Handwritten Recipes

Peanut Butter Mounds

2012-01-25T08:10:00.001-08:00

Recipe for Peanut Butter Mounds:

1 1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. margarine
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg

Roll into ball size of walnuts.

Place on cookie sheet (greased)

Flatten with fork. Top each cookie with corn flake topping.

Bake 375 degrees - 10-12 min.

Cornflake Topping

1/4 c. margarine
1/3 c. sugar
1 egg
3 c. cornflakes
1/2 c. chopped peanuts
3 tbl. chopped maraschino cherries
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Found in "The Gnostics" by Tobias Churton. Published by Barnes and Noble, 1997.

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Condensed Milk Salad Dressing

2011-12-14T09:35:00.001-08:00

Recipe for "Nanna's Condensed Milk Salad Dressing"

Beat one egg until thick

Add 1 tsp. dry mustard, 1 T salt, 1/4 tsp. pepp. 1/2 tsp. paprika.

Now add 3/4 c vinegar, 1 can condensed milk and 1/4 c melted olea.

Beat - do not cook

Found in "Echoes of Bats and Men" by Donald R. Griffin. Published by Anchor Books, 1959.

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Butterscotch Yule Log

2011-11-15T08:03:00.001-08:00

Recipe for Butterscotch Yule Log:

1 6 oz package butterscotch morsels (1 cup)
1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup pecans, chopped
Slightly beaten egg white
Pecan halves

Melt over hot (not boiling) water. Remove from water, stir in milk and vanilla, add chopped pecans, mix well.

Form in 12 inch roll on waxed paper and roll tightly in waxed paper to shape evenly.

Unroll and mark surface length with tines of fork, brush with egg white.

Press pecan halves into roll to cover surface.

Wrap in waxed paper, chill.

Cut in 1/2 inch slices with sharp knife.

Found in "The Penguin Cookery Book" by Bee Nilson. Published by Penguin, 1952.

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Brown Sugar Cookies

2011-11-02T10:16:00.000-07:00

Recipe for brown sugar cookies:

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup shortening
1/2 tea. salt
1 tea. flavoring
2 eggs
1 cup sour milk
1/2 tea. soda
3 1/2 cups flour
2 tea B.P.

No other instructions.

Found in "The Woman Thou Gavest Me" by Hall Caine. Published by J.B. Lippincott, 1913.

Mince Meat Cookies

2011-10-17T07:51:00.001-07:00

Recipe for mince meat cookies. Enjoy:

3 1/4 cups sifted flour
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
1 package None Such mince meat

Sift flour, salt and soda.

Cream shortening, add sugar gradually.

Add eggs, beat until smooth.

Add mince meat broken in small pieces.

Add flour and mix well.

Drop by teaspoonful on greased baking sheet.

Bake in oven 400 degrees - 12 mins

Found in "Favorite Recipes of Famous Chefs" by Emma C. Caron. Published by Robert McBride, 1927.

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Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

2011-10-05T10:56:00.001-07:00

Recipe for chocolate oatmeal cookies:

2 cups sugar
1 stick margarine - 1/2 cup
1/2 cup milk

Boil 3 minutes

In a bowl, put:

3 cups quick oats
4 tbsp cocoa
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup nut meats

Pour boil mix over and mix. Drop by tsp on waxed paper

(note: the wonderful Stephanie points out that this is a no-bake recipe. I should have known better)

Found in the January 1933 issue of "Better Homes and Gardens."

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Graham Cracker Fudge

2011-09-14T09:00:00.001-07:00

Recipe for Graham Cracker Fudge:

2 squares bitter chocolate OR 8 tablespoons cocoa
2 cups sugar
1 cup rich milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
24 (large size) marshmallows
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup broken nut meats (if desired) [ed: NEVER!]

Mix chocolate, sugar, milk and salt in heavy sauce pan. Place over heat and stir to mix thoroughly.

