Katy Texas 1920’s through the 1950’s April 19 1951 Des Moines Register Sea Food Casseroles are attractive, tasty And interesting news about Mrs. Clark Gable (a very famous actor) on the back of the page Visit my ebay store to find some great kitchen utensils and collectables to go along with these vintage and […]
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I have this wonderful recipe for lobster from England and then found two others from a different book. So, I figured this would be a good place to add a few seafood recipes together; these would be a nice way to celebrate the Holidays with a special dish. Wimbledon/London 1860’s thru 1928 November 21st 1901 […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 August 7th 1912 Shrimp Mrs. Cockran 2 lbs. shrimp ½ cup salt – scant (I have to question this, it seems like a lot of salt) Red pepper to taste 3 tablespoons of celery seed 3 tablespoons of ground mustard 1 pt. of vinegar Water to cover. Boil until pink or about […]
This series of recipes are from two little books that have 365 recipes, one for every day of the year, from 1900 and 1903. The first is; 365 Dinner Dishes: A Dinner Dish for Every Day of the Year. Selected from Table Talk, Good Housekeeping, Boston Cooking School Cook Book, and Others, 1903. 365 Desserts: […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 February 3rd 1875 Apple Short Cake To one quart of sifted flour add two teaspoons cream of tarter and one of soda, half a teaspoonful of salt, quarter of a pound of butter, sweet milk to mix it. Have a dough rather stiff, roll and bake in a sheet. As soon as […]
These are from a nice set of books I got from Columbus, Wisconsin, belonging to a Mrs. Corinne Christians; they are mostly dated in the 1950’s, except one book is dated in the 1920’s. She was likely a secretary as a lot of the recipes are written in shorthand; I will need to find someone […]