Holiday Treats #12 Casper Wyoming 1900 through 1920’s Mince Meat 4# lean meat chopped fine 3# suet, 8# apples chopped fine 2# currants, 2# raisins, 1# citron 6# brown sugar, 1pt. Molasses 1 lemon chopped fine 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon allspice ½ tablespoon cloves 2 tablespoons salt Wet with qt. cider or vinegar Cook […]
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Holiday Baking A lot of fruit cakes are better if made in advance and stored in an air tight container for a while (sometimes for months ahead). I will be adding recipes all through the next two months, I have a lot of them! Albany New York 1902 through 1940’s Heinze Mincemeat Fruit Cake ½ […]
#10 Date Pudding Required; Dates, apples, bread-crumbs, milk, butter. Method: Stone and chop the dates, place a layer of them in a greased pie dish, cover with a layer of breadcrumbs & a few slices of apples, then more dates & so on till the dish is filled. The last layer should be crumbs and […]
Holiday Treats Albany New York 1902 through 1940’s Christmas Fudge 3 cups gran. Sugar ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup thin cream 1 tablespoon butter 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ cup chopped nut meats ¼ cup chopped dates ¼ cup candied cherries Place sugar, cream of tartar, salt and cream […]
Ellen Packard Nov 3rd 1864, Creeping Hall Miss Packard was waxing lyrical about a pudding, I enjoy these very interesting commentaries from the ladies of this time. The creativity is amazing and this is a very nice poem. Paradise Pudding If you’d have a good pudding Pray mind what you’re taught Take 2 pennyworth of […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 October 4th 1875 Cocoanut Cookies 1 egg 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup butter 2 tb. Sweet milk (tablespoons) 1 cup cocoanut. Let stand in milk for 30 mins. 1 teasp. Cream tartar ½ teasp. soda Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 October 4th 1912 Grape Juice 10 lbs. grapes, mash & pick from stones, weigh, […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 September 24th 1912 Apple Relish Ruth Mertz 2 doz. Ripe tomatoes 10 onions 1 doz apples 6 green mangoes 1 red mango 1 stalk celery 3 cups sugar 2 cups vinegar 3 tbsp. salt Cook 1 hr. Put through coarse grinder, makes 8 pts. Cook in salt water all except mangoes and […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 September 15th 1875 Eulalie’s Salad Dressing 2 eggs 1 t. Sugar 1 t salt 1 t flour 1 t mustard ¾ cup sweet milk ½ cup vinegar Butter size of egg Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 September 15th 1912 Apple Mint jelly 1 cup chopped mint leaves and tender stems ¼ cup boiling water […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 September 8th 1875 Snow Ball Pudding Josie McKean ½ cup butter 1 cup sugar Whites of 3 eggs beaten to a stiff froth 1 teaspoon cream tartar, ½ teaspoon soda 1 cup sweet milk 2 cup flour Flavor with vanilla Beat thoroughly and fill cups half full. Steam half hour. Serve with […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s Aug 27 1925 Cabbage and Apple Salad 3 c. shredded cabbage sour cream 1 c. chopped apple vinegar Salt and paprika sugar Mix cabbage and apple and season lightly with salt, sugar and paprika. Toss with silver fork till seasoning is well mingled, and add just enough thick sour […]