Burlington Vermont 1875 May 7th 1875 Angel Cake Take the whites of 11 eggs beat to a froth add 1 ½ cups powdered sugar 1 cup flour after it has been sifted 4 times. Then add 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, sift again add 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Bake in a new tin, do not […]
Category: Daily Calendar Recipes
Recipes from several books that are almanacs, yearly calendars, daily ledgers, and note books with dates in them. Also holiday recipes and commentaries for those special days of the year.
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 May 6th 1912 Muffins (1 doz) Bess ¼ cup butter ¾ cup sweet or sour milk 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg ¼ cup sugar Mix butter and sugar, then egg well beaten, then milk and flour. DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature here, I will add […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 May 5th 1912 Bran Muffins Mrs. Fairchilds 2 cups bran 1 cup flour ½ cup sour milk ¼ cup butter 1 teaspoon soda 1 tablespoon molasses 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 […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 May 4th 1875 Orange Cake Beat the whites of 3 and the yolks of 5 eggs separate. Stir to a cream 2 cups of sugar, ½ cup butter add the beaten eggs, & ½ cup cold water, 2 ½ cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder and the grated rind of one orange […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 May 3rd 1912 Short Cake Sister Low 1 qt. flour 1 good tablespoons lard 3 heaping teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon sugar A little salt Mix with water or milk. DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature here, I will add to this each day the recipes out of several books […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 May 2nd 1912 Corn Bread Bess 1 ½ cups corn meal 1 ½ cups white flour 1 ½ cups sweet milk ½ cup lard A little salt 2 small eggs 3 teaspoonsful baking powder 1 cup sugar In a book from Wallingford CT dates in the 1800’s I think the date on […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 May 1st 1875 Fruit Cake ½ cup molasses 1 cup sugar 5 eggs 1 teaspoon soda 5 cups flour 1 pint raisins 1 cup sweet milk 1 large cup currants Piece citron steam 3 hours dry in oven All kinds spice This makes 2 loaves. DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 30th 1912 Graham Bread Mrs. Cless 1 cup molasses, 1 pint Sw. milk 4 cups graham flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon soda Warm molasses till it foams, add one pound of raisins; sift soda, flour, and baking powder together, bake ¾ of hour. Sw. = sweet […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 April 29th 1875 Nut Cake 1 egg 1 cup sugar ¼ cup sweet milk 1 ½ cup flour 1 cup chopped raisins 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ lb. walnuts Stir 10 minutes. Bake in moderate oven. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 29th 1912 Carmel Ice Cream Mrs. Diemler 1 ½ cups milk 1/8 […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 April 27th 1875 Nut Cake no.2 Mrs. O.H. Danforth 1 ½ cups sugar ½ cup butter 2 ½ cups flour 1 teaspoon cream of tarter ½ teaspoon soda 3 eggs ¾ cup milk 1 cup any kind nuts This makes one loaf DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature here, I […]