Tomato Conserve Recipe from 1917

Tomato Conserve Recipe from 1917

8 - 9 lbs of Ripe tomatoes
5 pounds reg Sugar
4 Lemons

Wash & Peel all 9 lbs of tomatoes.
press them or cut up into chunks, throwing seeds
and as much as possible of the juice away.

To about 7 lbs of the firm fruit add 5 lbs of sugar,
cook together slowly for about 2 hours.
Just before it is done add 4 washed lemons cut up real fine.
(Reject the lemon seeds but include the peels)

Continue cooking and skimming out the tomatoes
and boil down the syrup.
When thick,
pour it over the other 1-2 lbs of prepared tomatoes already placed in the jar.
Seal in sterilized jars.


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* note of caution:
This recipe does not say anything about warm bath canning or describe any other safe method of sealing the jars, according to today's safe food handling practices.
If you decide to try this conserve, be sure and water or pressure can your conserve.




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NECTAR FOR 90 DEGREES IN THE SHADE 1869 RECIPE

NECTAR FOR 90 DEGREES IN THE SHADE
1869 RECIPE

(c)Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks
by William Terrington, 1869

1/2 C. whisky
1 bottle soda water, chilled
Lemon ice
*composition not described
might be frozen lemonade in ice cube trays

Put a lemon ice in a soda water glass,
add one half gill of whisky and a bottle of iced soda water,
mix and serve.



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OLD FASHIONED KENTUCKY APPALACHIAN MACARONI AND CHEESE RECIPE

OLD FASHIONED KENTUCKY APPALACHIAN
MACARONI AND CHEESE RECIPE

1 cup macaroni, cooked and drained
1 cup grated cheese (your favorite kind)
2/3 cup regular milk
2 eggs
1/4 t salt
topping:
2 Tbls grated cheese
1/4 cup soft bread crumbs

Alternate layers of macaroni and then cheese,
in a buttered baking dish.
Beat the eggs, add milk and the salt.
Pour over top macaroni layer.
Ready for the topping:
Sprinkle the top with remaining cheese combined with bread crumbs.

Bake in preheated 400 degree oven until well browned.


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Bread Pudding 1860's Recipe

Bread Pudding Recipe 1860's

Two coffee cups of grated bread crumbs
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 quart new milk
6 eggs
1 cup blackberry jam

Beat all together
put in pudding dish and bake lightly.
Take from stove,
cover the top with jam,
and then meringue with three of the whites
and enough sugar to make it stiff.

Brown in the oven;
eat cold with hard sauce.


unknown original author
recipe found in old cookbook


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A QUICK DESSERT - from early 1900's

A QUICK DESSERT -
from early 1900's

4 pieces toast
4 slices cheese
Nutmeg
1 1/2 c. applesauce
1/4 c. sugar

Add sugar and nutmeg to applesauce.
Put applesauce on toast, about 3 tablespoons on each piece of toast.
Lay a slice of cheese over the sauce.
Bake in a moderate oven until the cheese melts.
Serve hot.


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PLUM CORDIAL Recipe The Kentucky Housewife Lettice Bryan 1839

PLUM CORDIAL

(c)The Kentucky Housewife Lettice Bryan, 1839.

Ripe plums
Brown sugar
Brandy

Break up some fine ripe plums,
and boil them in a small quantity of water till soft,
adding the kernels from half of the plum seeds,
after bruising them.

Strain the liquid through a cloth,
and to each three quarts add two pounds and a half
of the best brown sugar.

Boil it up,
skim it, and cool it;
put in a quart of brandy to every three quarts of the syrup,
and bottle it for use.




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KENTUCKY APPLEBUTTER CAKE RECIPE

KENTUCKY APPLEBUTTER CAKE RECIPE

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
4 eggs beaten
2 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 cup Buttermilk
1 cup Apple butter


In Large Bowl,
Beat together shortening and sugar.
Add eggs.
Sift together dry Ingredients
add to egg mixture.
Add alternately with milk
Add Apple Butter & Mix well.

Bake in greased loaf pan at 325 degrees for
40 minutes or until done.




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OLD TIME SNOW CREAM ICE CREAM RECIPES

OLD TIME SNOW CREAM
ICE CREAM RECIPES
-KID FRIENDLY


It has been snowing a lot here in the hills of Kentucky
for around 3 weeks now snow had been falling pretty regularly.
I got to thinking about the old time tradition of making snow cream
or as some call it, snow ice cream.

