celery – Recipes of Yesteryear

Pressed Chicken in 1920

Canton Daily News, Canton, Ohio August 16, 1920, page 5 Dress, singe, clean and cut up a 4 or 5 pound fowl. Put into a kettle and cover with boiling water, bring to the boiling point and let boil rapidly five minutes. Skim, reduce the heat and add one small onion thinly sliced, one stalkContinue reading “Pressed Chicken in 1920”

Soups in 1920

Postville Review, Postville, Iowa August 06 1920, page 6 Vegetable Soup Cut into dice two carrots, a quarter of a small cabbage, half a turnip, half an onion, a potato and three stalks of celery. Fry all the vegetables in butter; add six cupfuls of water or stock, and salt and pepper to season. SimmerContinue reading “Soups in 1920”

Potato Soup in 1920

Boston Post, Boston, Massachusetts July 28 1920, page 18 3 potatoes 1 quart milk 1 onion 1 stalk celery salt pepper 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon flour Cook potatoes in salted water with the onion. When done mash smooth and rub through a sieve. Scald milk with celery, add butter and flour creamed together, thenContinue reading “Potato Soup in 1920”

Here’s A Recipe “Like Mother Used to Make” in 1920

Ames Daily Tribune and Ames Evening Times, Ames, Iowa June 30 1920, page 3 Sweetbread and Mushroom Salad 1 1/2 cups sweetbreads 1 cup mushroom 2 cups celery 1 green pepper One and a half cups sweetbreads (boiled until white and tender), 1 cup mushrooms (either fresh or canned), 2 cups celery, 1 green pepperContinue reading “Here’s A Recipe “Like Mother Used to Make” in 1920″

Tested Tomato Recipes in 1920

Sandusky Register, Sandusky, Ohio June 27 1920, page 18 By Mary Lee Swann, The Well-Known Writer and Lecturer on Cooking Tomato and Celery Relish Finely chop 1 onion, 1 large green or red sweet pepper, 1 large bunch of celery and 1 1/2 pint tomatoes. Add 2/3 cup mild vinegar, 1 clove, 2 allspice berries,Continue reading “Tested Tomato Recipes 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”