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August 23 1921; Cherry Pudding from the Gertsen/Dunn Family Cookbook

Gertsen/Dunn Family Morrison Illinois 1910 – 1930 Aug 23 – 1921    Cherry Pudding                                 4427 1 cup sweet milk ½ cup sugar 1 egg 2 teasp. Butter 2 cups flour Little salt 1 Tablesp. Of B.P. 1 cup cherries, drain juice off Steam 1 hr. Take the juice of cherries, thicken with cornstarch & add sugar, […]

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July 16, 1923; Pineapple cake and July 16, 1903; Tomato Gravy

Gertsen/Dunn Family Cookbook 1910 – 1930’s Morrison Illinois Pineapple Cake                                                       Cream together: 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter Add 2 well beaten eggs ½ cup milk, then stir in2 cups flour sifted several times with 1 teasp. B.P.  Bake in layers Filling Boil: 2 cups sugar with 2/3 cups cream for ten minutes, take […]

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February 14th, Valentine’s Day 1930’s through the 1970’s; Meringue Hearts, Valentine Cake, Sweetheart Cherry Cake, Cheese Hearts & Apple Strudel

Berwin IL 1950’s – 80’s An Apple Strudel Fit For Royalty Chicago Sun-Times Feb. 14th 1969 Rockport MA 1931 – 50s Feb 14th 30’s through 50’s Valentine Meringue Heart Sheboygan Wisconsin 1940’s through the 1960’s. Canton CT from the 1950’s through the 1970’s. February 1962 Richmond Virginia 1930’s through the 50’s Visit my ebay store […]

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Holiday Baking #33 X-mas candy and party snacks, Cakes, Kuchen, Kringle, Egg Nog And Punch

Holiday Baking #33 Mansfield MO 1970’s – 1990’s.  All kinds of recipes for Holiday Candies, Snack Treats and more!                            My Mother used to make this special and easy treat; it is really good.  Soda Cracker Candy                               Party Mixer’s Vinegar Taffy                                          Butterless, Milkless, Eggless Cake        Christmas Coffee Cake from Frozen bread Dough    Apple Kuchen […]

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Holiday Baking #25, Cherry Christmas Tree Cake, Kringlors, Jul-Glug (drink), Mincemeat Pie

Holiday Baking #25 Largo Florida in the 1960’s through 1990’s Cherry Christmas Tree Cake                 Serves 30.        Kringlors                          ½ lb. butter ½ lb. Crisco – melted 1 egg 1 c. sugar 1 pt. milk (2 cups) 4 tsp. baking powder Flour enough so you can roll out dough. Bake 375 Dip in sugar before […]

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Washington’s Birthday February 22nd in the 1950’s Cherry Pie and decoration ideas

These are from a nice set of books I got from Columbus, Wisconsin, belonging to a Mrs. Corinne Christians; they are mostly dated in the 1950’s, except one book is dated in the 1920’s.  She was likely a secretary as a lot of the recipes are written in shorthand; I will need to find someone […]