November 5, Debenham UK 1800’s to 1950’s Emily Moore Bonfire and Parkin November Andover Hampshire UK 1800’s Parkin is traditionally served on Guy Fawkes Day in November; it is a spicy, gooey gingerbread type of cake but made with oatmeal instead of flour. I am told this is specifically a Yorkshire Parkin recipe. Parkin 1 […]
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Olson Family Cookbook Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s May 26th 1932 Snowing (30degrees) Good Rocks Mrs. OLO 1 c. brown sugar ¾ c. shortening 3 eggs 2 c. oatmeal 2 c. flour 1 tsp. soda ½ c. sour milk 1 c. dates (raisins) ½ tsp. cinnamon Nuts Visit my ebay store to find […]
April 1918 Some of the words are very difficult to read and I had to guess on some of them. If I could not read the words at all I put them in parentheses with a question mark. As with all recipes like these, use your own experience and knowledge to make them your interpretations […]
Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s Jelly Roll 3 eggs 1 tsp. baking powder 1 cup sugar ¼ tsp. salt 1 tsp. milk 1 cup flour Jelly 1 tbsp. melted butter Beat egg whites until light, and gradually add the sugar and then the milk, flour, salt, baking powder, and melted butter. Line a dripping […]
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 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, […]
Wilmington NC 1880’s through the 1930’s. Handwritten Book with lots of cutout recipes from other cookbooks. October 1922 Fall Preserving and Pickling Apple Butter Watermelon Preserves Peach Jam Spiced Grapes Pepper Hash Green Tomato Pickles Raisin Compote Mixed Pickles Mixed Pickle dressing Chili Sauce Jelly -Making Points Loveland Colorado 1960’s through 1980’s October 17th Applesauce […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 October 7th 1875 Edna’s White Cake 1 egg in ½ cup sour cream – and fill cup with sour milk 1 cup sugar Small teaspoon soda Same of cream tartar 2 cups flour – salt – & flavor Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 October 7th 1912 Chow-Chow Middletown Mrs. Gerard 3 qts. Green […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 July 28th 1875 Oatmeal Cookies (Mrs. Morse) 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 2 cups oatmeal 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon cream tartar ½ teaspoon soda Salt Vanilla 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 […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 June 13th 1875 Saratoga Chips Slice thin in cold water. Salt when hot. I am guessing this is a recipe for potato chips; from 1875 no less! Not sure why they are called Saratoga Chips unless that is where they were invented. According to http://originalsaratogachips.com/our-story/ In 1853 a gentleman cooking in a […]