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Olson Family Cookbook 1920’s – 30’s, two Jelly Roll Cakes and Rocks (cookies)

Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s Jelly Roll                3 eggs                           1 tsp. baking powder 1 cup sugar                 ¼ tsp. salt 1 tsp. milk                    1 cup flour Jelly                               1 tbsp. melted butter Beat egg whites until light, and gradually add the sugar and then the milk, flour, salt, baking powder, and melted butter.  Line a dripping […]

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Family Names and recipes from the Olson Family Cookbook, Sarius North Dakota, 1920’s and 30’s Brown Cookies, Pancakes & Sally Ann’s Cookies

Sarius North Dakota Olson Family Front of book has Mrs. K. Olson in a lovely Gothic Script and August 1925.  There is a signature of J.L. Olson, E. M. Olson, Mrs. Knute Olson, Sarius North Dakota Box 363, N. Emelie Olson January 1932.  On another page; May 26, 1932 Mrs. Knute Olson Sauris, North Dakota, […]

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Wimbledon UK 1860 – 1928, Honeycomb Gingerbread, Gingerbreads & Rusks

Honeycomb Gingerbread                     Mrs. Overman      1 lb. treacle 12 oz. butter Put in oven to melt 1 lb. flour                               a little grated ginger              Juice of ½ lemon ½ lb. sugar Mix all well together.  Spread it thin on a tin & bake it.  Roll it in when warm, light side outwards.  This sounds like a rolled […]

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January 1st 2022, 1800’s New Years Day Cookies, & 1940’s Ginger Punch with Oranges, Farmer’s Bishop, Mulled Cider, New Year’s Eggnog & Fashions of the year

2 1800’s cook books New Year’s Cookies. Saleratus – From the Latin sal aerates, meaning “aerated salt”.  A precursor to baking soda, it hit the market in 1840 and was a chalky powder used for the chemical leavening needed to produce carbon dioxide gas that gives the rise in your baked goods.  It was made […]

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Holiday Baking #60, Walnut Buns, Wheat Gems, Mock Mince Pie, Fruit Cake, Sugar Cookies

December 30th Holiday Baking #60 Worchester Mass.  1894 – 1930 Walnut Buns          Wheat gems              Mock mince Pie         Fruit Cake Mrs. Burr’s Sugar Cookies 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

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Holiday Treats #53, 1937 Christmas Candies, 1950’s – 2000 Sugarless Brownies, Holiday Cookies, Egg Yolk Cookies, Lemon Crackers

Holiday Treats #53 Greenwood Indiana 1937 Christmas Candies Peanut Brittle Penouchi Chocolate Fudge Taffy Fondant Pecan Rolls Caramel A great set of instructions and guides for measurements, times and temperatures.  From a book that has dates in it from the 1950’s through 2011; in Winfield Kansas.     Egg yolk Cookies Sugarless Brownies Holiday Cookies Lemon Crackers […]

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December 22nd; Holiday Baking #52 1928 Fruit Cake, X-mas Doughnuts & Cookies, Sugar cookies & Norwegian Julekake

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 […]

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December 21st, Holiday Baking #51, 1900 – 1920’s Mince Pies, 1880’s – 1920’s Cookies, Potato Cake, Fruit cakes, White Cookies, Candied Peel

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         […]

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Holiday Treats #49, Candy and Sugar Cookies

Holiday Baking #49 San Francisco California 1910 through 1950’s Philly Candy                                   Standard Divinity Candy              2 cups sugar ½ cup light corn syrup Pinch salt ½ cup hot water 2 egg whites 1 t. vanilla Dissolve sugar, syrup and salt in hot water, boil with-out stirring.  Pour to slow in beaten egg whites. Choc Philly Fudge                     […]