potato – Recipes of Yesteryear

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 Split Biscuits in 1920

Abilene Daily Report, Abilene, Texas August 4, 1920, page 5 1 large potato or 2 medium sized ones 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon lard 1 teaspoon salt 1-2 Fleischman yeast cake 1-2 cup sweet milk 1 egg Flour to make good dough. Boil potato, mash thru colander and cream into it, lard, sugar, and salt.Continue reading “Potato Split Biscuits in 1920”