Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s

Jelly Roll               

3 eggs                           1 tsp. baking powder

1 cup sugar                 ¼ tsp. salt

1 tsp. milk                    1 cup flour

Jelly                               1 tbsp. melted butter

Beat egg whites until light, and gradually add the sugar and then the milk, flour, salt, baking powder, and melted butter.  Line a dripping pan with buttered or oil paper, turn in the mixture, spread evenly, bake 12 minutes in a moderate oven.  When baked, turn on a cloth covered with powdered sugar.  Cut a thin off of sides and ends of cake, spread with jelly while still hot, and roll up cake by means of the cloth.  Keep roll in shape until cake cools.

Rolling must be done quickly while cake is hot, to prevent cracking. 

Jelly Roll                        

1 cup sugar

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

½ teaspoon soda

1 pinch salt

4 eggs

Rocks

½ cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 cup oatmeal

1 ½ cups sour milk

1 heaping teaspoon soda

1 cup raisins

Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, Flour.

INGREDIENT REFERENCES and MEASUREMENTS

I have found several references that explains the equivalents to our modern measurements.  Just a few examples are;

Gill – Pronounced Jill; equal to a quarter of a pint; or four fluid ounces which equals ½ cup. 

Lump of (something) the size of a Turkey’s egg – equals 4 ounces

Lump of (something) the size of a chicken’s egg – equals 2 ounces.

Lump of Butter the size of a walnut – equals 1 ounce. (can also be 1 rounded tablespoon)

A Victorian measurement of a wine glassful, will not be the wine glass we think of today.  They were much smaller, about ¼ cup to ½ cup.  So, when using a recipe that askes for a wine glass full be sure to use a lot less than you would think about using from today’s size of glass.

Quite a few of these recipes call for; a coffee cupful. A teacup full, and a wineglass full.

A coffee cupful = 1 cup.

A tea cupful = 1/3 cup, I have also found it to be ¾ cup.

A wine glassful = ¼ cup, ½ gill or 4 T.

A Tumbler = ½ pint or 1 cup

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.

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