Turn down heat when it begins to boil. Cook to soft boil stage (238 degrees). Remove from heat.

Add butter and marshmallows. Do not stir, let stand 25 minutes. Add other ingredients and stir only until crumbs are mixed in well. Our into buttered pan and let cool. Cut into squares.

"This is a delicious fudge recipe. It does not have that too-sweet taste of ordinary fudge."

Found in "Pillsbury's Cook Book" published by the Pillsbury Flour Mills Co., 1923.

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More Orange Cream Cake goodness

2011-09-03T07:55:00.000-07:00

"Brewed Bohemian" also decided to give the Orange Cream Cake recipe a go. Please check out her post and see how it went.

Chocolate Applesauce Cake

2011-08-31T08:42:00.001-07:00

Recipe for Chocolate Applesauce Cake:

Sift together:

2 cups all purpose flour - sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ~~cinnamon~~ nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves (?)
3 tablespoons cocoa

Add to sifted flour, etc.,

1 cup raisins
1/2 cup nuts

Heat: hot

2 cups applesauce

then add

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar

Add 1/3 at a time flour, etc., to hot applesauce, then bake in over 350° for 45 to 50 minutes or until done.

Found in "Children's Blue Bird" by Madame Maurice Maeterlinck. Published by Dodd, Mead and Co., 1928.

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Orange Cream Cake, updated

2011-08-30T09:26:00.000-07:00

Tammy from A Speckle of Dirt was brave enough to try the Orange Cream Cake recipe posted recently.

Looks pretty good, eh? Do yourself a favor and check out the entire post.

Pasta with Artichokes: A Tale of 2 Kitchens Edition

2011-08-25T14:02:00.000-07:00

In the last few weeks, Handwritten Recipes has gotten some good press and great traffic, and I've been lucky enough to meet a bunch of adventurous cooks willing to give some of those recipes a go.

Today's recipe tryout comes courtesy of Hillary and Amy of A Tale of 2 Kitchens. They selected a recipe I posted a while back for pasta with artichokes, found in a copy of "Dune: Messiah." Here's what they came up with:

The recipe came out quite well! The capers add a salty kick while the sour cream and half and half really round out the sauce - giving it a silky texture. We used fresh herbs (basil, oregano, and Italian flat leaf parsley) because it's summer and they're abundant! They also give great, fresh flavor. I would definately make this recipe again, who doesn't love a good, simple pasta recipe? I'd probably add even more artichokes then it calls for the second time around... and cheese!

Great, now I'm starving.

Thanks again to Hillary and Amy of A Tale of 2 Kitchens.

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Orange Cream Cake

2011-08-18T09:11:00.000-07:00

Recipe for Orange Cream Cake, attributed to "Mystery Chef."

Orange Cream Cake

1/4 c. butter or other
1 1/3 c sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 c. sifted flour
3 t. baking powder
1/3 t. salt
2/3 c. milk
1 t. orange extract

Cream butter and sugar, beat egg yolks and add, sift flour B.P. and salt, add alternatively with milk, cut and fold in egg whites.

No addtional instructions are given.

Found in "The Two Vanrevels" by Booth Tarkington. Published by McClure and Phillips, 1902.

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Instant Coffee

2011-08-15T09:45:00.000-07:00

Recipe for instant coffee, slightly improved:

Bring water to boil

Put in instant coffee in water

Let come to boil again until bubbles come to top

Immediately turn off fire - let coffee stand a minute or two - then pour into cups

The second boiling is the secret

Found in "Betty Crocker's Outdoor Cook Book" published by The Golden Press, 1961.

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Welcome

2011-08-13T10:48:00.000-07:00

Imagine my surprise this morning when I woke to find that traffic to the site had gone up 4,897% over the last few days. You have awoken this sleepy little blog! I promise to post some new recipes this week - and thanks for stopping in.

