Category: Specialty Cakes

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April 2nd, 1912 Grape-Nut Pudding & Nut Brittle Cream & from the Olson Family Cookbook, 1926 Fruit Cake

Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 2nd 1912 Grape-Nut Pudding Pour 1 cup of boiling water over ½ cup grape-nuts, let cool. ½ cup raisins or dates ½ cup sugar ½ tbls. Butter ½ cup nuts 2 eggs separated 1 tsp. cinnamon  Mix all, fold in egg whites last.  Bake ¾ hr.  Serve with whipped-cream. Nut Brittle […]

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March 26th, 1875 Mince Pies & 1912 Peanut butter Cookies

Burlington Vermont 1875 March 26th 1875 Josie Mince Pies 1 quart meat 2 quarts apples 1 pint molasses 1 pint vinegar 4 cups sugar 1 pint butter or 2 cups chopped suet 1 tablespoon cassia – all spice cloves ½ nutmeg – she says its good.  Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 26th 1912 Peanut-Butter Cookies                                                      Gary […]

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March 16th, 1875 Berry Pudding and Taylor Cakes named for a Speaker of the House from New York

Burlington Vermont 1875 March 16th 1875 Berry pudding 1 pint berries 1 pint sour milk 1 pint flour Salt & soda – steam two hours. Beat 1 pint sweet cream to froth.  Add whites of four eggs beat all together flavor to taste. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 16th 1912 Taylor Cakes                                                               Elizabeth Moffet 3 eggs […]