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January 1st 2022, 1800’s New Years Day Cookies, & 1940’s Ginger Punch with Oranges, Farmer’s Bishop, Mulled Cider, New Year’s Eggnog & Fashions of the year

2 1800’s cook books New Year’s Cookies. Saleratus – From the Latin sal aerates, meaning “aerated salt”.  A precursor to baking soda, it hit the market in 1840 and was a chalky powder used for the chemical leavening needed to produce carbon dioxide gas that gives the rise in your baked goods.  It was made […]

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Holiday Baking #60, Walnut Buns, Wheat Gems, Mock Mince Pie, Fruit Cake, Sugar Cookies

December 30th Holiday Baking #60 Worchester Mass.  1894 – 1930 Walnut Buns          Wheat gems              Mock mince Pie         Fruit Cake Mrs. Burr’s Sugar Cookies Visit my ebay store to find some great kitchen utensils and collectables to go along with these vintage and antique recipes. https://www.ebay.com/str/ozziesattic720?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

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Christmas Eve, December 24th , Holiday Baking #54; 1930 Christmas Dessert, Fruit Cake, Cream Cake, Sugar Cookies, Applesauce Cake & Gift Ideas

Holiday Baking #54 Wabash Indiana 1918 – 1920’s Christmas Dessert of Cranberry Delight          Mincemeat apples Late Christmas Gift Easily Made 1930 Christmas Fruit-Cake             Christmas Cream Cake          Ammonia Cookies (Sugar Cookies)                         Hot Apple Sauce Cake or Christmas Pudding     Peanut Butter Pie Colorful Christmas Cakes and Gift Making Ideas Fruit Cake                              Visit my ebay store to find […]

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December 22nd; Holiday Baking #52 1928 Fruit Cake, X-mas Doughnuts & Cookies, Sugar cookies & Norwegian Julekake

December 22nd  Holiday Baking #52 Dubuque Iowa dated 1900 through 1957 Fruit Cake                      X-mas Doughnuts        Sugar Cookies               X-mas Cookies              Buriens Washington 1920’s through the 50’s Norwegian Julekake Delicious and Easy to Make, It says here By Jane Eads Washington, Dec. 22. – Mme. Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne, wife of the Norwegian ambassador here has a […]

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December 21st, Holiday Baking #51, 1900 – 1920’s Mince Pies, 1880’s – 1920’s Cookies, Potato Cake, Fruit cakes, White Cookies, Candied Peel

December 21st Holiday Baking #51 Sheffield UK 1903 – 1928 Mince Pies                               One pound of Suet, one pound of currants, one pound of sugar, three quarters of a pound of raisins, one ounce of candied peel, one ounce of citron and a little Brandy.  Spokane Valley Washington late 1800’s through the early 1900’s White Cookies         […]

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Holiday Baking #48, Down East Pumpkin Pie, Scotch Bread, Pie Crust, Bakeless Cake

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                       […]

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Holiday Baking #47, Early 1900’s Chocolate Walnut Wafers, Husband’s Cake, Pumpkin Pie, One-Crust Sugarless Apple Pie & Cookies

December 17th Pasadena California in the early 1900’s Chocolate Walnut Wafers        ¼ cup butter                                 ¼ cup milk ½ cup powdered sugar                1 cup sifted flour 2 sq. Choc.                                     1/8 teasp. Salt ¼ teasp. Cinnamon                      ¾ cup walnuts Cream together the shortening, salt & sugar.  Add the grated Choc. & cinnamon & blend thoroughly.  Add the […]

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Holiday Treats #45, Special Foods from the Holidays in the 1800’s Mincemeat, Cranberry Meringue Pie, Raisin Custard Pie & Sugar Cookies,

December 15th Oro Valley Arizona 1800’s through 1900’s Mincemeat       Grand                      3 cups chopped beef (2 lbs.) 4 cups chopped apples 1 rounding cup chopped suet 2 2/3 cups sugar 2 cups cider 1 cup syrup from sweet pickle jar 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons mace ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 […]

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Holiday Baking #44 More 1800’s Specialty Foods; Cookies, Fruit or Wedding Cake & Suet Pudding

December 14th Just for fun, lets keep looking at some more 1800’s recipes.  Newberry Vermont 1864 through 1877 Cookies                              5 cups of flour 1 cup of butter 2 cups of sugar 1 egg & a little rose water 1 teaspoonful of Saleratus Caraway Mrs. Wrights Cookies                              8 cups of flour 2 cups of white sugar […]