Chocolate Chip Bars: Updated

2011-07-05T07:14:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago, the wonderful Joanne Camas found this site and was nice enough to write up a piece for her blog on Epicurious. She helped put out the call for some test chefs, as I've always been curious to see how some of those recipes might turn out. I got over 100 emails, and I'm still sorting through them - this is the first of what I hope are a series of posts.

Our first guest post is by Malorie:

For my first entry on Handwritten Recipes, I couldn’t resist the Chocolate Chip Bars, something warm and comforting on a grey New England day. These did not disappoint and made a wonderful afternoon snack. Enjoy!

Recipe as found in "The Green Mile" by Stephen King. Published by Plume, 1997.:

Chocolate Chip Bars

1/3 c. shortening
1/3 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sug. (packed)
1 egg
1 teas. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 teasp. soda
1/2 teasp. salt
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1 pkg. (6 ounces) semi-sweet choco. piece

Heat oven to 375° Mix short., butter, sugars, egg and vanilla thoroughly. Stir in remaining ingred. Spread in ungreased oblong pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches. Bake 20-25 minutes. Cool; cut into bars.

My notes: I chose pecans for the nuts in this recipe, but really think that any nut (or omitting them and adding more chocolate for those with allergies or aversions) would work just fine. I also used a slightly smaller oblong pan, because of personal preference for a thicker bar.

Ingredients:

Cream together the butter, shortening and sugars, then add the vanilla and egg.

Add the dry ingredients.

Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.

Dough! It’s delicious at this stage too ;-)

Spread dough into oblong pan. I used a slightly smaller one than stated in the recipe because I like the consistency of a thicker bar cookie.
After 25 minutes at 375 – Voila! Warm and delicious Chocolate Chip Bars. The hard part is waiting for them to cool enough to consume one.
After some impatient waiting, a bar ready to be eaten:

Overall Verdict: Wonderful. Thumbs up all around from my husband, a visiting friend, and myself. These bars taste like thick chocolate chip cookies with a soft interior, an excellent crunch from the nuts and a nice crust on top. I think they’re best while warm, and I am planning on enjoying my next one with a scoop of ice cream on top.

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Fried Cakes

2011-06-22T09:27:00.001-07:00

Recipe:

Franees's Fried Cakes

3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
4 tablespoons melted lard
1 cup sweet milk
1 teaspoon soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
Flour to roll (3 3/4 cups)
2 teaspoons vanilla
Season with nutmeg

I guess it's up to you to figure out the rest.

Found in "The Boston Cooking School Cook Book" by Fannie Merritt Farmer. Published by Little, Brown and Co., 1947.

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Fruit Cake

2011-05-19T09:33:00.001-07:00

Recipe:

Fruit Cake

4 cups sifted flour
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 dozen large or X large eggs
1 cup orange juice
1 lb butter
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon rose water

Cream butter until very light and sugary
Add eggs 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each one
Sift flour and baking powder very well together and add alternately with orange juice, flavorings.
Blend.
Add the following fruits which are dredged with one cup of flour:

1/4 lb candied orange peel
1/4 lb candied lemon peel
1 lb or more of shelled unsalted nutes (pecans or pecans and almonds are best)
1 lb candied pineapple (yellow is best)
2 lb cherries
2 lb light raisins

Mix together with your hands - put in loaf pans.
Line pans with solocone paper or buttered paper (completely saturated with butter)
Bake at 275 degrees about 3 1/2 hours till done.
When cool enough to handle tins put in about one cup of brandy (apricot or peach).
Wrap tightly in foil when completely cool.

Found in "The Joy of Cooking" by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker. Published by Bobbs-Merrill, 1963.

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Maple Sugar

2011-04-26T08:16:00.000-07:00

Recipe for making maple sugar:

Heat maple syrup to 238° F on candy thermometer.

Cool slightly then stir syrup.

Pack mixture in olds or leave in bowl and crumble sugar when it has cooled completely.

