Newington NH 1940’s through the 1960’s November 1957 Squash Pie Soft Gingerbread Oct 1923 newspaper 1880s Franklinville NY Thanksgiving mincemeat pie and crust (newspaper articles). This article says it could have come from the Custis family which is the same family name that Mrs. Martha Washington, wife of General George Washington, got several of her […]
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Rockport Maine 1930’s through the 50’s. Crisp almond cookies Xmas stocking cookies Canton CT from the 1950’s through the 1970’s. Sweetest gift Frosted Almond squares A cookbook from Towanda PA from the Swoope family; several generations of them are present in these recipes, dated from the early 1900’s through the 1980’s. Springerli Peffernuss Grandmother’s Sugar […]
Holiday baking #26 Get those baking sheets ready for the Cookie Cooking Marathon that leads up to all those treats for gifts, parties and cookie trading parties. Starting off, this is a recipe from one of the oldest cookbooks in America; One of the first cook books published in America is “American Cookery by Amelia […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 November 24th 1912 Ham with Ketchup Sauce Fry 1 thick slice of ham slowly till brown. Combine ¼ cup Heinz Ketchup, ¾ cup cold water, 1 tbs. Heinz Cider vinegar, 2 tsp. flour, 1 tsp. sugar, ½ tsp. Heinz Prepared Brown or Yellow Mustard. Pour over ham. Simmer on top of stove […]
Holiday Baking #17 Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s November 17th 1930 (Monday) Boston cookies and Coconut Drop Cookies Dahlen Harm Just finished baking a double portion of Boston Cookies, and, because Ingwall gobbled down a few for lunch, I feel that they turned out good. Now I have just mixed up a portion (double […]
Holiday Baking #15 Chico California 1900 through the 1940’s Cheap Fruit Cake 1 cup brown sug, ½ cup butter, 1 cup each raisins, nuts, currants and citron; orange & lemon peel if liked, 1 table spn. Mixed spices, ½ tea spn. Salt. Stir all together and let boil one min. Set off to cool and […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 November 14th 1875 Sour Pickles 1 gal vinegar 1 cup salt ½ cup mustard Put in small cucumbers Will keep & good Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 November 14th 1912 Sugarless, Eggless, Bakeless Fruit Cake 1 cup raisins (ground) 1 cup figs (ground) 1 cup dates (ground) 1 cup English walnuts (ground) 1 cup […]
Holiday Cookies #13 A handwritten cookbook from Chico California 1900 through the 1940’s Eggless Cookies 2 cups sugar, 1 of butter, 1 sweet milk, 1 tea sp. soda, 1 tea sp. nutmeg, flour to roll. Bake quickly. Mapleine Nut Bars ¾ cup flour, ½ cup chopped nuts, 1 cup sliced dates, 1 tea sp. mapleine, […]
Holiday Treats #9 From a cookbook I got from Oxford Michigan, with dates of 1918 through the 60’s. Sugared Walnuts and Pecans Popcorn Nosegays Honey Fruit Conserve Pattern Cookies California Rum Balls Coconut Candy Cones Los Angeles Times Home Magazine, November 11th, 1956 Visit my ebay store to find some great kitchen utensils and collectables to […]
Holiday Baking #7 Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s From the Olson Family Cookbook 11-8-1928 A Good Economical Layer Cake 1 ½ cups flour 1 cup sugar 3 tsp. baking powder 2 eggs Milk 5 tbsp. melted butter Flavor to taste. Put flour in mixing bowl, with sugar and baking powder. Take measuring cup and […]