Burlington Vermont 1875

October 1st 1875

Dark Chocolate Cake

Over 2 oz. of chocolate cut in small pieces, (?) ½ cup boiling water.  Stir into this ¼ cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar.  Add 1 cup flour (little more) dissolve 1 teasp. Soda in ¼ cup sour milk and mix with other ingredients.  Add 1 egg & 1 teasp. Vanilla.

Avondale Pennsylvania 1912

October 1st 1912

Canned Lima Beans

Sterilize jars, pack beans in cold, add 1 teaspoon of salt to a quart jar.  Fill jars to within ½ in of top with boiling water.  Heat water in canner until it is about same temperature as beans.  Place jars in canner, keep water at nick of jars.  Boil 3 hours.

Alma’s Canner Recipe. 

Canned Cranberries

4 cups sugar (boil 5 min)

4 cups water

2 qts. Berries

Add berries until they pop, jar while hot.

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.

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