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January 21, 1940; Apple Crisp

Le Habra California 1930 – 1960’s January 1940 Apple Crisp        6 apples                     1 c brown sugar ¼ lb. butter               1 c flour Peel and slice apples Cream butter, flour and sugar.  Sprinkle aver apples – Bake ½ hour in moderate oven.  Serve with cream. Jan 1940 – Mrs. Rightmire Oven temperatures are seldom given in […]

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Holiday Foods 2022: December 18, Early 1900’s; Brown Sugar Hard Sauce & Boiled Raisin Cake

Buriens, Washington 1920 – 1950   Brown Sugar Hard Sauce       ¼ cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 3=2 T. cream Cream butter – add sugar then cream, add nuts – & dates if wanted.  Boiled Raisin Cake           4 c. seedless raisins                        ½ tsp. ground nutmeg 1 c. brown sugar                             ¼ tsp. ground cloves 1 c. hot […]

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Holiday Foods 2022: December 17, Early 1900’s; Potato Candy, Eagle Brand Chocolate Fudge, Taffy & Penuche

Buriens, Washington 1920 – 1950   Potato Candy                 ½ c mashed Pot (potatoes) 1/8 t. salt 1 lb. sifted P. Sugar (powdered sugar) ½ t. vanilla 1 c pnut butter (peanut butter) Mash potatoes, add P. sugar & salt.  Roll out on board sprinkled with powd. Sugar, spread with pnut butter.  Roll up like cinnamon rolls […]

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Holiday Foods 2022: December 16, Early 1900’s; Sugar Cookies, Sour Cream Cookies, Brown Sugar Drop Cookies

Buriens, Washington 1920 – 1950   Sour Cream Cookies     2 cups sugar 1 cup shortening 1 cup sour cream 5 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 2 teaspoons B.Powder Lemon extract 2 eggs From Mrs. Hammer Sugar Cookies            Josephine’s Sugar Cookies Taken from Tom Tinker school book 1 ½ cups sugar ½ cup butter or Crisco 2 […]

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Holiday Foods 2022: December 7, 1936; Dream Bars

Le Habra California 1930’s through 1960’s Dream Bars                   Part 1: ½ c. of butter ½ c. brown sugar 1 c. flour Mix together and pat in flat pan.  Bake in moderate oven until medium brown; about 10 minutes. 400degree oven. Part 2: 2 eggs                    1 c. brown sugar                     1 t. vanilla ½ t. salt                 1 […]

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November 28, 1880’s through 1928; Thanksgiving Cookies & Fruit Cookies.

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 […]

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November 24, 1937; My Favorite Recipe – Date Pudding & Sauce for Date Pudding

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 […]

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November 5, 1800’s; Parkin or Bonfire Sticky Gingerbread for Bonfire Night.

November 5, Debenham UK 1800’s to 1950’s Emily Moore Bonfire and Parkin November Andover Hampshire UK 1800’s  Parkin is traditionally served on Guy Fawkes Day in November; it is a spicy, gooey gingerbread type of cake but made with oatmeal instead of flour.  I am told this is specifically a Yorkshire Parkin recipe. Parkin                             1 […]