- Recipe: Macaroni Egg Salad with Cooked Salad Dressing from 1930's
- MACARONI EGG SALAD WITH COOKED SALAD DRESSING from 1930's 1 cup cooked macaroni 2 hard cooked eggs 1/2 cup diced celery 4 tbsp sliced stuffed olives Salad Dressing to moisten* (recipe follows) Shredded leaf lettuce C...
- Salads - Potato, Pasta
- Recipe: Strawberry Icebox Puddings - 2 (1930's)
- I found these on the Internet from an very old newspaper clippings. STRAWBERRY ICEBOX PUDDING Source: The Daily Times, Rochester and Beaverton, PA, Household Hints/by Mrs. Mary Morton 6/9/1932 Makes six portions One...
- Desserts - Puddings, Gelatin
- Recipe: Nana Harris' Chocolate Potato Cake and Fudge Frosting (1930's)
- NANA HARRIS' CHOCOLATE POTATO CAKE "This recipe came from a cookbook Nana wrote for her own use in 1934, except for the frosting, which I adapted from a fudge recipe." - Eve in Sacramento 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 cup but...
- Desserts - Fillings, Frostings
- Recipe(tried): Calumet Baking Powder Biscuits (1930's)
- CALUMET BAKING POWDER BISCUITS 2 cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons Calumet Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons butter or other shortening 1/2 cup milk (about) (All measurements are level.) Sift flour once, me...
- Breads - Assorted
- Recipe: The Cake In The Casserole with 7-Minute Icing (1930's)
- THE CAKE IN THE CASSEROLE 2 oz (2 squares) bitter baking chocolate 1 cup boiling water 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup shortening 2 cups brown sugar 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1/2 cup sour milk 2 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baki...
- Desserts - Cakes
- Recipe: Baked Chocolate Rice Pudding with Meringue (Hershey's recipe, 1930's)
- BAKED CHOCOLATE RICE PUDDING FOR THE PUDDING: 1/2 cup uncooked regular rice 1 cup water 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp cornstarch 1/3 cup Hershey's unsweetened cocoa powder Dash salt 2 1/2 cups milk, divided use 2 ...
- Desserts - Puddings, Gelatin
- Recipe: L.A. Schools Devil's Food Cake with 7-minute Frosting (1930's)
- L.A. SCHOOLS DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE WITH 7-MINUTE FROSTING Introduced in 1939 to the Los Angeles Unified School District by Frances Johnson, Food Service Director. 1/2 cup shortening 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup...
- Desserts - Cakes
ADVERTISEMENT
- Recipe: Braised Lettuce (Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes, 1930's)
- BRAISED LETTUCE 2 large hard heads iceberg lettuce 4 tablespoons bacon fat Salt and pepper Cut each head of lettuce into four pieces, taking care that a portion of the center stem is left on each section to hold the...
- Side Dishes - Vegetables
- Recipe: Tea Cakes by first lady Louise Henry Hoover (1930's)
- TEA CAKES by first lady Louise Henry Hoover 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup milk Mix as any oth...
- Desserts - Cakes
- Recipe: Maple Syrup Pie ---(1930's)
- Vintage Gal - I have a cookbook of my mother's dated 1939. This recipe was checked, so I'm sure I ate it when I was a child, though I don't remember it. If you are interested in anything special, I can look it up a...
- Recipe: Loaf Spice Cake (Sunbeam Mixmaster recipe, 1930's)
- LOAF SPICE CAKE 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 3/4 cup milk 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon groun...
- Desserts - Cakes
- Recipe: Snow Muffins (1930's)
- SNOW MUFFINS In this recipe, the snow takes the place of eggs. 2 cups flour (or more) 1 cup brown sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons butter or shortening, melted 1 cup milk or water 1 1/2 cup...
- Breads - Muffins, Quick Breads
- Recipe: Latkes (potato pancakes, 1930's)
- LATKES (POTATO PANCAKES) Whole potatoes (to make 2 cups raw, grated potatoes) 2 eggs A pinch of baking powder 1 1/2 tsp. salt A little ground black pepper 1 tbsp. flour, bread crumbs or matzo meal Vegetable oil (for f...
- Side Dishes - Potatoes
- Recipe: Quick Nut Bread with 12 variations (Davis Baking Powder, 1930's)
- QUICK NUT BREAD MASTER PATTERN BAKING FORMULA "Serve these homemade breads for breakfast or luncheon. Use them for tea-time sandwiches. Send them to picnics; pack them in school lunch boxes." 4 cups sifted flour ...
- Breads - Muffins, Quick Breads
ADVERTISEMENT
- Recipe(tried): Potato Pancakes (1930's)
- POTATO PANCAKES 6 medium-sized potatoes 2 tbsp flour 2 eggs, well beaten 1 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp butter, melted 1 tbsp milk 1 tbsp grated onion 4 tbsp oil for frying Wash, peel and grate potatoes. Add flour, eggs, salt...
- Side Dishes - Potatoes
- Recipe: Fig Pudding (1930's)
- FIG PUDDING May, 1931 Recipe 1/4 cup butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg, well beaten 1 1/2 cups flour, sifted, divided use 2 cups dried figs, chopped 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup ...
