December 29th West Petersborough 1920’s – the 40’s Mother’s Sugar Cookies 1 cup butter 2 tsp. Bak. Powder 2 cup sugar ¼ tsp. soda 4 eggs ¼ tsp. nutmeg Enough flour to roll When rolled, sprinkle with sugar, press down with roll pin, cut out and bake. Wedding Cake Made in Salem in 1845 5 […]
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Berwin Illinois 1950’s through 1980’s. Eggless, Butterless, Fruit Cake Mary’s Cake Recipe 2 cups raisins (the dark raisins preferred) 2 cups brown sugar 2 cups dates 1 cup (??) (I prefer Crisco) Place these ingredients in a sauce pan and simmer for 20 minutes. Then let this cool and then add the dry ingredients. Sifted […]
Holiday Baking #55 Fleetwood PA 1917 through 1940’s Brandy sauce and Eggnog Eggnog Christmas Here is an easily made eggnog, said to have come from the files of old Delmonico’s. Have a punch bowl large enough to hold three quarts. Crack eight fresh eggs, separate yolks from whites. Whip whites to a light froth. Add […]
Berwin Illinois 1950’s through the 1980’s Christmas Cake Baked 12/23/77 3 c. dark raisins (1 box) 3 c. dark brown sugar (1 box) 3 c. water (or black coffee) 1 ½ c. Crisco (can) Place in a sauce pan – simmer 20 min. – cool – Then add dry ingredients: Sifted 3 times 5 ¼ […]
December 22nd Holiday Baking #52 Dubuque Iowa dated 1900 through 1957 Fruit Cake X-mas Doughnuts Sugar Cookies X-mas Cookies Buriens Washington 1920’s through the 50’s Norwegian Julekake Delicious and Easy to Make, It says here By Jane Eads Washington, Dec. 22. – Mme. Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne, wife of the Norwegian ambassador here has a […]
December 21st Holiday Baking #51 Sheffield UK 1903 – 1928 Mince Pies One pound of Suet, one pound of currants, one pound of sugar, three quarters of a pound of raisins, one ounce of candied peel, one ounce of citron and a little Brandy. Spokane Valley Washington late 1800’s through the early 1900’s White Cookies […]
Holiday Baking #50 Fairfield IL 1916 – 1960 (pics in 2020 june) December 20th 1932 Bula Richardson Caramel recipe ½ cake chocolate 1 pound granulated sugar ¼ pound butter 1 cup table syrup 1 cup cream or milk 1 tablespoon vanilla Pinch soda Boil 20 minutes, let cool, put in buttered pan and cut in […]
December 17th Pasadena California in the early 1900’s Chocolate Walnut Wafers ¼ cup butter ¼ cup milk ½ cup powdered sugar 1 cup sifted flour 2 sq. Choc. 1/8 teasp. Salt ¼ teasp. Cinnamon ¾ cup walnuts Cream together the shortening, salt & sugar. Add the grated Choc. & cinnamon & blend thoroughly. Add the […]
Holiday Baking #46 Schaumburg Illinois 1930’s – 60’s Angel Pie Eggnog Pie Fudge Spritz Cookies White Fruit Cake Potato Pancakes Walnut Torte Visit my ebay store to find some great kitchen utensils and collectables to go along with these vintage and antique recipes. https://www.ebay.com/str/ozziesattic720?_trksid=p2047675.l2563
December 14th Just for fun, lets keep looking at some more 1800’s recipes. Newberry Vermont 1864 through 1877 Cookies 5 cups of flour 1 cup of butter 2 cups of sugar 1 egg & a little rose water 1 teaspoonful of Saleratus Caraway Mrs. Wrights Cookies 8 cups of flour 2 cups of white sugar […]