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.

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July 23, 1931; Ice Cream Social, Caramel Cake and Chocolate Cake. The Olson Family Cookbook

Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s July 23rd 1931 Preparations for Ice Cream Social This forenoon preparations are being made for the Ice Cream Social to be held this evening at Otto K Olson’s.  Millie baked a Burnt Sugar Cake and I made a Chocolate Cake, which is not guaranteed to look red after it […]

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July 17, 1903; Molasses Candy, Sugar Candy, Peanut Candy, Coconut Bars, Fudge, Kisses & Chocolate Candy

Gertsen/Dunn Family Cookbook 1910 – 1930’s Morrison Illinois July 17th 1903   Molasses Candy                                   2 cups molasses, 1 cup sugar, ¼ cup water, 1 teaspoon cream tartar; stir while boiling until brittle in water.  Cool and pull. Sugar Candy 3 cups sugar, 1 cup water, ½ teaspoon cream tartar, butter size of an acorn.  Boil until […]

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July 16, 1923; Pineapple cake and July 16, 1903; Tomato Gravy

Gertsen/Dunn Family Cookbook 1910 – 1930’s Morrison Illinois Pineapple Cake                                                       Cream together: 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter Add 2 well beaten eggs ½ cup milk, then stir in2 cups flour sifted several times with 1 teasp. B.P.  Bake in layers Filling Boil: 2 cups sugar with 2/3 cups cream for ten minutes, take […]

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July 1956; Chocolate Chews and Chocolate Macaroons

Stapleton Family Cookbook 1900 through the 1950s; Denver Colorado Mrs. Larkin 7/56 Chocolate Chews                  ½ c. shortening 1 2/3 sugar                          2 c. sifted flour 2 tsp. vanilla                       2 tsp. B.P. 2 eggs                                  ½ tsp. salt 2 1oz. sqrs.                         1/3 c. milk Chocolate melted         ½ c. black walnuts ½ c. sifted 4x sugar Cream shortening, […]

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July 9, 1937; Cream Drop Cookies

Le Habra California 1930’s through 1960’s (pics in 2019) July 1937 Cream Drop Cookies      635 1 ½ c. sugar                          1 c. sour cream 2 eggs beaten                      ½ c. butter 1 level t. soda                      1 heaping t. Bkpd. 3 2/3 c. flour                        vanilla                      salt Mabel Helwig – July 1937 Visit my ebay store to find some […]