Burlington Vermont 1875

March 21st 1875

To cure Hams

50 lbs. meat

1 ½ gallon water

3 lbs. salt

3 oz salt peter

½ pt molasses boil & skim – pour on cold for four pails full or 12 gallons use

24 lbs salt

24 oz salt peter

4 pts (not sure what word this is?)

Avondale Pennsylvania 1912

March 21st 1912

Peanut Cookies                                                            Alma (Good)

8 tbsps. Butter

8 tbsps. Sugar

2 eggs

8 tbsps. & tsp. milk

2 tsp. baking powder

4 tsp. vanilla

Peanuts amount desired

Cream butter & sugar Add milk and egg.  Mix thoroughly, sift in flour – and baking powder.  Add vanilla and peanuts.  Drop by spoonsful on greased sheet.  Bake 12 to 15 minutes in 300 oven. 

Also Havertown PA

March 21^st 1885

Victoria Cake

For Mrs. Holland

1 ½ cups of sugar

2 cups of flour

½ cup of butter

½ cup of milk

2 eggs

2 teaspoonsful of sea foam

I am not certain what sea foam is? 

Ah-ha! These recipes from the same book have a sea-foam powder as part of the recipes; it is a baking powder.