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Kitchen thermometers are about as common as skewers and are now in just about any supermarket’s kitchen supplies aisle. But what if you were making candy say 80 years ago and they weren’t so common, or more expensive than your budget allowed? Well, you’d still …
This recipe is from the ’30s. It’s a great way to try out that old muslin coffee filter you spotted at the swap meet. This recipe is adapted from My New Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook, 25th printing 1938. Things You’ll Need: 1 pound desired …
These recipes are from Ida Bailey Allen’s Modern Cook Book (or Mrs. Allen on Cooking, Menus Service) from the early 1920s. Those not familiar with Mrs. Allen, she was to America then what Martha Stewart is to America now. She was the first homemaking giant. …
Here is an old pudding recipe to share. The recipe is for a baked pudding rather than the traditional, moist steamed puddings often served during the holidays, called Thanksgiving Pudding. It’s from Practical Cooking and Serving from 1902. It was written by Janet McKenzie Hill. …
Sweet potato pies are hands-down a favorite treat at our house. But I had never thought of using regular bakers in pies until I was flipping through The Blue Grass Cook Book from 1904. The Potato Pie is the Pie of the Month for …