Burlington Vermont 1875

May 7th 1875

Angel Cake

Take the whites of 11 eggs beat to a froth add 1 ½ cups powdered sugar

1 cup flour after it has been sifted 4 times.  Then add 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, sift again add 1 teaspoon of vanilla. 

Bake in a new tin, do not grease.  Bake40 minutes.

Avondale Pennsylvania 1912

May 7th 1912

Cream Pie  (4 pies)                                               Mrs. Reinhold

Line the plates with pie paste.  To make the crums take 3 cups of flour, 1 cup sugar, ½ cup lard, pinch of salt; mix this well with the hands,

1 cup N.O. molasses

1 cup boiling water

1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in boiling water. 

Molasses and soda together, then stir in the crums, saving a few to sprinkle on the top.  Spices to taste.

N.O. Molasses = New Orleans Molasses; crums = crumbs

Pie Crust                                                                Aunt Liza

1 large granite spoon of lard

2 cups flour

Mix flour and lard

Mix with ice water

Roll lightly for one pie.  Little salt.

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/

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