Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s July 23rd 1931 Preparations for Ice Cream Social This forenoon preparations are being made for the Ice Cream Social to be held this evening at Otto K Olson’s. Millie baked a Burnt Sugar Cake and I made a Chocolate Cake, which is not guaranteed to look red after it […]
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Holiday Baking #15 Chico California 1900 through the 1940’s Cheap Fruit Cake 1 cup brown sug, ½ cup butter, 1 cup each raisins, nuts, currants and citron; orange & lemon peel if liked, 1 table spn. Mixed spices, ½ tea spn. Salt. Stir all together and let boil one min. Set off to cool and […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 November 5th 1875 Chocolate Cake Yolk of one egg 1 cup sugar – salt Butter or lard – size of egg 1 ½ cup flour ½ cup (?) pour boiling ter on to dissolve, then fill cup with sweet milk 1 teaspoon cream tartar ½ soda – flavor – use boiled frosting. […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 October 1st 1875 Dark Chocolate Cake Over 2 oz. of chocolate cut in small pieces, (?) ½ cup boiling water. Stir into this ¼ cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar. Add 1 cup flour (little more) dissolve 1 teasp. Soda in ¼ cup sour milk and mix with other ingredients. Add […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 September 7th 1875 Rhubarb Marmalade Ella Rovell’s 2 lbs. rhubarb cut up 3 lbs. sugar 2 lemons, juice and grated rind ½ lb. eng. Walnuts, chopped (English Walnuts) Boil 20 minutes, or until thick. DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature here, I will add to this each day the recipes […]
Stapleton Family Cookbook 1900 through the 1950s; Denver Colorado Mrs. Covey – Flo. Cedars 8/18 Chocolate Cake ½ cup sugar ½ cup milk 2 squares Bakers Chocolate Cook & when cool add 1 egg yolk Cream ½ cup sugar, butter size of an egg ½ cup milk 1 ¼ cups flour sifted with 1 T. […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 May 17th 1875 Chocolate Cake 2 eggs 1 cup sugar ½ cup melted butter ½ cup grated chocolate ½ cup milk 1 ½ flour Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 May 17th 1912 “Waffles” (Herman Rec) 2 cups flour (bread) 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs (beaten separately) 2 cups milk 4 […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 May 15th 1875 Chocolate Cake 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter ½ cup melted Chocolate ½ cup milk 1 ¼ cup flour ½ teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cream tartar Scant measure for butter & chocolate Mrs. E.S.C. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 May 15th 1912 Peach Cake ½ cup sugar ½ cup milk 1 […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 January 12th 1875 Seed Cake One cup of butter; two of white sugar, three eggs, half a cup of seeds, and flour enough to make a stiff paste. Roll it very this, with sugar instead of flour on board, and cut it in rounds. Bake it about fifteen minutes. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 […]