coos Bay Oregon 1925 – the 40’s German Potato Cake 1 cup hot freshly mashed potatoes 1 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 3 sqs. Chocolate (3 oz.) 1 ¾ cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. cinnamon & ½ tsp. nutmeg ½ cup milk 4 eggs 1 cup coarsely ground nuts. (almonds) Beat hot […]
Hadley PA 1874 through 1920’s Feb 1918 Potato Bread (1-loaf) 2 cups of potatoes sliced thin Cover with boiling water, cook till tender. Push thru a sieve & add to water in which they were cooked. Cool to luke warm, meanwhile, soften ¼ cake of yeast in ¼ cup tepid water, and add to potato […]
Foiled Steak Supper Tear off a 2 ½ foot length of 18-inch wide foil. Place a 1-inch thick chuck steak (about 1 ½ pounds) in center of foil. Sprinkle meat with 1 envelope onion-soup mix, then cover with several of these vegetables: 2 or 3 medium potatoes, halved lengthwise, 3 carrots, sliced, 1 or 2 […]
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 […]
Holiday Cooking #24 These 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 in the 1920’s. She was likely a secretary as a lot of the recipes are written in shorthand; I will […]
Holiday treats #16 Buriens Washington 1920’s through the 50’s November 16th 1931 Plum Pudding 1 lb. currants, 1 lb. raisins, ”I use the big sticky raisins.” ¾ lb. mixed peel, 1 lb. ground suet, 1 lb. bread crumbs. Take the loaf and dry and don’t (?) it. ½ lb. flour, 8 or 10 eggs, 1 […]
Oxford Michigan Cornish Pastry (Upper Peninsula of Michigan) Cool water for mixing the dough is used. This is important… For four persons, take a sieve full of flour and work into it at least two pieces of suet the size of an ordinary egg. (A sieve full of flour is equal to four cups.) Grind […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 October 18th 1875 Salt Cod-Fish Hash Cod-fish – 1 cup Potato cubes – 2 cups Egg – 1 Butter 1 Tb. Salt & pepper Cook fish & potatoes together until potatoes are tender, drain & mash – add butter, salt and egg – beat well with fork – three minutes. Heat frying […]