Category: Gertsen and Dunn Family Cookbook 1920s

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January 19, 1930; Ham Loaf

Morrison Illinois 1910 – 1930 Gertsen/Dunn Family January 1930 Ham Loaf             Jan 1930/51                            1 lb. smoked lean ham 2 lb. lean pork 1 cup dried bread crumbs 2 eggs, well beaten 1 cup sweet milk A little salt & pepper 1 can tomato soup 1 cup bread crumbs Grind the meat, add the rest of […]

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August 23 1921; Cherry Pudding from the Gertsen/Dunn Family Cookbook

Gertsen/Dunn Family Morrison Illinois 1910 – 1930 Aug 23 – 1921    Cherry Pudding                                 4427 1 cup sweet milk ½ cup sugar 1 egg 2 teasp. Butter 2 cups flour Little salt 1 Tablesp. Of B.P. 1 cup cherries, drain juice off Steam 1 hr. Take the juice of cherries, thicken with cornstarch & add sugar, […]

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July 28, 1925; Dill Pickles The Gertsen-Dunn Family Cookbook

Morrison Illinois 1910 – 1930 July 28th 1925 Dill Pickles                                            6 quatrs of water, 4 cups vinegar, 1 lb. course salt, 1 heaping teasp. Powdered alum; boil & pour over pickles, hot.  Soak pickles 24 hrs.  Soak pickles 24 hrs. in cold clear water, scrub off & dry with cloth.  Pack in bottles; for every […]

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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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March 21, 1917; Baking Powder Biscuits

Morrison Illinois 1910 – 1930 Gertsen/Dunn Family Cookbook B.P. Biscuits (baking powder biscuits) March 21, 1917 Also see Feb. 20th for another baking powder Biscuit recipe. https://kitchenrecipetreasures.com/2022/02/20/february-20th-1959-orange-baking-powder-biscuits/ Visit my ebay store to find some great kitchen utensils and collectables to go along with these vintage and antique recipes. https://www.ebay.com/str/ozziesattic720?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

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DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR Family Names 1875 Burlington Vermont & 1912 Avondale Pennsylvania

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. Over the years, I have collected a lot of recipe boxes, old cook books and handwritten books.  In reading them, using the recipes to recreate flavors from the […]

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March 3rd, 1875 Sweet Pickle, 1912 Small Cakes (Mother’s Ginger Snaps) & 1917 B.P. (Baking Powder) Biscuits

Burlington Vermont 1875 March 3rd 1875 Sweet Pickle 7 lb. fruit 3 lb. sugar 1 ½ pints vinegar Cook until done Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 3rd 1912 Small Cakes                                                          Mother’s Ginger Snaps 1 qt. of Orleans Syrup 1 lb. of sugar 1 lb. of butter and lard 1 oz. cinnamon Cloves to taste 2 nutmegs […]