Holiday Treats Albany New York 1902 through 1940’s Christmas Fudge 3 cups gran. Sugar ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup thin cream 1 tablespoon butter 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ cup chopped nut meats ¼ cup chopped dates ¼ cup candied cherries Place sugar, cream of tartar, salt and cream […]
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Boston Cookies 1 cup butter 3 ¼ cups flour 1 ½ cup sugar ½ tsp. salt 3 eggs 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. 1 cup chopped nuts 1 ½ tbsp. hot water 1 cup raisins (Dough must be quite soft) Note: 2 tsp. baking powder to 1 cup flour when no eggs are used. Nut […]
Well, the holidays are just around the corner and we all need to think about gifts, cookies giveaway circles, parties, and just general having something on hand for those drop in guests; I will be posting Christmas Cookie Recipes in the weeks leading up to December. Mostly because when I started saving recipes for a […]
A large lot of notebooks filled with handwritten recipes from 1940’s through 1950’s. Several are in shorthand and it includes a lot of life lessons and advice. These are from Columbus, Wisconsin, written by a Mrs. Corinne Christians. From a large book on Christmas traditions and customs; my guess is from the 1960’s to the […]
Well, the holidays are just around the corner and we all need to think about gifts, cookies giveaway circles, parties, and just general having something on hand for those drop in guests; I will be posting Christmas Cookie Recipes in the weeks leading up to December. Mostly because when I started saving recipes for a […]