La Habra California 1930 – 1960’s January 1933 Lemon Marshmallow Bavarian Filling 1 T. gelatine ¼ c. cold water ¾ c. sugar ¾ c. water 4 T. lemon juice 1 c. whipping cream 12 marshmallows Soak the gelatine in cold water 5 min. Bring the sugar & water to boiling point, and add to […]
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Sheffield UK 1899 – 1928 Mincemeat 3 lbs. raisins 1 ½ lb. suet 2 lbs. currants 2 lbs. sultanas 2 lbs. apples 1 ½ lbs. sugar ½ lb. mixed peel 1 nutmeg 1 bottle brandy 2 lemons Miss Skaldholme Wrawley, 1908 Mince Pies One pound of suet, one pound of currents, one pound of sugar, […]
Winfield Kansas 1950’s – 2011 Oven temps Cake Directions Pastry Weights & Measures Ravenna Ohio 1880’s – 1940’s Oven Test Pittsburg PA 1900 – 30’s Oven Temps Cambridge Minnesota 1930’s Cake Hints 2 1800’s cookbooks Yeast Yeast How to Recipes, Make Your Own Basics…. In these difficult days of higher prices, supply shortages, and people […]
Ravenna Ohio 1880’s – 1940’s Pie Crust Coconut Pie Pumpkin or Squash Pie Chocolate Pie Lemon Pie Raisin Pie Franklin New York 1880 – 20’s Pie Crust 1880 pastry Bridgeton New Jersey 1970 – 1990 Pie crust vinegar Fool proof pie crust Visit my ebay store to find some great kitchen utensils and collectables […]
Holiday Baking #48 Pittsburg Pennsylvania 1900’s through the 30’s Down East Pumpkin Pie I learned from watching a television show (Murder, She Wrote) that Down East is a local way of describing the state of Maine. Pumpkin 1 ½ cups Brown sugar 2/3 cup (or 3 tbsps. Molasses) To give dark color or […]
Holiday Baking #37 Winfield Kansas in the 1950’s through 2011 No Bake Fruit Cake Almond Sherry Cake TV Mix (Chex Mix) Fruit Cake Fruit Cake Mom’s Old Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies Sugar Cookies Egg Yolk Cookies Never Fail Pie Crust Raisin Pie Sugarless Brownies Ice Box Fruit Cake Holiday Cookies Snickerdoodles 12-71 […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 October 8th 1912 Relish – Mrs. Deitrick 1 pk. (peck) green tomatoes 2 stalks of celery 6 peppers 1 medium head cabbage 10 onions 2 qts. Of vinegar 8 cups sugar or 1 cup of Karo syrup Cut tomatoes and let stand with salt overnight. Boil until vegetables are done. DAILY RECIPES […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 May 7th 1875 Angel Cake Take the whites of 11 eggs beat to a froth add 1 ½ cups powdered sugar 1 cup flour after it has been sifted 4 times. Then add 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, sift again add 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Bake in a new tin, do not […]
April 14 1923 From Morrison Illinois 1920’s to 1930’s Freda’s Pie Crust 1 cup flour. Sift 4 level tablespoon lard ½ teasp. Salt Mix with a fork. 4 tablespoon of cold water Enough for 1 pie; double crust Burlington Vermont 1875 April 14th 1875 Cake 3 cups sugar 5 eggs 1 cup butter 1 cup […]
A Cranberrie Meringue Pie This is a recipe found in a cook book I got from Morrison Illinois and written in the 1920’s and 30’s. I think the person who wrote this book was from Iowa; there are a lot of notations in the book with that state as a focus. The two cities listed […]