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Holiday Foods 2022: December 16, Early 1900’s; Sugar Cookies, Sour Cream Cookies, Brown Sugar Drop Cookies

Buriens, Washington 1920 – 1950   Sour Cream Cookies     2 cups sugar 1 cup shortening 1 cup sour cream 5 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 2 teaspoons B.Powder Lemon extract 2 eggs From Mrs. Hammer Sugar Cookies            Josephine’s Sugar Cookies Taken from Tom Tinker school book 1 ½ cups sugar ½ cup butter or Crisco 2 […]

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November 26, Late 1800’s; Gingerbread

Aunt Harriet’s Soft Gingerbread                       6 tea cups flour, 3 of molasses, 1 of butter, 1 of cream, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 large spoon ginger, put all together, beat them well, bake a common sized loaf a half hour in an oven suitable for bread. Mrs. C.J.L. soft Gingerbread                            ½ cup of shortening, melted […]

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November 21, 1899 through 1928; All kinds of Gingerbread Treats! Bread, Cookies, Loaf, and Snaps

November 21 Sheffield UK 1899 – 1928  Curled Gingerbread             One pound of treacle, one pound of raw sugar, one pound of flower (flour), half a pound of butter and a little ginger.  Why this is called Curled, I am not sure?  Brown Gingerbread                                1 ½ lb. flour, 1 lb. treacle, 1 lb. sugar (course), ¼ […]

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November 5, 1800’s; Parkin or Bonfire Sticky Gingerbread for Bonfire Night.

November 5, Debenham UK 1800’s to 1950’s Emily Moore Bonfire and Parkin November Andover Hampshire UK 1800’s  Parkin is traditionally served on Guy Fawkes Day in November; it is a spicy, gooey gingerbread type of cake but made with oatmeal instead of flour.  I am told this is specifically a Yorkshire Parkin recipe. Parkin                             1 […]

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November 3, 1948; Marigen’s Dumplings, Clam Fritters and Meat Roll.

November 3, Buriens Washington 1920 – 1950 Marigen’s Dumplings         Nov. 3rd ‘48                                                                                                                        Sift together: 1 cup flour 2 t. baking powder1/2 t. salt Moisten quite soft with milk or water Drop bt teaspoon onto stew or chicken & cook 15 minutes. Do not lift the lid while cooking. Clam Fritters Or any broken up Fish       […]