Old Recipes
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Cooking from clay tablets: Babylonian lamb stew
www.historicalcookingclasses.com Cooking from clay tablets: Babylonian lamb stew - Historical Cooking ClassesThere is not much written information about ancient cuisine from Near Eastern civilizations. Art and archeological remains reveal extended cuisines in, for example, Ancient Egypt, but not a single recipe is handed down to us. There is one exception: Mesopotamia cuisine. Three clay tablets with recip...
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1940 recipe for macaroni cheese
San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Texas), 19 January 1940, page 32
I found it here: https://blog.genealogybank.com/fall-comfort-food-macaroni-and-cheese.html
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Nancy's Fluffy White Frosting
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp corn syrup
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 egg white
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup water
Bring sugar, cream of tartar, salt, corn syrup, and water to a boiling point. Cook until sugar dissolves. Add to unbeaten egg white, beaten constantly with electric beater until of spreading consistency. Add vanilla.
Mrs. Nancy Green
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Pineapple Bars
9 by 13 pan Crust: 1 3/4 cup oatmeal
1 1/2 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 tsp baking powder
Bake crust 10 minutes at 350 F. Reserve part for top.
Filling:
2 1/2 cups crushed pineapple
1 cup sugar
6 tbsp cornstarch
Cook until thick and clear. Bake at 350 F for 35-40 minutes.
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1898 Chocolate Cream Recipe
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From Glen and Friends Cooking on Youtube
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Krazy Cake, 1930s
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(Mix all ingredients in ungreased pan) 3 cups flour 1 tsp salt 2 cups water 2 cups sugar 2 tbsp vinegar 1/3 cup cocoa 3/4 cup salad oil 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp vanilla Sift ingredients together into pan. Level off with fork. Make three wells in mixture. Put oil, vinegar, and vanilla in wells. Add water and mix well with fork. Mix well but do not beat. Bake at 350 F for 35-40 minutes.
Typically served in my family with Nancy's Favorite White Frosting and rainbow sprinkles.
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WSCS cookbook, 1961
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Hopefully this shows up okay. Local church society cookbook. I can transcribe the photos if there's interest. Favorite recipe for frosting is Nancy's Fluffy White Frosting - great with a simple chocolate cake (our family used it with a Krazy Cake, recipe forthcoming).