Burlington Vermont 1875

September 3rd 1875

“Way Down East Pudding”

Mix together one cupful of oatmeal, one-half cupful of flour and a cupful of sugar and a cupful of currants, a teaspoonful of soda and two of cream of tartar.  Pour into a two-quart basin and steam three hours.  Serve with vanilla sauce or with a hard sauce, as preferred. 

Down-east is a slang term that locals use for the state of Maine. 

Avondale Pennsylvania 1912

September 3rd 1912

Canned Corn

8 cups corn

1 cup sugar

¼ cup salt “scant”

1 tablespoon boric acid

Mix together one cupful of oatmeal, one-half cupful of flour and a cupful of sugar and a cupful of currants, a teaspoonful of soda and two of cream of tartar.  Pour into a two-quart basin and steam three hours.  Serve with vanilla sauce or with a hard sauce, as preferred. 

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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