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Holiday Foods 2022: December 17, Early 1900’s; Potato Candy, Eagle Brand Chocolate Fudge, Taffy & Penuche

Buriens, Washington 1920 – 1950   Potato Candy                 ½ c mashed Pot (potatoes) 1/8 t. salt 1 lb. sifted P. Sugar (powdered sugar) ½ t. vanilla 1 c pnut butter (peanut butter) Mash potatoes, add P. sugar & salt.  Roll out on board sprinkled with powd. Sugar, spread with pnut butter.  Roll up like cinnamon rolls […]

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Holiday Foods 2022: December 14, Early 1900’s; Wartime (BreadCrumb) Fudge

Debenham UK 1800’s through the 1950’s; Miss Emily Moore (Three generations in these cookbooks) Wartime Fudge (crumb)  (Good)                          Ingredients (for 4): 2 level tablespoonfuls syrup, 2 oz. sugar, 2 oz. cocoa, 2 oz. butter or marg., few drops vanilla or any essence (peppermint, orange, rum), 6 oz. dried crumbs.  Method: Heat syrup, marg. Sugar & […]

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November 5, 1800’s; Parkin or Bonfire Sticky Gingerbread for Bonfire Night.

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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January 7th, Andover Hampshire UK 1800’s; Potato Cheese Cakes, Short Crust, Syrup Tart & Victoria Sandwich

Andover Hampshire UK 1800’s  Potato Cheese Cakes                         1 lb. potatoes, 4 table spn. Sugar, ½ teaspoon salt, the rind of a lemon grated, 3 oz. butter, 4 oz. currants, 3 or 4 eggs, boil & mash potatoes, add butter (?& currants), adding eggs last of all & well mix.Spn. = spoon Short Crust                            6 ozs. […]