I want to share some snow cream recipes with you today.
In all of the Snow Cream recipes be sure when adding ingredients
Stir quickly.
You want to get it all mixed before the snow melts.

Note of CAUTION:

MAKE double sure the snow is CLEAN.
Mom used to tell me you had to wait until the second good
size snow before the air was clean enough to make safe snow cream.
Make sure you do not collect the snow where
critters and birds eat or use the restroom.

The most important ingredient in any of these recipes
is C L E A N snow.







SNOW ICE CREAM NOG FLAVORED

1 cup of milk
1 egg, well beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt

Blend all ingredients well and
add clean, fresh snow till absorbed
and the consistency is like soft ice cream.


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SWEET SNOW ICE CREAM

1 egg
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup milk or cream
2 quarts Snow

Mix egg, sugar, vanilla and milk
Pour mixture over snow.

Add more sugar and vanilla to taste if you need to.
Variations:
-Use regular white sugar instead of brown.
-Chocolate syrup can also be added
-top with favorite fruit


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BASIC SNOW CREAM RECIPE NO EGG
Original recipe: Sandy

1 C milk
1/2 C sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
app ~ 3 quarts of Clean Snow

In a Large bowl,
Blend milk, sugar and vanilla.
Stir in snow a bit at a time
until reaching an ice creamy consistency.



Variations:
-substitute canned cream for milk.

-Chocolate snow cream:
add some instant cocoa mix
or
a little nestle's


For creative snow creams add:
-raisins and cinnamon
or
-an over-ripe banana, pureed
or
-a little strawberry glaze.
Either add more snow or cut down on the milk a little,
you don't want too much liquid.

For a noggy ice cream:
-add a beaten egg

Topping Ideas:

top with chocolate syrup
top with melted caramel
top with sliced strawberrys
top with blueberries
top with raspberrys








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WAR CAKE & TOPPING RECIPE - DATES FROM 1916

WAR CAKE & TOPPING RECIPE
DATED 1916

2 c. water
2/3 c. shortening
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
2 c. brown sugar
1 c. raisins
3 c. self-rising flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. nuts, chopped (pecans are best)
1 c. cornmeal
1 tsp. baking soda

TOPPING (optional)

3/4 c. sugar
1/2 stick oleo (butter)
1/2 c. milk
1 c. coconut



Boil water, brown sugar, shortening and spices for 3 minutes.
Cool to lukewarm.
Stir in dry ingredients, pour into greased and floured 13 x 9 inch pan.
Bake on 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.

Cook topping for approximately 2 minutes.
Spread on cake while cake is warm.






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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY FROM OUR KY HOME & GARDENS

Happy Valentines Day

from our home to yours...




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LEAF MOLD COMPOST PHOTO BY OLD CABIN

Hello Friends,

I took a long walk in our woods today.
It is just cold enough to keep you moving but
warm enough so you can still enjoy the walk.
I went back to check on his leaf mold bins.
You can read our original Leaf Mold post here.

It snowed again last night and I enjoy taking photos of the snow.
Here is a pic of his three teired leaf mold bin set-up.
He placed it next to the old Farm house we found when cleaning
up one of our potential house site areas.






If you would like to read the original how to article about
How to start your own leaf mold compost pile.
You can go here and read all about it.
Leaf Mold article.



Warm Winter Wishes from our Home to Yours.
-bluegrassgardener



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LATE 1800 early 1900's RECIPES APPALACHIAN CANDY & CIVIL WAR MILK PIE RECIPE

LATE 1800's early 1900's
APPALACHIAN CANDY RECIPE



HONEY CANDY RECIPE

1 cup plain or chunky peanut butter
1 cup instant dry milk
1 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Mix together.
shape into balls.
refrigerate
app~ 24 balls






CIVIL WAR MILK PIE RECIPE
(updated)

Unbaked pie shell
1 cup white sugar
Milk
1/4 cup flour Butter
1/4 tsp. salt
Cinnamon or nutmeg (optional)

Mix the dry ingredients lightly
Pour Whole milk over the dry ingredients.
Adding a little at a time until
ingredients resemble thick pudding.
Mix well and pour into shell.
Dot the top with butter,

Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees then
Turn oven down to 350 and continue baking
an additional 35 - 40 minutes.

Top should be slightly browned.


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ORANGE DROP COOKIE & ORANGE FROSTING RECIPE

Are you still a little tired of Chocolate ?
Lets try a new orange drop cookie recipe.
These are very different and the orange frosting
sounds good enough to try on other home made goodies.



