Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 May 5th 1912 Bran Muffins Mrs. Fairchilds 2 cups bran 1 cup flour ½ cup sour milk ¼ cup butter 1 teaspoon soda 1 tablespoon molasses DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature here, I will add to this each day the recipes out of several books I have that are […]
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Burlington Vermont 1875 May 1st 1875 Fruit Cake ½ cup molasses 1 cup sugar 5 eggs 1 teaspoon soda 5 cups flour 1 pint raisins 1 cup sweet milk 1 large cup currants Piece citron steam 3 hours dry in oven All kinds spice This makes 2 loaves. DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 30th 1912 Graham Bread Mrs. Cless 1 cup molasses, 1 pint Sw. milk 4 cups graham flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon soda Warm molasses till it foams, add one pound of raisins; sift soda, flour, and baking powder together, bake ¾ of hour. Sw. = sweet […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 9th 1912 Strip pie (good) 3 eggs 1 cup molasses 1 ½ cups sugar 3 cups sour milk 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon Mix milk and flour then rest of the ingredients. Bake in crust, makes 3 pies. DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature here, I will add […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 April 8th 1875 Brown Bread no. 2 1 cup sweet milk 2 cups sour milk 2 cups indian meal 1 cup flour 2/3 cup molasses 1 teaspoon soda Little salt Steam 3 hours Indian meal = corn meal Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 8th 1912 Muffins Aunt Liza 2 eggs beaten separately ½ […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 April 7th 1875 Brown Bread no.1 Mrs. J.B. Hitchins 3 cups meal 1 ½ cups flour 2 cups sour milk 1 cup sweet milk 1 cup molasses 1 teaspoon soda Steam 3 hours DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing feature here, I will add to this each day the recipes out […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 April 6th 1875 Buckwheat Cake 1 pint buttermilk A little more than ½ pint buckwheat 1 teaspoon sugar A little salt Saleratus Enough to sweeten milk Bake in thin sheets in quick Saleratus – From the Latin sal aerates, meaning “aerated salt”. A precursor to baking soda, it hit the market in […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 2nd 1912 Grape-Nut Pudding Pour 1 cup of boiling water over ½ cup grape-nuts, let cool. ½ cup raisins or dates ½ cup sugar ½ tbls. Butter ½ cup nuts 2 eggs separated 1 tsp. cinnamon Mix all, fold in egg whites last. Bake ¾ hr. Serve with whipped-cream. Nut Brittle […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 March 26th 1875 Josie Mince Pies 1 quart meat 2 quarts apples 1 pint molasses 1 pint vinegar 4 cups sugar 1 pint butter or 2 cups chopped suet 1 tablespoon cassia – all spice cloves ½ nutmeg – she says its good. Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 March 26th 1912 Peanut-Butter Cookies Gary […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 March 21st 1875 To cure Hams 50 lbs. meat 1 ½ gallon water 3 lbs. salt 3 oz salt peter ½ pt molasses boil & skim – pour on cold for four pails full or 12 gallons use 24 lbs salt 24 oz salt peter 4 pts (not sure what word this […]