Here's a "Very Good" Angel Food Cake recipe from Grandma's Recipe Book. Let us take a moment to reflect on the lost art of penmanship. Source: Grandma's Recipe Book
Grandma’s Angel Food Cake
Wednesday Wisdom The Preparation of Materials for Cakes 1905
The flour for cakes should be dried and sifted. The currants must be washed and dried before they are used, and dropped a few at a time on a plate, to discover if there are any stones amongst them. Sultanas should be rubbed inn flour and the stalks picked off. When the whites of eggs... Continue Reading →
Wednesday Wisdom Cakes and Cake Baking 1905
Best Materials Requisite for Cake Making. In cake-making it is absolutely essential that the best materials be employed. Stale eggs, strong butter, must flour, or common sugar are not so much as to be thought of in this connection. The idea that such refuse “will do for cooking” is most unworthy. When a luxury, such... Continue Reading →
Wednesday Wisdom On Puddings 1912
To Boil a Pudding. A pudding which is to be boiled should be placed in a saucepan of boiling water. The water must boil all the time the pudding is cooking, and the pudding must be under water the whole time. If these directions are not attended to, the water will soak into the pudding... Continue Reading →
Mint Cup~1906
This is an easy recipe that would be fun to try. Something like a sweet, sour, minty slushie. Not bad for 1906. I could see this going down well at the school fair. Note: 1 pound of sugar is equal to 2 cups. Discover
Candied Orange Peels ~1886
Citron Preserves. How did oranges get into the August CSA box? I'm not even sure where we grow oranges locally this time of year. Regardless, they are, as is any fruit save papaya, most welcome. Not a huge fan of papaya. Oranges are an easy snack for families with kids. I've never known of a kid... Continue Reading →
Meringues ~1922
Meringue Cookie Time! Let's say you've made a delicious pudding or custard from scratch that called for 5 egg yolks. What do you do with all of those egg whites? Ingredients: 5 egg whites 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup sugar Beat eggs and cream of tartar together until foaming, slowly... Continue Reading →
Pie Day ~1947
Classic Recipes to Celebrate Pie Day. Happy Pi(e) Day! Here are a few fun pie recipes to help celebrate the day. Mother’s Pumpkin Pie ~1875 Pie or Cobbler? ~1910 Remarks on Pie Making ~1866 On Pies ~1855 Thanksgiving Pie “The Crown of the Feast”~1866 Apples Prepared for Nice Pies ~1851
