Avondale Pennsylvania 1912

September 21st 1912

Canned Beans                                             Sarah White

Boil Beans with a little salt till nearly done, put ½ teaspoon salicylic acid in the bottom of 1 qt. jar, and fill with beans and juice, seal tight, turn upside down until cold. 

Pepper Relish

24 red, green and yellow peppers

6 large onions

Grind well thru large grinder, scald and drain.

4 level tsp. salt

2 cups sugar

1 tbsp. mustard seed, cover with vinegar and cook 15 or 20 minutes.  After peppers and onions are ground put in a pan and pour boiling water over and drain at once. 

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/

Stapleton Family Cookbook 1900 through the 1950s; Denver Colorado

Fried Cakes                                     Mrs. Hawley – Flo. Cedars 8/18

2 eggs, unbeaten

1 cup sugar (big)

3 ts. Hot compound (? Compound. In thinking about this, I believe it is the fat, such as Crisco shortening)

1 t salt

1 cup sour cream or buttermilk

2 cups sifted flour

2 ts. Hot water

¼ t ginger

½ T grated nutmeg

1 t soda

If buttermilk is used, use 2 ts. Shortening.

Make 3 doz. Cakes

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