Can be used sprinkled over pancakes - pudding - hot rice

Found in "I See By My Outfit" by Peter S. Beagle. Published by Ballantine, 1971.

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Pasta with Artichokes

2011-03-10T09:36:00.000-08:00

Recipe for pasta with artichokes, capers and tomatoes.

2 T. onions chopped
2 T. minced garlic
2 T. olive oil
28 oz. can plain tomatoes
6 oz. chopped marinated artichoke hearts
3 T. capers drained
3 T. fresh parsley minced
3/4 C. chicken broth
1/3 C. sour cream
1 C. half and half
1 t. each basil and oregano
1/2 t. ground coriander
Cook onion and garlic in olive oil til softened.
Add tomatoes and juice, simmer 5 mins.
Add artichokes and capers, simmer 5 mins.
Add herbs and broth, bring to boil. Boil 5 mins.
Add sour cream and half and half, simmer 10-15 mins until slightly thickened.
Serve over capellini (very thin spaghetti) or other pasta. Parmesan to taste.

Found in "Dune Messiah" by Frank Herbert. Published by G.P. Putnam, 1969.

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Squash Pickles

2011-02-23T09:52:00.001-08:00

Recipe for Squash Pickles:

4 qts. squash
6 sliced onions
2 green peppers
2 red peppers
2 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons salt

5 C. sugar
1 1/2 tsp tumeric
2 tbsp mustard
1 1/2 tsp celery salt
1 1/2 C. vinegar
1/2 C. water

Combine second list, pour over squash and bring to a boil

Found in "Horns of Ecstasy" by David Williams. Published by Beacon Envoy, 1961.

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Allegria Images

2011-01-31T11:42:00.000-08:00

Blogger Lynn decided to give the Johnny Appleseed Bars recipe a try:

http://allegriaimagesbylynn.blogspot.com/2011/01/johnny-appleseed-cake.html

End result:

NOM.

(picture from allegriaimagesbylynn.blogspot.com)

Blonde Brownies

2011-01-20T08:08:00.001-08:00

Recipe for "Blonde Brownies" -

2 c. flour
1/4 teas. baking soda
1 teas baking powder
1 teas salt
2 c. packed brown sugar
2/3 c.. shortening, melted
2 eggs
2 teas vanilla
2 c. choc. chips
1/3 c. chopped nuts

Mix flour, soda, baking powder and salt

Add sugar to shortening - eggs - vanilla

Add flour mixture to sugar mizture

Spread in 13 x 9 pan. Sprinkle with chips and nuts

Bake 350° for 30 mins

Cool in pan; cut in bars

Found in "Motherless Brooklyn" by Jonathan Lethem. Published by Vintage, 1999.

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Pie Crust

2011-01-12T08:14:00.000-08:00

Recipe for pie crust written on an index card:

Pie Crust

3 C. flour
1 C. lard
Salt
5 tbl water
1 tbl vinegar
1 egg

Found in "An Old Sweetheart of Mine" by James Whitcomb Riley. Published by Bowen-Merrill, 1902.

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Tea Cake

2010-11-30T07:26:00.001-08:00

Recipe for Tea Cake:

2 eggs - then add
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening

-cream together

4 tbl molasses
1 teasp each of cinnamon and cloves
2 cups flour

-mix together thouroughly then add cup of boiling water
1 teasp soda

Bake 35 minutes

Found in "Jackie Ethel Joan: Women of Camelot" by J. Randy Taraborrelli. Published by Warner Books, 2000.

Matzo Balls

2010-09-23T09:42:00.000-07:00

"Matzo Balls."

1/2 cup water
1/4 cup fat
2 eggs
salt & pepper
meal to consistency for rolling

Found in "Player Piano" by Kurt Vonnegut. Published by Scribners, 1952.

