bread – Recipes of Yesteryear

Red-Top Bread in 1920

Coshocton Tribune, Coshocton, Ohio June 4, 1920, page 6 4 cups boiling water 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons salt 4 tablespoons lard or substitute 1 cake compressed yeast 1/4 cup lukewarm water 3 quarts sifted Red-Top Flour Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1/4 cup lukewarm water. Pour boiling water over lard (or substituteContinue reading “Red-Top Bread in 1920”

Baking Contest in 1920

Bisbee Daily Review, Bisbee, Arizona June 2, 1920, page 6 We cordially invite you to participate in a cake baking contest that will be held this week under the auspices of Mrs. Nettie Taff, national demonstrator of WESSON OIL and SNOWDRIFT for the manufacturers, the Southern Cotton Oil Co. Mrs. Taff is demonstrating the economicalContinue reading “Baking Contest in 1920”

Gold Cake in 1920

Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts May 30, 1920, page 94 Requested by Philinda – 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 5 egg yolks 1 egg 1 1/4 cup flour 2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk Cream butter and add sugar gradually, while beasting constantly; then add egg yolks and egg wellContinue reading “Gold Cake in 1920”

Rice Bread in 1920

Seymour Daily Republican, Seymour, Indiana May 29, 1920, page 6 How is rice bread made? Will appreciate recipe 1 cup rice (boiled) 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon syrup 4 tablespoon lukewarm water 2 1/2 cup sifted flour half a yeast cake Method: The method is the same as in wheat flour bread, save the bakingContinue reading “Rice Bread 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”

Popovers in 1920

Sandusky Register, Sandusky, Ohio May 25, 1920, page 6 Popovers Take one cupful of flour, one egg unbeaten, one cupful of milk and a pinch of salt. 1 cup of flour 1 egg 1 cup of milk pinch of salt Butter the gem pans and place in a hot oven. Mix all the ingredients together,Continue reading “Popovers in 1920”

Pineapple Cream Cake in 1920

Omaha Daily Bee, Omaha, Nebraska May 23, 1920, page 16 Separate the yolks and whites of six eggs, and one cup of sugar to the yolks and beat together until creamy. Sieve one cup of flour and one teaspoonful of baking powder together and beat the white of the eggs stiffly. Stir there ingredients lightlyContinue reading “Pineapple Cream Cake in 1920”

“Salt-Rising” Bread Like Grandmother Once Made

Sainte Genevieve Fair Play, Sainte Genevieve, Missouri May 22, 1920, page 5 Self rising bread, which is commonly called by the misleading name of “salt-rising bread’ has been known in one form or another for generations. It has been a particular favorite when and where it was difficult to get satisfactory yeast. The following recipeContinue reading ““Salt-Rising” Bread Like Grandmother Once Made”