Ravenna Ohio 1880’s – 1940’s January 1931 Strawberry Jam Cook one quart of berries at a time (hull and wash) Add 2 cups of sugar. Boil for 5-minutes, add two more cups of sugar and two teaspoons of lemon juice, and boil 10 minutes. It is essential that you cook one quart at a time. […]
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Sheffield UK 1899 – 1928 Plum Puddings #1 Half a pound of suet, half a pound of currants, half a pound of raisins, half a pound of sugar, three quarters of a pond of bread, one ounce of citron, one ounce of candied peel, one nutmeg, 8 eggs, a glass (?) of brandy, and a […]
Holiday Baking and Cooking 2022 November 8th 1974 Gilbert Illinois 50’s – 81 Chicago Sun-Times Fri., Nov. 8,1974 Kolach 6 to 7 cups flour, divided 1/3 cup water 1/2 cup sugar ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) margarine ¾ teaspoon salt 4 eggs at room temperature, divided 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel 2 tablespoons milk 1 […]
Stapleton Family Cookbook 1900 through the 1950s; Denver Colorado I think this is called Out of Time Bread but it is very faint so I am not certain; however, it does look like a bread. Laura S. (?A t King) Sept 8 – 192? 2 cups sugar 2 cups white flour 4 cups graham flour […]
Stapleton Family Cookbook 1900 through the 1950s; Denver Colorado Brown Bread Mrs. Covey – Diehl – Flo Aug 1918 2 cups graham flour 1 cup white ½ cup sugar ½ cup molasses 2 cups milk (sour) Salt to taste 1 t soda 1 cup raisins Steam 3 hrs. – uncover and put in oven ½ […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s July 2nd 1931 A Eulogy to a Stove Today is perhaps the last day in a long time that we shall have the privilege of using the old range. After some 25 years of good and faithful service, it deserves our whole – hearted appreciation. On this momentous day […]
Le Habra California 1930’s through 1960’s June 27, 1948 Fudge Squares 6-27-1948 ½ C. butter (use half Crisco) 1 C. walnuts 2 sqs. Baker’s Choc.; melt 1 C. sugar 2/3 C. flour 2 egg separated. Beat whites stiff ½ tsp. vanilla Cream butter and sugar add yolks & choc. Add flour, vanilla. Fold in egg […]
Buriens Washington 1920’s – 50’s May 10th 1941 Meat-Balls 12 lbs. pork shoulder 23 lbs. beef 1 quart cream “table” (I think this means the cream you would use at table) 2 cups corn starch 2 cups cracker crumbs 1 ¼ cup salt 3 teaspoons ginger 2 teaspoons pepper 2 teaspoons nutmeg ½ teaspoon cloves […]
April 1918 Some of the words are very difficult to read and I had to guess on some of them. If I could not read the words at all I put them in parentheses with a question mark. As with all recipes like these, use your own experience and knowledge to make them your interpretations […]
Winfield Kansas 1950’s – 2011 Oven temps Cake Directions Pastry Weights & Measures Ravenna Ohio 1880’s – 1940’s Oven Test Pittsburg PA 1900 – 30’s Oven Temps Cambridge Minnesota 1930’s Cake Hints 2 1800’s cookbooks Yeast Yeast How to Recipes, Make Your Own Basics…. In these difficult days of higher prices, supply shortages, and people […]