Dill Pickles
1 tablespoon rock salt Put salt in bottom of 2 quart jar Fill full of pickles, with some dill 1/3 vinegar to 2/3 water Heat to boiling point and pour over pickles. Seal
Pineapple Cheese Salad
Ingredients 1 Tablespoon (1 envelope) unflavored gelatine 1/2 cup cold water 1 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup sugar 1 3-ounce package cream cheese 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise or salad dressing 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries 1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple Method Soften gelatine in cold water; dissolve over hot water, cool. Whip cream and add […]
Betty Leonard’s Tomato Aspic
Ingredients 3 3/4 cups tomato juice 2 tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons grated onion pinch of cloves 2 small or 1 large Lemon Jell-O 1 cup chopped celery 1 can shrimp or fresh bay shrimp chopped parsley, if desired Method Combine 3 3/4 cups tomato juice, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 2 tablespoons grated onion, and a pinch […]
Cottage Cheese Apple Pie
A typed recipe card from the San Francisco collection for an apple pie recipe with a twist – a Cottage Cheese Apple Pie.
Molded Persimmon Salad
Ingredients 1 cup boiling water 1 package Lemon Jell-O 1 teaspoon Knox jello {gelatin} 1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 ripe persimmons Method Put all in a blender after Jell-O is dissolved.
Snickerdoodles
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup shortening 2 eggs 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons cinnamon Method Heat oven to 400-degrees. Mix thoroughly shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, and the eggs. Blend in flour, cream of tartar, soda, and salt. Shape […]
Lace Cookeis
Pour 1/2 cup Karo in saucepan add 2/3 cup brown sugar and 1 cube butter. Bring to boiling point. Take from heat, and 1 cup sifted flour and salt. Stir well. Fold in 1 cup walnuts, chopped fine. Bake at 350-degrees for 8-10 minutes. Allow plenty of space between cookies on the sheet. 1/2 teaspoon […]
Pecan Dreams
Ingredients 1 cup butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 cups flour 2 cups pecans, cut coarsely 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 teaspoons water Method Cream butter and sugar, add vanilla, water, flour, and pecans. Roll in hands to the size of a date and bake in slow oven. Roll in powdered sugar after baked and still […]
Filled Cookies
Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup shortening 1 egg 1/2 cup milk 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon vanilla Mincemeat Method Mix all ingredients except mincemeat. Roll out thin and place cookies on sheet or pan. Put a teaspoon of mincemeat on each cookie and put another cookie […]
Nellie’s Jelly Tart Cookies
Pastry 1/2 cup butter 1 cup flour 2 egg yolks 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt Roll out, cut into round cookies. Topping 2 egg whites 1 teaspoon melted butter 1 cup powdered sugar 2 cups coconut Beat egg whites until stiff, then mix in sugar, butter, coconut. Method Press center of each cookie. […]
Sugar Cookies
Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup shortening 2 eggs 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 teaspoon soda 2 1/4 cups flour – more if needed Method Roll in balls, dip in cold water then in sugar. Bake at 350-degrees for 15 minutes.
Coconut Cookies
Ingredients 1 cup sifted flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon soda 1/3 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg, unbeaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup oatmeal 1 cup chopped coconut or chopped nuts Method Three bowls. 1. Cream butter or margarine, softened, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla. 2. Coconut & oatmeal; mix. […]