Showing posts with label Receipt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Receipt. Show all posts
November 10, 2023

World War 2 Era Butterscotch Pecan Rolls

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  Wait, there's not even butterscotch in this recipe! Oh yeah, forgot you can make that yourself. I made these for an event some ti...
November 11, 2020

Civil War Cider Cake Recipe

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Clifton, Va Sept. 18, 1864 [79th Regiment, New York Infantry] Dear Mother; Punch would find rare pickings in the army. The everyday jokes...
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November 3, 2020

What is Election Cake? | Colonial Recipe | Amelia Simmons, 1796

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Many cookbooks include a recipe for Election Cake. What is it? The hallmark of an election cake recipe is the enormous batch size. Some of t...
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September 30, 2020

Civil War Popcorn Balls Recipe

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Sept 21st After supper last night, by way of variety Anna, Miriam and I came up to our room, and after undressing, commenced popping corn...
September 23, 2020

18th Century Wash-Balls: Scented Body Soap | How To

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Bathing in colonial times evokes images of dirty rags and lard soap. In reality is there were many scented, colored, and augmented soaps ...
September 2, 2020

Civil War Era Apple Pancakes Recipe

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I was very interested to try this recipe as it has molasses, cornmeal, and apples, three flavors that were very common during the Civil War ...
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July 29, 2020

World War I Era Scottish Shortbread Recipe from Chester, PA

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I have been wanting to make a recipe from this book for years. I've been searching and searching for an original copy of The Thir...
July 22, 2020

Civil War Era Popover Recipe for Breakfast

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Popovers are an egg-based, hollow roll that is shaped like a muffin. Due to its hollow nature, it is perfect for filling with butter, ...
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July 15, 2020

Civil War Era Pickled Limes Recipe like in Little Women

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'In debt, Amy; what do you mean?' and Meg looked sober. 'Why, I owe at least a dozen pickled limes, and I can't pay t...
June 18, 2020

World War I Era Pickled Eggs Recipe from Chester, PA

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The Kitchen Guide (Chester, PA) 1913 When all of this started, everyone looked at their pantries and came to me and said “Now we ne...
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April 17, 2020

Sandusky Sand Tarts: 100+ Year Old Recipe

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Did you know that the Sandusky Sand Tart is the official dish of the  Maritime Museum of Sandusky  in Ohio? Neither do they. I'm ...
December 22, 2019

Civil War Fruit Cake Recipe -150+ Years Old!

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Fruitcake. I'm young enough to have never encountered a fruitcake in the wild. Its reputation had been cemented before I was a chil...
November 13, 2019

WW1 Recipes to Help Rebuild France: Serbian Sarma

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This recipe is from the book Allied Cookery (1916), a book written to raise funds to support World War 1 victims in France. It contai...
October 23, 2019

World War 2 Era Bismarck Tea Ring

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"OH NO! That looks nothing like the picture!" Yes, that happens sometimes but everyone said to bring it to the event anyway. I...
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October 9, 2019

World War II Pumpkin Pie Recipe

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I'm still a beginning pie baker and my grandma had no tips. She never learned to make crust and I've never been very good at it ...
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