Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s 8-6-1936 Recipe For Yeast 2 cups buttermilk 2 cups white cornmeal 1 ½ cakes yeast soaked in a little water Bring the buttermilk to the boiling point, stirring to keep the curd fine. Stir in the cornmeal, take off the stove and let cool to lukewarm, then add the […]
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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 […]
Canton CT 1950’s through the 60’s Try LBJ’s Cake (Lindon B. Johnson) Joan Kennedy (Ted Kennedy’s Wife) Mamie’s Million Dollar Fudge (Mamie Eisenhower) Lincoln’s Favorite cake (at least according to this recipe!) Fairbury Nebraska 1930 – 1955 Gaithersburg Maryland 1904 Jackson Cakes 1 lb. sugar 1 cup butter 1 cup thick milk 5 cups flour […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s Cinnamon Rolls 2 c. milk ¼ cup butter 1 tsp. salt 1 cake compressed yeast 2 tbsp. sugar ¼ c. lukewarm water 6 ½ c. flour (more or less) Roll out sponge to ½ inch thickness, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Roll up the dough […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s January 26th 1933 Bread ¼ cup brown sugar 1 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. butter ½ tsp. soda 2 cups buttermilk or sour milk 2 ½ cups white flour 3 cups whole wheat, graham or rye Mix the dough. Take dough about size of spoon and put on table. Use […]
Burien WA 1920’s – 50’s 12-28-1932 Jell-O or Gelatine Salad 1 pkg. lemon jello or gelatine 1 c boiling water 1 c pine-apple juice 1 c chopped celery 1 c chopped carrots ½ c pineapple Little salt When jello cools, add the other ingredients. Set out to harden. Holiday Fruit Cookies Mix together thoroughly 1 […]
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 […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 April 6th 1875 Buckwheat Cake 1 pint buttermilk A little more than ½ pint buckwheat 1 teaspoon sugar A little salt Saleratus Enough to sweeten milk Bake in thin sheets in quick Saleratus – From the Latin sal aerates, meaning “aerated salt”. A precursor to baking soda, it hit the market in […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 April 4th 1875 Graham Gems 1 cup graham flour 1 tablespoon butter 2/3 cup Buttermilk 1 tablespoon sugar 1 egg well beaten Scant teaspoon soda Beat well, grease tins and have them hot, bake in quick oven. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 4th 1912 Nesselrode Pie or Pudding Frances 1 tbsp. (?)plain gelatin […]
Spring Chocolate Torte – party type 1 c. butter, creamed with 2 c. sugar; beat 4 egg whites stiff, 2 ½ c. cake flr. 1 t. soda, ½ t. salt. Pour ½ c. boiling water over 1 bar german sweet choc & heat til melted; add 4 egg yolks & 1 t. vanilla to creamed […]