Rhubarb Shortcake in 1920

Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa July 26, 1920, page 5 This is made with a regular shortcake dough. For one pie pan: 1 cup flour 1 tablespoon shortening 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon sugar milk to make a soft dough Sift dry ingredients together, rub in shortening, and milk. Roll out one floured boardContinue reading “Rhubarb Shortcake in 1920”

Salads, Some Old, Some New in 1920

Bloomington Evening World, Bloomington, Indiana June 26 1920, page 2 For any other meal except breakfast salads are a welcome part of any menu. Vegetable Salad Chop four large cucumbers, one small onion and two tablespoonfuls of parsley, mix well, with mayonnaise and stuff tomatoes with the mixture thus prepared. Brunswick Salad To one andContinue reading “Salads, Some Old, Some New in 1920”

Eggless Cakes in 1920

Melbourne Argus, Melbourne, Victoria, AU May 26, 1920, page 5 “J.M.R.” (Yarram) sends a recipe for eggless spice cake: –– 1 cupful of sugar half-cupful butter 1 cupful of sour milk 2 cupfuls flour 1 teaspoonful bicarbonate of soda a little grated nutmeg half-teaspoonful ground cloves 1 teaspoonful of ground cinnamon 1 cupful of raisinsContinue reading “Eggless Cakes in 1920”