- Desserts - Puddings, Gelatin
- Recipe: Swans Down Cake Flour Angel Food Cake (1930's)
- SWANS DOWN CAKE FLOUR ANGEL FOOD CAKE 1 cup sifted Swans Down Cake Flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups sifted granulated sugar 1 cup egg whites 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 3/4 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon almond extrac...
- Desserts - Cakes
- Recipe: Coffee Fluff (1930's)
- COFFEE FLUFF 1/2 pound marshmallows 1 cup brewed hot coffee 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 cup cream, whipped 1 teaspoon vanilla Put marshmallows in double boiler. Add coffee and salt and stir until smooth. Chill. When it beg...
- Desserts - Puddings, Gelatin
- Recipe: Stuffed Tomatoes, Cream of Tomato Soup, Tomatoes Spanish Style, Stuffed Tomatoes, Italian Style, Tomatoes Stuffed with Shrimp from 1930's cookbook
- Recipes from: How to Grow the Tomato and 115 Ways to Prepare it for the Table Second Edition, August 1936 by GEORGE W. CARVER, M. S. in AGR., Director STUFFED TOMATOES Select firm, well-ripened tomatoes; remove stem en...
- Recipe Collections
- Recipe: Kedgeree by first lady Eleanor Roosevelt (using rice and cod, 1930's)
- KEDGEREE by first lady Eleanor Roosevelt 2 cups cooked rice 4 hard boiled eggs, chopped 3 tablespoons parsley, chopped 2 cups cooked, cold, flaked cod 1/2 cup cream salt and pepper to taste Combine ingredients and he...
- Main Dishes - Fish, Shellfish
- Recipe: Lebanon County Peach Cake (Pennsylvania Dutch, 1930's)
- LEBANON COUNTY PEACH CAKE 2 tbsp sugar 2 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup shortening 1 egg 1 cup milk FOR THE TOPPING: Additional sugar 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon Fresh peaches, peeled and cut in hal...
- Desserts - Cakes
ADVERTISEMENT
- Recipe: Homemade Butterscotch Candy (Pennsylvania Dutch Cookbook, 1930's)
- BUTTERSCOTCH CANDY 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup butter 4 tbsp water 1 tbsp vinegar Combine all the ingredients and cook until a little tried in cold water forms a brittle or hard ball. Pour into a buttered pan. When cool, ...
- Desserts - Candy, Chocolate
- Recipe: Raisin Butterscotch Pie (using evaporated milk, 1930's)
- RAISIN BUTTERSCOTCH PIE 1 1/4 cups brown sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/4 cups evaporated milk 7/8 cup water 3 egg yolks, beaten 1 cup seedless raisins 3 Tbsp butter 3 egg whites 6 Tbsp sugar 1/4 tsp cream of ...
- Desserts - Pies and Tarts
- Recipe: Potato Croquettes (Kartoffel Kloesse) (Pennsylvania Dutch, 1930's)
- POTATO CROQUETTES (KARTOFFEL KLOESSE) 9 medium potatoes 1 tsp salt 3 eggs, well beaten 1 cup flour 2/3 cup and 1/2 cup bread crumbs, divided use 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 lb (1 cup) butter 1 tsp chopped onion Boil...
- Side Dishes - Potatoes
- Recipe: Berks County Potato Custard Pie (1930's)
- BERKS COUNTY POTATO CUSTARD PIE 1 medium-size potato 2 tbsp butter 3/4 cup sugar 2 egg yolks 1/2 cup milk juice and grated rind of 1/2 lemon 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten Pastry for single crust Boil the potato. Drain...
- Desserts - Pies and Tarts
- Recipe: Moravian Christmas Cookies (Pennsylvania Dutch Cookbook, 1930's)
- MORAVIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES 8 cups flour 1 tbsp ground cloves 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger 2 1/4 cups brown sugar 2 cups shortening (mixture of butter and lard) 1 quart molasses 1/2 tsp baking soda dissol...
- Desserts - Cookies, Brownies, Bars
- Recipe: Rice Souffle (with cinnamon and raisins, Pennsylvania Dutch recipe, 1930's)
- RICE SOUFFLE 2 quarts boiling water (8 cups) 1 tbsp salt (or to taste) 1 cup rice 4 eggs, separated 3/4 cups sugar 1 quart milk 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon Add the salt to the boiling water and after w...
- Desserts - Puddings, Gelatin
- Recipe: Coney Island Hot Dog Chili, 1930's - 1940's
- CONEY ISLAND HOT DOG CHILI 1930's - 1940's Recipe from Richmond, Indiana restaurant from the late 1930's or early 1940's 1 pound beef suet 2 pounds ground beef (good quality) 1/2 cup finely chopped celery 1/2 cup fin...
- Toppings - Sauces and Gravies
ADVERTISEMENT
- Recipe: Gold Label Dutch Apple Cake (1930's)
- Gold Label Dutch Apple Cake (1930's) 2 cups flour (8 oz.) 2 level teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup butter (2 oz.) 1 egg About 3/4 cup milk About 5 apples (cut and pared into eighths) 1/4 cup sugar (2 oz...
- Desserts - Cakes
- Recipe: Original Girl Scout Cookies (sugar cookies, 1920's, 1930's, 3 recipes)
- ORIGINAL GIRL SCOUT COOKIES "In the 1920's when Girl Scout cookies were first thought up, a general recipe was handed out to each troop and each girl made her own and sold them. Original recipe was submitted for publi...
- Desserts - Cookies, Brownies, Bars