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Johnny Appleseed Bars

2010-09-08T07:27:00.001-07:00

Recipe for "Johnny Appleseed Bars" -

1 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 c oats
2/3 c brown sugar (packed)
1/2 c oil
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla

Mix together and press half of dough in 9" square pan

Sprinkle with 1 c nuts 2 c thin sliced apples

Spread rest of dough over nuts and apples, press down with pancake turner and smooth top

Bake 350 degrees - 25 min.

Cool and sift conf. sugar

Cut in bars

Found in "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte. Published by Random House, 1943.

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Rice Dainty

2010-07-15T07:19:00.000-07:00

Recipe for "Rice Dainty (pudding)" -

3/4 c. cooked rice
3/4 c. fruit - chopped
1/2 c. honey
3/4 c. cream - whipped

Mix rice, fruit + honey.

Fold in whipped cream + chill well.

Found in "Sixty-five Delicious Dishes Made with Bread" by Marion Harris Neil. Published by The Fleischmann Co., 1919.

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Mrs. Eisenhower's Fudge

2010-06-19T03:08:00.000-07:00

Mrs. Eisenhower's Fudge

4 1/2 c. sugar
Salt (pinch)
2 TB butter
1 can evaporated milk (tall)

Bring to boil - boil 6 minutes

Put in bowl

12 oz. semi-sweet choc. bits
4 sq. bitter choc.
1 pt. marshmallow cream (2 jars)
2 c. nut meats

Pour boiling syrup over choc. and cream, beat till melted.
Pour in pan.

Found in "Bend Sinister" by Vladimir Nabokov. Published by Time-Life in 1964.

I figured that someone had just copied a recipe published by Mamie Eisenhower, so I did a little research. Sure enough, this is her "Million Dollar Fudge."

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English Muffin Loaves

2010-05-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

English Muffin Loaves - Betty Gregory

5 1/2 - 6 cups flour *
1/4 tsp. baking soda
2 pkgs. Fleischman's Active Dry Yeast
2 cups milk
1 tbl. sugar
1/2 cup water
2 tsp. salt
cornmeal

*Measure by spooning flour lightly into cup

Combine 3 cups flour, yeast sugar, salt, and soda. Heat liquids until very warm (120° f. - 130° f.)
Add to dry mixture; beat well. Stir in enough more flour to make a stiff batter. Spoon into two 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" pans that have been greased and sprinkled with cornmeal. Sprinkle tops with cornmeal. Cover, let rise in warm place for 45 min. Bake at 400° f. for 25 min. Remove from pans immediately and cool.

To serve: Slice and toast. Makes 16 slices per loaf.

Found in "Florida's Favorite Foods" published by the Florida Department of Agriculture, 1961.

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This And That

2010-04-23T06:25:00.000-07:00

Recipe for... food.

Chocolate Mouse

8 oz bitter sweet ch
egg whites
whip cream

Cook small onions w/ dash of sugar
olive oil, ground pepper add 1/2 butter
add tiny peas (fresh only) canned
slice carrots very thin. cook 1 c (water)
dash salt / sugar
shell steak / roast no fat dab of butter
oregano rosemary thyme
cayenne black pepper dash salt
roll roast in it
brown in olive oil 4 min ea side
asparagus cut on bias in pieces

sauce
hot mustard
dash salt
cracked pepper
canola oil

> mix put asparagus in sauce marinate

Make of this what you will.

Found in "The Low Calorie French Cookbook" by Béhotéguy de Téramond. Published by Grossett and Dunlap, 1964.

Many thanks to Sara for deciphering this recipe.

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Andrea's Cheesecake

2010-03-13T06:57:00.000-08:00

Recipe for cheesecake:

Cheese Cake - Andrea

4 pkgs 8 ounce cream ch
1 C sugar
Med sized can crushed pineapple drained overnite
1 tsp vanilla
dash cinnamon

---in blender thoroughly mixed and thick

Add 4 eggs

Pour into spring pan - graham cracker - use brown sugar

1 hr @ 350 °

Found in "The Deaf Smith Country Cookbook" by Marjorie Winn Ford, Susan Hillyard, and Mary Fault Koock. Published by Macmillan, 1979.

