Buriens, Washington 1920 – 1950 Handy Pastry Mix Keep a batch on hand for emergencies 8 cups Kitchen Craft flour 4 tsp. salt 2 2/3 cups shortening or lard Sift flour, measure; sift again with salt. Cut shortening into flour with knives or pastry blender until particles are size of small peas. Store covered in […]
Category: Thanksgiving Foods
Debenham UK 1800’s through the 1950’s; Miss Emily Moore Marmalade Sauce 2 teas. Cornflour, a little cold water, 2 tablespoon of marmalade, 1 tablespoon lemon squash or juice. Blend cornflour with water & put into a pan with marmalade & lemon juice or squash. Stir until simmering. Cook 3 to 4 mins. Christmas 1955 Cakes […]
Le Habra California 1930’s through 1960’s Fruit Cake (Cathryn Watts) ½ lb. (1 c.) butter 1 lb. raisins (nectars) ½ lb. (1 ½ c.) brown sugar 1 lb. candied cherries (left whole) 6 eggs ½ lb. candied pineapple (cut wedge shaped) 3 c. sifted flour ¼ lb. citron (long thin slices) {1/2 lb. mixed candied […]
Willmington North Carolina 1880 – 1928 Thanksgiving Cookies Four eggs – well-beaten, 2 cup sugar, 1 cup butter. Cream all together. Flavor with lemon. 4 cups flour, 2 heaping teaspoons Royal Baking Powder. Fruit Cookies One-half pint brown sugar, 1 pint lard, ½ pint molasses, 1 cup sour milk, 1 heaping tablespoon soda, 2 heaping […]
Betty Wallace Cider Cake 1 tea cup butter, 3 sugar, 1 cider, 4 or 5 eggs, 1 cup milk, 6 heaping spoons flour, 1 teaspoon soda wet with water, 2 brandy; Put in (?) thing mil first, then cider & flour. Pound Cake 1 lb. flour, 1 ld. Sugar, ¾ lb. butter, 10 eggs 8 […]
Anne Wrens cookbook Mid to Late 1800’s Soft Cookies 1 cup butter, 2 sugar, 3 eggs, 1 cup milk, 6 tea cups sugar, (? That is a lot of sugar, I am not certain of this measurement? This is probably flour, not sugar), 1 teaspoon soda, a little nutmeg or brandy. Lemon juice. […]
Greenwood Indiana Nov. 24th 1937 My Favorite Recipe Date Pudding 1 cup chopped Dates 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup boiling water Mix and let cool 1 ¼ cups flour 1 cup nuts 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. baking powder Pinch salt 2 beaten eggs. Add eggs after mixtures are combined. Bake in moderate […]
Anne Wrens cookbook November 24th 1894 Ann Campbell Pie Crust (this is a Puff paste) Half pound lard Half pound butter 1 ¼ pound butter One kitchen coffee cup of water, not full to the brim, so far from top Work the lard & butter into the flour with a knife, salt, leaving out just […]
Sheffield UK 1899 – 1928 Mincemeat 3 lbs. raisins 1 ½ lb. suet 2 lbs. currants 2 lbs. sultanas 2 lbs. apples 1 ½ lbs. sugar ½ lb. mixed peel 1 nutmeg 1 bottle brandy 2 lemons Miss Skaldholme Wrawley, 1908 Mince Pies One pound of suet, one pound of currents, one pound of sugar, […]
November 13, 1912 Carmichael CA 1918 – the 60’s Filled Cookies ½ c. short 1 c. sugar 2 eggs ½ c. butter 3 ½ c. flour ½ c. milk mixed with 1 tsp. soda 2 tsp. cr tartar 1 tsp. van Roll out thin & put filling between 2 cookies. Filling 1 c. dates, […]