January 1st 2022, 1800’s New Years Day Cookies, & 1940’s Ginger Punch with Oranges, Farmer’s Bishop, Mulled Cider, New Year’s Eggnog & Fashions of the year
2 1800’s cook books
New Year’s Cookies.
Saleratus – From the Latin sal aerates, meaning “aerated salt”. A precursor to baking soda, it hit the market in 1840 and was a chalky powder used for the chemical leavening needed to produce carbon dioxide gas that gives the rise in your baked goods. It was made by adding carbonic acid to pearlash, changing the potassium carbonate into potassium bicarbonate.
It had replaced pearlash as the choice of leavening by 1850 but was soon replaced by baking soda in 1860; although baking soda was also called saleratus for a while; I have found recipes into the early 1900’s using the word saleratus instead of baking soda.
To substitute; per 1 teaspoon of saleratus, 1 ¼ teaspoons of baking soda.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate
Oven temperatures are seldom given in the old books and recipes; most times the only say something like a slow oven or quick oven. These are the equlivent to today’s oven temperatures;
A very slow oven equals 250 to 275 degrees.
A slow oven equals 300 to 325 degrees.
A moderate oven equals 350 to 375 degrees.
A hot or quick oven equals 375 to 400 degrees.
A very hot oven equals 400 to 450 degrees.
Ravenna Ohio 1880 – 1940’s
New Years Fashion and Punch
Ginger Punch with Oranges.
Farmer’s Bishop
Mulled Cider
New Years Eggnog
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