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November 27th, Thanksgiving and Christmas recipes; Squash Pie, Soft Gingerbread, Fruit Cake & Kris Kringle Stollen

Newington NH 1940’s through the 1960’s

November 1957

Squash Pie

Soft Gingerbread

Oct 1923 newspaper 1880s Franklinville NY

Thanksgiving mincemeat pie and crust (newspaper articles). This article says it could have come from the Custis family which is the same family name that Mrs. Martha Washington, wife of General George Washington, got several of her famous recipes. (Martha was the Widow of a Custis, before she married George) Including the amazing fruit cake of hers that starts out with “Take 40 eggs……”

Wilmington NC 1880’s through the 1930’s. Handwritten Book with lots of cutout recipes from other cookbooks.

Thanksgiving Cookies 1930’s

Four eggs – well beaten, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup butter. Cream all together. Flavor with lemon. 4 cups flour, 2 heaping teaspoons Royal Baking Powder.

Fruit Cookies

One-half pint brown sugar, 1 pint lard, ½ pint molasses, 1 cup sour milk, 1 heaping tablespoon soda, 2 heaping tablespoons cinnamon, 1 heaping tablespoon cloves and allspice, 1 pint currants, 1 pint chopped raisins, 1 pint nut meats. Flour to make a stiff dough. L.W.