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July 31, 1933; Filling for Cake – The Olson Family Cookbook

Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s July 31st 1933 Filling for Cake                                     ½ cup sour cream ½ cup sugar 4 egg yolks Nuts First person; Is it good? Second person; Good?  Yes! Visit my ebay store to find some great kitchen utensils and collectables to go along with these vintage and antique recipes. https://www.ebay.com/str/ozziesattic720?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

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July 23, 1931; Ice Cream Social, Caramel Cake and Chocolate Cake. The Olson Family Cookbook

Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s July 23rd 1931 Preparations for Ice Cream Social This forenoon preparations are being made for the Ice Cream Social to be held this evening at Otto K Olson’s.  Millie baked a Burnt Sugar Cake and I made a Chocolate Cake, which is not guaranteed to look red after it […]

1800's foods A Trip through Britain with Puddings, late 1800’s through early 1900’s Highbridge, Somerset UK 1898 - 1911 History admin 

A Trip through Britain with Puddings, late 1800’s through early 1900’s, #12 Cherry Pudding

#12 Cherry Pudding Beat the yolks of 2 eggs till light, then the whites & add to ½ pint of milk; sift in ¼ lb. of flour and beat till smooth, adding 1 oz. melted butter and a pinch of salt.  Drain the juice from sufficient stoned cherries to fill the mould you wish to […]

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October 12th 1912 Garden Special & 1961 Beef Stroganoff

Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 October 12th 1912 Garden Special Mrs. Gill Breninigar 1 qt. of onions                                          4 qts. Tomatoes 6 sweet peppers                                      3 tbsp. sugar 1 qt. chopped celery                               ½ tsp. salt 2 cups of water Chop onions, peppers and celery, add water and cook together 20 minutes.  Add tomatoes, sugar and salt, cook 10 min.  […]

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Sarius North Dakota 1931 commentary for September 19th & Caramel Cake

Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s September 19th 1931 (Saturday) Our pleasant anticipation of rain has been blasted.  Mamma even had hopes of rain last night as it was blowing quite hard from the northeast and she said the moon had never looked so rainy to her before.  Besides, she said, “de I maan chane […]

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August 2nd, 1912 Crab Cakes & 1950’s Cole’s Do-Do (Salad Dressing)

Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 August 2nd 1912 Crab Cakes                      very good 1 lb. crab meat 1 raw egg 2 hardboiled eggs                                                                                                                                                                             Salt & pepper 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, about 8 slices of bread soaked in water and squeezed out.  Pick over crab meat very carefully, then mix and make into cakes.  Let stand awhile to […]