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 […]
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Burlington Vermont 1875 October 5th 1875 Vinegar Cookies ½ cup sugar ½ cup butter ½ molasses 1 egg 1 teasp. Soda 1 teasp. Ginger 1 teasp. Vinegar Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 October 5th 1912 Molded Egg Salad Frances 12 hard-boiled eggs 2 tablespoons of unflavored gelatine ½ cup of cold water 1 cup of mayonnaise 1 […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 October 3rd 1875 Maple Sugar Cookies 1 cup maple sugar 1 egg 2/3 cup sour cream filled up with sour milk (to make a full cup, so 1/3 cup of the milk) 1 small teasp. soda Flour enough to mould, little nutmeg Mrs. H. Fuller Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 October 3rd 1912 Colonial […]
Stapleton Family Cookbook 1900 through the 1950s; Denver Colorado Mrs. Covey – Flo. Cedars 8/18 White Cookies ¾ C. sugar ¼ C. butter or 1 cup sour cream ¼ C. lard 2/3 cup butter & lard 1 egg ½ teas. Lemon ¼ cup sweet milk with 1 level T. soda dissolved Stir well. Flour to […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 July 21st 1875 Mama’s Cookies 2 eggs 1 ½ cups sugar 1 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon soda Flour enough to roll soft & cut. DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature here, I will add to this each day the recipes out of several books I have that are dated […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 July 3rd 1875 Mrs. O’Mara’s Cookies Heaping teaspoon salt 1 large cup sugar 1 large cup melted butter (the butter has been crossed out and lard put in place, but personally I would use the butter), beat together, little nutmeg, heaping teaspoon ginger, 1 cup sour milk with 1 teaspoon stirred in. […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 June 12th 1875 Meat Toast Mince your meat and spice or season it, little butter & (?) spread on slices of toasted bread. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 June 12th 1912 Sand Tarts ½ cup butter ¾ cups granulated sugar 2 eggs, reserve 1 white for tops 1 ¾ cups sifted flour 2 tsp. […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 27th 1912 Cookies Sarah Gordon (Good) ½ cup spry or Crisco ½ cup sugar Add 2 eggs well beaten 2 ½ cups flour 2 tsps. Baking powder ¼ tsps. salt 2 tsps. Vanilla Bake about 10 min. in a moderate oven Sand Tarts Mrs. Moist (Good) ½ cup butter 1 cup […]
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 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 […]