Burlington Vermont 1875

January 19th 1875

Lemon Pie

1 lemon –

Yolks of two eggs & one whole one –

1 cup sugar ½ cup sweet milk blended with – 1 teaspoonful of corn starch.

Use the whites of the other two eggs for frosting allow 3 tablespoonsful of sugar for one egg.  

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Avondale Pennsylvania 1912

January 19th 1912

Candied Mint Leaves                                        Mabel

Clean mint sprigs under running cold water.  Remove perfect leaves and lay out to dry.  Before they become brittle dry coat leaves with whipped white of egg diluted with one half teaspoon cold water.  Cover leaves with granulated sugar and lay on waxed paper to dry.  You can pack in an air tight container and keep in a dry place. 

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 or from calendar books

The list of names for the people who contributed recipes for these books are listed here;

https://kitchenrecipetreasures.com/2021/03/04/daily-recipes-by-calendar-family-names/

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