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Choco Mallow Logs

2010-02-02T10:55:00.000-08:00

Recipe:

Choco Mallow Logs

1 6 oz pkg semi-sweet chocolate
2 tbl. Parkay margine
1 egg beaten
3 cups Kraft Miniature Marshmallows
1 cup chopped nuts
Conf. sugar

Melt choc. + marg. over low heat. Remove from heat.
Add egg mix well. Cool slightly. Mix marshmallows
and nuts in large bowl. Pour chocolate mixture over
marshmallows and nuts; mix well.
Divide mixture in half.

On waxed paper sprinkled with conf. sugar shape each into a roll about 8" long. Chill several hours. Slice to serve. 2 rolls.

Found in "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" by A.C. Doyle. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1907.

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Charlie Chaplin Cocktail & Art Rose's Punch

2010-01-02T10:08:00.000-08:00

Recipe card.

Side one:

Charlie Chaplin Cocktail (Art Rose's father-in-law)

4 parts gin

2 parts imported French apricot brandy

1 part lemon juice

Shake with a bunch (?) of ice and serve.

Side Two:

Art Rose's Punch

1 part whiskey

1 part white grape juice

2 parts sparkling water

Have all chilled -
Pour over block of ice in punch bowl - serve at once.

Found in "Thesaurus of Humor" by Mildred Meiers and Jack Knapp. Published by Crown, 1940.

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Cold Catsup

2009-12-09T08:39:00.000-08:00

Cold Catsup

1/2 pk tomatoes
1 chopped onion
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup white mustard seed
2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 teaspoon cloves
1 cup sugar
1 pt vinegar

-Mother Healey

No additional instructions.

Found in "Gold Medal Cook Book" published by Gold Medal Flour; manufactured by Washburn-Crosby Co., 1904.

Anise Cookies

2009-12-05T06:32:00.001-08:00

Anise Cookies
1 cup sugar
6 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1 cup milk
1/2 oz. spirit of anise - anisette
6 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
7 cups flour

Bake 375° 12-15 min.
until lightly brown

Found in "Recipes from Old Hundred" by Nellie Brown. Published by Gramercy, 1965.

Blueberry Muffins

2009-11-19T03:53:00.001-08:00

Blueberry Muffins

2 cups flour sifted before measuring
1/4 cup sugar
4 teaspoons B Powder
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 egg well beaten
1 cup milk
1/4 cup melted butter
1 cup blueberries

Combine sifted dry ingredients. Beat egg. Add milk + melted butter. Add the liquid to dry ingredients mixing only enough to dampen flour. 25-30 minutes.

Found in "New York Gardener`s Guide" by Ralph Snodsmith. Published by Cool Springs Press, 2004.

To put this recipe to the test, I contacted Handwritten Recipe's rogue chef-for-hire. Here's what Sharon came up with:

Mise en place. Excellent start.

Make it rain.

I find this photo rather dry.

Much better.

Rather gooey. I blame the one cup of milk called for in the recipe. Seems like quite a bit, no?

You know, this is brilliant. I have the nonstick muffin tins, and even with paper cups, they take 45 minutes to clean. Foil tins FTW.

Lovely!

Final report from our chef:

"not the best tasting muffins in the world"

We'll get 'em next time.

French Kraut

2009-11-02T10:26:00.001-08:00

French Kraut

1 head cabbage - chop
1 green peppers
1 red pepper
2/3 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp celery seed
1 tbl whole allspice

Boil - cover cabbage

Found in "McLeod's Folly" by Louis Bromfield. Published by World, 1948.

Anyone else think of... ok, I can't think of any famous French-Germans. Google was no help.

