La Habra CA 1930 – 1960’s January 1933 French Apple Crumb Pie 1 ½ c. graham cracker crumbs 1/3 c. butter, melted 1 t. cinnamon Mix well, and press half the mixture over the bottom of a pie or cake tin. Spread with a generous layer (about 2 c.) of apple sauce sweetened to taste. […]
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Falling Waters West Virginia 1874 – 1900 (pics in 2020 January) May 3rd 1883 ? ? of yeast powder ? ? of water 1 table spoon of butter ? of sugar The yolks of 6 eggs Flour enough to make a stiff cake. Put berries on while hot ? them whole on top. Dear Aunt […]
Holiday Baking #48 Pittsburg Pennsylvania 1900’s through the 30’s Down East Pumpkin Pie I learned from watching a television show (Murder, She Wrote) that Down East is a local way of describing the state of Maine. Pumpkin 1 ½ cups Brown sugar 2/3 cup (or 3 tbsps. Molasses) To give dark color or […]
Holiday Baking #37 Winfield Kansas in the 1950’s through 2011 No Bake Fruit Cake Almond Sherry Cake TV Mix (Chex Mix) Fruit Cake Fruit Cake Mom’s Old Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies Sugar Cookies Egg Yolk Cookies Never Fail Pie Crust Raisin Pie Sugarless Brownies Ice Box Fruit Cake Holiday Cookies Snickerdoodles 12-71 […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 5th 1912 Chiffon Squares Frances 1 tbsp. gelatin ¼ cup cold water ¾ cup boiling water 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup corn syrup 3 egg whites ¼ tsp. salt ½ tsp. vanilla ½ tsp. almond extract 12 graham crackers & chopped nuts Soften gelatin in cold water for 5 min. Add […]
There are a lot of recipes that fit this Holiday from this set of cook books, and several decoration ideas as well. These first recipes are from a nice set of books I got from Columbus, Wisconsin, belonging to a Mrs. Corinne Christians; they are mostly dated in the 1950’s, except one book is dated […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 22nd 1912 Fudge Mrs. Allen, East Orange St. 2 cups of sugar 1 cup of milk, stir well until mixed, then put on a low fire and let boil about ½ hr., do not stir. When cooked to a soft ball, which has been tried in water, add lumps of butter […]
Today is Lincoln’s Birthday and I have a fun project from 1950 in this newspaper article on building a log cabin out of food. Looks like it would be fun to play around with. Visit my ebay store to find some great kitchen utensils and collectables to go along with these vintage and antique recipes. […]