October 1905 Albany New York 1902 – 1940 Cousin Libbie Cole Spanish Relish 6 large cucumbers 2 large onions 4 quarts green tomatoes 2 heads cabbage 6 green peppers 2 red peppers, chop, add 1 cup salt; let stand over night, drain. 1 large bunch celery, then add; 1 oz. white mustard seed ½ oz. […]
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Morrison Illinois 1910 – 1930 July 28th 1925 Dill Pickles 6 quatrs of water, 4 cups vinegar, 1 lb. course salt, 1 heaping teasp. Powdered alum; boil & pour over pickles, hot. Soak pickles 24 hrs. Soak pickles 24 hrs. in cold clear water, scrub off & dry with cloth. Pack in bottles; for every […]
Stapleton Family Cookbook 1900 through the 1950’s Mrs. Altman June 5, 1931 Perfection Salad 1 ts. Gelatine in ¼ cup cold water ¼ cup mild vinegar ½ cup shredded cabbage 1 ts. Lemon juice 1 cup celery 1 cup boiling water 1 pimento or 1 ts. Green pepper 1/8 cup sugar ½ ts. Salt (I […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 September 16th 1875 Salad Dressing Tested This will keep. One heaping tablespoonful butter, 1 rounded tablespoon of flour; put in a small frying pan on the stove and stir until hot and smooth, then add 1 cupful of milk. Have mixed in a bowl 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, […]
Sheboygan WI 1940’s – 60’s (pics in 2019 sept) September 14th 1941 Relish Recipes Collected Here for Readers are Tangy Ones Favored by State Families. The Milwaukee Sunday news paper Cucumber-Carrot Relish Tomato Relish Bean Relish Delicious Defense relish Pepper Relish French Relish Apple Relish Beet Relish Mixed Pickle Relish Rhubarb Relish Below is the […]
Burlington Vermont 1875September 4th 1875 Sally Lunn CakesTwo and one-half cups of flour, 2 ½ teaspoons of baking powder, ½ cup sugar, ½ teaspoon of salt, 1 egg, 1 cup sugar, ½ teaspoonful melted butter. Mix in the order given, bake in gem-pans or cups. Very nice. Add a cup of berries and it makes […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 July 28th 1875 Oatmeal Cookies (Mrs. Morse) 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 2 cups oatmeal 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon cream tartar ½ teaspoon soda Salt Vanilla DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature here, I will add to this each day the recipes out of several books I have that […]
Franklinville NY 1891 July 14th 1891 Sweet German pickle Take 3 doz. Cucumbers of medium size, put them in (? Wine) for several days, or a week if more convenient, take them out and soak for a day or two in weak vinegar and water. Cut in lengthwise slices and green slowly in weakened vinegar […]
From Franklinville New York 1880’s through the 1920’s Saratoga Potatoes Shave thin, soak in ice water 30 minutes, fry in boiling lard to light brown; drain and salt. Serve hot in folded napkin. I posted a recipe for Saratoga Potatoes earlier this month from 1875, and in this new book I find another one. It […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 June 8th 1875 Buns 1 ½ cups milk warmed ½ cup sugar ½ cup yeast stir in flour and rise over night Add ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup butter ¼ cup currants mould & rice E.D.S. I am not certain that the word is mould, but I don’t know what else it […]