Jewish Apple Cake: Update - Someone made it

2009-10-24T07:16:00.000-07:00

Jewish Apple Cake

4 lge. Apples
5 tbspn. Sugar
3 tspn. Cinnamon
-------- let stand

3 cup Flour
3 tspn. Baking Powder
1/2 tspn. Salt
-------- sift together

4 eggs
2 1/2 tspn Vanilla
1 cup Oil
1/4 cup Orange Juice
2 1/2 cups sugar

1. Peal & slice Apples add Sugar & Cinnamon.

2. Make batter, add dry siften ingredients. Mix well with wooden spoon.

3. Grease Tube Pan. Arrange batter and apples in layers, ending with batter.

4. Bake for 1 3/4 hr. until knife comes out clean. 350° oven.

Note: Cake tastes better after 2 days.

Found in "Japan and The Far East Conference" by Henry W. Taft. Published by Macmillan, 1921.

Update: Jenny was awesome enough to try out this recipe.

Here are the results.

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White Cake

2009-10-17T06:36:00.000-07:00

White Cake (Dorothy Gifford's)

2 1/2 cups flour
1 2/3 cup sugar
Salt
3 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/4 cup milk
2/3 cup shortening
Vanilla
3 eggs

Bake 350° - 25-30 min.

Found in "The Perfect Mile" by Neal Bascomb. Published by Mariner Books, 2005.

Christmas Cake

2009-10-10T06:34:00.000-07:00

Ingredients: 1 cup of water 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup of sugar 1 cup brown sugar lemon juice 4 large eggs nuts 1 bottle Jose Quervo(sp) 2 cups of dried fruit

Directions: Sample the Quervo to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the Quervo again. To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink. Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point it's best to make sure the Quervo is still OK. Try another cup... just in case. Turn off the mixerer thingy. Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Pick the frigging fruit off the floor. Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the Quervo to check for tonsiticity. Next, sift the two cups of salt, or something. Whos giveshz a shit. Check the Jose Quervo. Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefing. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window, finish the Jose Quervo and hug the cat.

Cherry Mistmas!

Found in "Remember Me" by Laura Hendrie. Published by Henry Holt, 1999.

ED: I think I forgot to add "FWD: FWD: FWD: LOL: FWD:" to the title.

Impossible Pie

2009-09-26T09:14:00.000-07:00

Impossible as in impossible to read. I'll do my best:

Bake 350 - 45 min
Impossible Pie
4 eggs
1/2 stick of Oleo
2 C milk
1 T vanilla
1 cup sugar
1/2 C biscuik (bisquick)
beat 3-5 min
add 1 cup coconut

nine inch greased pan

Found in "The Household Searchlight Recipe Book: Revised Edition." Published by The Household Magazine, 1937.

Chocolate Chip Bars

2009-09-16T08:18:00.000-07:00

Chocolate Chip Bars

1/3 c. shortening
1/3 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sug. (packed)
1 egg
i teas. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 teasp. soda
1/2 teasp. salt
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1 pkg. (6 ounces) semi-sweet choco. piece

Heat oven to 375° Mix short., butter, sugars, egg and vanilla thoroughly. Stir in remaining ingred. Spread in ungreases oblong pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches. Bake 20-25 minutes. Cool; cut into bars.

Found in "The Green Mile" by Stephen King. Published by Plume, 1997.

Pecan Strawberry Rhubarb Dessert

2009-09-03T08:55:00.000-07:00

Pecan Strawberry Rhubarb Dessert

1 No. 2 can Strawberry Rhubard pie filling
1 small box (9 ozs) white cake mix
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 stick margarine melted

Place pie filling in 8" square pan. Sprinkle mix over top. Place nut meats over this. Drizzle melted margarine evenly over all. Bake in 350° oven 1 hour. Serve warm with whipped cream, Cool Whip, or ice cream.

Found in "Hedda Gabler and other plays" by Henrik Ibsen, published by Penguin, 1992.

