Burlington Vermont 1875 September 2nd 1875 Cup Custards: One quart of Milk, four eggs, one cup of sugar, a salt-spoonful of salt. Boil the milk, beat the eggs with the sugar and salt till very light and add hot milk slowly. Pour into small cups which have been set in a dripping pan, the rule […]
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Burlington Vermont 1875 August 24th 1875 Date Cake 1 cup sour milk 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour ½ cup butter 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon clove ½ pound dates DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature here, I will add to this each day the recipes out of several books […]
Pittsburg Pennsylvania 1900’s – 1930’s From Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from the 1900’s through the 30’s, a cook book owned by Myrtle A. Byrd. Sugarless Cake for Independence Day 2 ¼ cups sifted cake flour 2 ¼ teaspoons quick acting baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup butter or shortening 1 cup light corn syrup 2 eggs, […]
From a handwritten cookbook dated in the 1880’s and 90’s; then into the 1920’s from some of the loose papers and a food pamphlet that was with it. I got it from Franklinville New York but several of the newspaper cutouts have other locations, but mostly from the north east area states. The main book […]
Oxford Michigan 1908 – 1960s Hobo Bread 1 c chopped dates 1 c raisins 2 c water 2 tsp soda Add soda to dates, water & raisins Boil above mixture until it becomes foamy. Remove from stove, let cool. Part 2; – 1 ½ c white sug 1 ½ tsp vanilla 1 c nut meats […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 May 27th 1912 Best Ever Pudding Good Frances 1 cup brown sugar 2 cups water Small piece of butter, bring to a boil but do not boil butter 1 tsp. butter (large) ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup milk ½ cup raisins or dates 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 2nd 1912 Grape-Nut Pudding Pour 1 cup of boiling water over ½ cup grape-nuts, let cool. ½ cup raisins or dates ½ cup sugar ½ tbls. Butter ½ cup nuts 2 eggs separated 1 tsp. cinnamon Mix all, fold in egg whites last. Bake ¾ hr. Serve with whipped-cream. Nut Brittle […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 March 24th 1875 Cherry Pudding 1 egg ½ cup sugar 1 large spoon butter 1 teaspoon cream of tarter ½ teaspoon soda 1 cup cherries and flour enough for a batter, bake ½ hour. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 24th 1912 Dessert 1 cup chopped dates 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup sugar […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 March 20th 1875 Stuffing for Turkey Bread chopped to fill, salt pork size of an egg, butter size of an egg, pepper, salt to taste. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 20th 1912 Nut & Date Cookies (Arnaud’s friend) Good 1 ½ cups gran. Sugar ½ cup butter 3 cups flour 3 eggs 1 […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 13th 1912 Molasses Nut Bars Mrs. A.S. Moyer Sift together’2 cups flour’1/4 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon soda 1 ½ teaspoon B.P. Cream ¼ cup butter ½ cup sugar, beat until light. Add 1 beaten egg. Mix well and add ½ cup baking molasses. To this mixture add the sifted dry ingredients […]