Green Corn Dumplings |
A quart of young corn grated from the cob, half a pint of wheat flour sifted, half
a pint of
milk, six tablespoonfuls of butter, two eggs, a saltspoonful of salt , a saltspoonful
of
pepper, and butter for frying. Having grated as fine as possible sufficient young,
fresh
corn to make a quart, mix with it the wheat flour, and add the salt and pepper. Warm
the milk in a small sauce pan, and soften the butter in it. Then add them gradually
to
the pan of corn, stirring very hard, and set it away to cool. Beat the eggs light,
and stir
them into the mixture when it has cooled. Flour your hands, and make it into little
dumplings. Put into a frying pan a sufficiency of fresh butter ( or lard and butter
in
equal proportions, ) and when it is boiling hot, and has been skimmed, put in the
dumplings, and fry them ten minutes or more, in proportion to their thickness. Then
drain them, and send them hot to the dinner table. Circa - 1872
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Food for the Gods |
7 heaping tbsp. cracker crumbs - 4 level tsp. baking powder - 2 scant cups sugar - 1 lb. dates seeded - 1 lb. English walnuts rolled - 6 eggs. Mix cracker crumbs, sugar and baking powder together, then work dates in with hands, beat eggs separately, putting yolks in first mixture, add nuts and whites last, grease pan and bake slowly 45 minutes |
Mushroom Bouchees |
6 large mushrooms - 2 tbl. butter - 1 tbl. chopped green onion - 2 tbl. dry bread
crumbs
2 tbl. minced chicken - 1 tsp. chopped parsley - 2 tbl. milk - 2 tbl. grated Parmesan
cheese and bread crumbs mixed. - 1 tbl. butter.
Remove entire stem from mushrooms. Chop stems fine and saute five minutes in
butter. Add onions, bread crumbs, chicken and parsley and moisten with milk. Stuff
mushroom caps with this filling, sprinkle with crumb and cheese mixture. Dot with
butter and place in a greased baking dish. Barely cover bottom of dish with water,
and
bake in a moderate oven, 350 degrees, for 30 minutes, or till tender. Circa - 1934
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Nummy Bread |
 1 1/2 cup flour - 1 teaspoon baking powder - 1 teaspoon soda - 1 teaspoon salt - 1
1/2 cup all bran and oatmeal mixed - 1/2 cup brown sugar - 1 1/2 cup buttermilk or
sour milk - 1 cup nuts, raisins, dates or mixture. Mix in order given. Bake in large
loaf pan at 375 for 45 minutes to an hour. Circa - 1948
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Inexpensive Drink |
A very nice, cheap drink which may take the place of lemonade and be found fully as healthful is made with one cupful of pure cider vinegar and half a cupful of good molasses put into one quart pitcher of ice water. A tablespoonful of ground ginger added makes a healthful beverage. Circa 1894.
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Maple Sirup Dressing |
 1 egg - 1 cup maple sirup - juice of 1/2 lemon. Beat egg slightly with a fork, add sirup and lemon juice, and cook in double boiler over hot water until thick, stirring constantly Chill. Add 2 tablespoons or more, according to taste, to 1 cup whipped cream. For fruit salad. Circa 1921.
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