1800's foods Daily Calendar Recipes admin 5 years agoNovember 24, 2021

February 7th, 1875 Washington Pie & 365 days of the year Special Recipes

This series of recipes are from two little books that have 365 recipes, one for every day of the year, from 1900 and 1903. The first is;

365 Dinner Dishes: A Dinner Dish for Every Day of the Year.

Selected from Table Talk, Good Housekeeping, Boston Cooking School Cook Book, and Others, 1903.

365 Desserts: A Dessert for every Day of the Year.

Selected from Marion Harland, Mr. Lincoln, Good Housekeeping, Table Talk and Others, 1900.

February

7^th – Tomato Salad With Shrimp.

Cut in half six large tomatoes; scoop out the centers. Let these stand in a French dressing for half an hour. Open a can of shrimps, clean them and put them into the French dressing. Arrange a platter with lettuce leaves; stand the tomatoes on them; fill the centers with the shrimp; put a spoonful of mayonnaise on top of each and serve.

7^{th –} Baked Custard.

One quart of milk, 5 eggs, 6 heaping tablespoonfuls of sugar, ½ of a nutmeg. Stir all well together. Put in a baking dish and bake until you can stick in the blade of a knife and it comes out dry; about ½ hour.