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May 26, 1932; Good Rocks (cookies) The Olson Family Cookbook

Olson Family Cookbook Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s   May 26th 1932 Snowing (30degrees) Good Rocks                           Mrs. OLO                                                     1 c. brown sugar ¾ c. shortening 3 eggs 2 c. oatmeal 2 c. flour 1 tsp. soda ½ c. sour milk 1 c. dates (raisins) ½ tsp. cinnamon Nuts Visit my ebay store to find […]

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Queen Elizabeth the II 70 year Jubilee for 2022. A celebration of special puddings for Her Majesty from Mary Berry airing on TV today. Plum Pudding Jubilee 1889; Debenham UK.

May 12th 2022 The Royal Jubilee for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the 2nd is being celebrated with a Pudding contest sponsored by Mary Berry; and they will be airing the special on television on May 12th.    have this wonderful old handwritten recipe book from Debenham, that has this Jubilee Pudding recipe from Queen Victoria’s […]

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May 5, 1943; Canning Chili Sauce and a Poem, When, from 1923

La Habra California 1930’s through 1960’s May 5 – 1943 Canning – Chili Sauce               15 ripe tomatoes                                 2 ½ tsp. salt 8 apples                                                 1 tsp. cinnamon 5 medium onions                                ½ tsp. cloves 2 c. sugar                                              ½ tsp. dry mustard 1 pt. vinegar                                        ¼ tsp. black pepper 1 green pepper (or more)                 2 tsp. celery […]

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May 5, 1932; The Olson Family Cookbook; Meat Patties in Casserole

Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s May 5th 1932  Meat Patties in Casserole                     (Good) 2/3 lb. of ground beef (sausage or fresh canned meats may be used) 1/3 lb. of ground cured ham 1 cupful of cooked rice 1 beaten egg 1 teaspoonful of prepared mustard Salt and pepper to taste Thick slices of large […]

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April 15th 1932; The Olson Family Cookbook; Jelly Roll, Coconut Cookies, Rosettes, Chocolate Filling

Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s   April 15th 1932 Baking a Jelly Roll        I just finished baking a jelly roll, putting in as filling chocolate frosting instead of jelly.  I really should have put in chokecherry jelly.  Now I am making one and one-half batches of Coconut Drop Cookies.  Mamma is making rosettes.  The […]

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Feb 22nd.  Washington’s Birthday

Freedom New York 1960’s – 90’s Washington Pie     Dubuque Iowa 1900 – 1957 From Martha’s recipe Book George Washington’s Favorite Cake Gingerbread Cream Pie Rum Cream Filling  Fairbanks Alaska in the early 1900’s Martha Washington Pie                  Glenburn Maine 1880’s For Washington Pie Falling Waters west Virginia 1800’s     Washington Cake This was set of very old, […]

1800's foods A Trip through Britain with Puddings, late 1800’s through early 1900’s Highbridge, Somerset UK 1898 - 1911 History admin 

A Trip through Britain with Puddings, late 1800’s through early 1900’s #13 Colchester Pudding

#13 Colchester Pudding Take a glass dish, put into it a thick layer of jam or stewed fruit, put 1 pint of milk on the fire.  Shred into it the rind of 1 lemon paring it finely.  Bring the milk to a boil then strain out the rind & sprinkle in 2 oz. large tapioca.  […]