Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Lemon Pie


Recipe for "Mrs. Rhode's California Lemon Pie" -

4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/8 T salt
3 Tab. water
1 lemon (juice and rind)

Cook yolks of eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, lemon juice, water in double boiler until thick. Add to slightly beaten whites and other sugar. Put in a baked shell and bake in hot oven 370-400 degrees until brown.


Found in "Health and How To Get It" by Charles Lee Bryson. Published by Hamilton Beach, 1920.

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Monday, January 13, 2014

Chicken Spoon Bread


Typed recipe for Chicken Spoon Bread:

2 C. finely chopped cooked chicken
1 C. milk
1 C. chicken stock
1/2 C. white cornmeal
1/2 T. baking powder
1 T. salt
2 T. melted butter
3 eggs, beaten separately
1 C. cheese

Scald milk in double boiler. Add stock and cornmeal and cook to a mush thickness. Remove from fire. Add baking powder, salt, beaten egg yolks, butter, and chicken.

Beat together till smooth, fold in egg whites, stiffly beaten, to mixture. Top with grated cheese. Bake in moderate oven till firm and brown. Serve hot with butter.

Mrs. W.W. Fraser
Mrs. J.C. Thomas


Found in a very worn copy of "The Modern Priscilla Cook Book" date and publisher unknown, title page missing.




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