Apple Sauce

2009-08-27T09:39:00.000-07:00

Apple Sauce

4 med apples, cut in fourths
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup packed brown sugar - or 1/3 - 1/2 cup granulated suagr
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg

Heat apples & water to boiling over medium heat. Reduce heat. Simmer uncovered stirring occasionally to break up apples until tender, 5-10 mins.
Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling, boil & stir 1 minute.

Found in "Quinn's Book" by William Kennedy. Published by Penguin, 1988.

Mildred's Meat Ball Mexicana

2009-08-22T09:13:00.000-07:00

MEAT BALL MEXICANA

1 pound ground beef
4 tablespoons shorting
1/2 cup No. 2 can tomatoes
1/2 cup No. 2 can tomato juice
1 bay leaf
3/4 cup chopped onions
1 teaspoon chilli powder
2 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package frozen mixed vegetables
1 teaspoon Worcester sauce
1/2 cup washed macaroni

--Mildred

Found in a beat-up scrapbook of recipes.

There are no preparation instructions, so you'll have to make your best guess.
I plan to scoop the mixture into ice trays, freeze overnight, add tequila, and serve.

Rice Pudding

2009-08-20T07:00:00.000-07:00

3/4 c arborio rice
6 c milk
pinch salt
1/2 c sugar
1/2 vanilla bean

Med. heat
40-45"

1/4 c heavy cream
oven bake
grate orange
rind candied ginger
mace, cardamon
nutmeg, cinnamon

Found in "The Martha's Vineyard Cookbook" by Louis Tate King & Jean Stewart Wexler. Published by The Globe Pequot Press, 1983.

Chocolate Krisp Kringles

2009-08-11T07:26:00.001-07:00

Recipe:

Chocolate Krisp Kringles

1/3 cup butter
2/3 cup choc. chips

take off heat

stir in:
1/2 cup sugar

beat in:
1 egg
1/2 cup flour
salt
vanilla

put in pan - cover with chips + 1/3 cup nuts.

Bake at 400° - 12 minutes

Found in "The United States Regional Cook Book" edited by Ruth Berolzheimer. Published by the Culinary Arts Institute, 1947.

Nerwegian Apple Pie

2009-08-11T07:25:00.001-07:00

Recipe for "Nerwegian Apple Pie."

1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
3(?) eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 " " vanilla
1 " " baking powder
2 cups diced apples
1/2 cup chopped nuts

8" pan greased
350 degrees 40-45 mins

Mix sugar unsifted flour and unbeaten eggs. Add b.p. salt cinnamon and vanilla. Mix well. Fold in apples and nuts and pour into pan.

Found in "The Gathering Storm" by Winston S. Churchill. Published by Houghton Mifflin (Book Club Edition), 1948.

Zucchini "Appertizers"

2009-08-11T07:24:00.000-07:00

Handwritten recipe for zucchini appetizers.

Found in "Chatterbox Book of Pictures" published by Dana Estes and Co., 1909.

Roast Beef and Veggies

2009-08-11T07:23:00.000-07:00

Recipe for Roast Beef and Veggies:

Elect skillet brown
fat side down on all sides
brown. Cover Tequilla lemon
or Tuscany (Knorr) sauce
15 (?) per lb after turning it to
200.

Found in "Eight Cousins" by Louisa May Alcott. Published by Doubleday, 1968.

Fluffy White Frosting

2009-04-11T07:26:00.000-07:00

Recipe for 'Fluffy White Frosting'

2 egg whites

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/4 teasp crm of tartar

1/3 cup cold water

DASH SALT

1 teasp vanilla

Place egg whites, sugar - crm of tart, water & salt in top of doubl bowl - (not over heat)

Beat 1 min with elect beater. Place over boiling water + cook, beating constantly tell stiff peaks form. (about 7 min)

Remove top pot from boiling water - add vanilla + beat to spreading consistancy - about 2 mins

Found in "The Gold Cook Book" by Master Chef Louis P. De Gouy, published by Greenberg, 1947.