Anne Wrens cookbook Mid to Late 1800’s Soft Cookies 1 cup butter, 2 sugar, 3 eggs, 1 cup milk, 6 tea cups sugar, (? That is a lot of sugar, I am not certain of this measurement? This is probably flour, not sugar), 1 teaspoon soda, a little nutmeg or brandy. Lemon juice. […]
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November 14 Litchfield, Staffordshire UK 1928 – 1944 Boiled Fruit Cake 1 teacupful water 3 ozs. Margarine 2 ozs. Ea (each) sugar – syrup ½ lb. self-rising flour 1 teaspoon mix spice 1 tablespoon milk 4 ozs. Dried fruit Method: – Put the water, fruit, margarine, sugar and syrup in a pan, heat slowly to […]
Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee Celebration; Historical Recipes with “Royal” Names. #17 In honor of Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee this month, I am going through all my British cookbooks to find all the “Royal” recipes that I have; from Victoria Sponges/cake to Queen Mab cake and many more. I will be posting them here for the rest of […]
Imperial Cakes Martha Washington’s or the Mother’s Cook Book Glenburn Maine 1850’s through 1920’s a wonderful handwritten, generational cookbook with several different writing hands. The Home Cook Book 1876 The Buckeye Cookery and Practical Housekeeping from 1880’s Ann Arbor, MI 1899 Church Cookbook The Rocky Mountain Cook Book for High Altitude Cooking 1903 – 1918 […]
In honor of Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee this month, I am going through all my British cookbooks to find all the “Royal” recipes that I have; from Victoria Sponges/cake to Queen Mab cake and many more. I will be posting them here for the rest of the year. THE QUEENS CAKE This is a type of […]
Cedar Rapids Iowa 1914 through 1958 To make White Frosting Cooked Frosting Easy Mincemeat Mincemeat Apricot Candy Old Fashioned Taffy Fondant Vinegar How to Recipes, Make Your Own Basics…. In these difficult days of higher prices, supply shortages, and people going back to their Parents and Grandparents ways of surviving and […]
Lobster Toast Take one third of a tin of lobster, separate it, put it into a saucepan, with a little cayenne, mace, salt & butter; warm it gradually, add a good squeeze flavor (Lemon). When quite hot, spread it on toast slightly buttered on both sides & serve hot. Stuffed Tomatoes Dip some tomatoes […]
January 13th, 1870; Fifth Avenue Cake, Park Street Cake, “I Don’t know” Cake & Mother’s Measure Cake
Newberry Vermont 1864 through 1877 January 13th 1870 Fifth Avenue Cake Whites of 10 eggs Sugar 1 ½ tumblers Flour 1 tumbler Cr. Tartar 1 teaspoonful Jan. 13th 1870 INGREDIENT REFERENCES and MEASUREMENTS I have found several references that explains the equivalents to our modern measurements. Just a few examples are; Gill – Pronounced Jill; […]
December 29th West Petersborough 1920’s – the 40’s Mother’s Sugar Cookies 1 cup butter 2 tsp. Bak. Powder 2 cup sugar ¼ tsp. soda 4 eggs ¼ tsp. nutmeg Enough flour to roll When rolled, sprinkle with sugar, press down with roll pin, cut out and bake. Wedding Cake Made in Salem in 1845 5 […]