ORANGE DROP COOKIE &
ORANGE FROSTING RECIPES

2/3 Cup crisco
1/2 cup orange juice
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder

Combine all ingredients into one bowl
STIR BY HAND till well blended.
Drop by teaspoonful on UNGREASED baking sheets
2 inches apart(cookies will flatten out)
Bake 350º until lightly brown
*no exact bake time given so watch them carefully

When cooled, frost with orange frosting.
Makes about 5 dozen small cookies.

Orange frosting Recipe

2 1/2 Tbl butter
2 to 2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
orange juice

Combine butter and sugar
Add small amounts of orange juice
until frosting spreads easily.





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CIVIL WAR RECIPES APPLESAUCE COOKIES & ORANGE CAKE

CIVIL WAR APPLESAUCE COOKIES

2 1/4 c. sugar
1 1/3 c. shortening
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. applesauce
6 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt

Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Add applesauce and mix well.
Add sifted dry ingredients and blend well.
Drop by heaping tablespoon on greased cookie sheets.
Flatten and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

* Note: They Will NOT Brown





CIVIL WAR ORANGE CAKE
(General Ogelthorpe's original recipe)

1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
2 c. sifted flour
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. chopped raisins
2 orange peels, ground

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter, sugar and eggs.
Add buttermilk.
Add dry ingredients.
Save juice from 2 oranges.
Spread mixture in 13 x 9 x 2 inch greased pan.
Bake until golden and pulls away from edges.
Mix equal parts of orange juice and sugar.
Pour over hot cake.
Is great served with wassail spiced tea.




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POTATO PANCAKES / POTATO LATKES RECIPE FROM 1910

POTATO PANCAKES / POTATO LATKES RECIPE
Original recipe dated 1910

4 medium potatoes (peeled)
1 shallot or very small onion
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
4 Tbls peanut oil
1 small egg
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/16 cup melted butter
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
salt and pepper
4 Tbls schmaltz { optional }

Grate potatoes and shallot on a large-hole grater.
Splash with lemon juice and squeeze out excess water.

Mix the flour, milk, egg, baking powder and nutmeg.
Add this mixture to the potatoes,
then add the melted butter.

Heat peanut oil and schmaltz in a large skillet and
spoon a few spoons of the mixture into the skillet.

Fry until golden on the bottom side
and then flip with a spatula,
cook the same way on the other side

* note-schmaltz = rendered chicken fat

traditional side ideas :
Serve with watercress
caviar
applesauce
creme fraiche or
sour cream




....Waving hello to Tonya in Ireland....


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KENTUCKY WALNUT CANDY RECIPE FROM EARLY 1900'S

KENTUCKY WALNUT CANDY RECIPE
courtesy: Old Louisville Cookbook

One pint of New Orleans molasses
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 dessert spoon vinegar
Put ingredients in double boiler
place on range and stir until it boils
Cook slowly, until syrup hardens when dropped in ice water
Have walnuts prepared and put them in a shallow pan
greased with butter
and pour over the candy
When cold, cut into bars



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MINI PUMPKIN SEEDS FROM OUR EXPERIMENTAL PATCH

MINI PUMPKIN FROM
THE GREAT MANURE HILL EXPERIMENT

In a previous post called;
"The Great Manure Hill Experiment Our Gumpkin"
I shared with you about one of our planting experiments.
We haven't cut open our Gumpkin yet, but today
we decided to harvest the seeds from one of the mini pumpkins
from the hill.



The seeds are almost as big as the pumpkin :)




I have always enjoyed miniature pumpkins and gourds.
They can be used in so many ways.
They are so cute when placed on a window sill or
piled in a basket on top of spanish moss, for example,
for a inexpensive Fall decoration.

For a special Fall table decorating idea,
You could use them as a Pumpkin Place Card for a special
dinner or get-together.
Either by setting a pumpkin on the plate
with a name card propped against i,t
or by drawing a face and / or writing the guests' name
on the pumpkin with a black magic marker.

I have even seen Miniature pumpkin candleholders
used for dinner table centerpeices.
Too C U T E !!!!!

Another decorating idea is a Miniature Pumpkin Wreath.
It's made by using a wire form, mini-pumpkins, spanish moss and a bow.
Next Fall I will share more detailed instructions.

In a few organic restaurants, they use hollowed out
mini pumpkins for serving wild rice or other vegetarian sides.
Here is a recipe I stumbled across after it was too late
to use my pumpkins for food.
This Fall I intend on trying them for myself.
These Stuffed Mini Pumpkins can be Served for luncheon
or as a side with any kind of entree you desire.


WILD RICE STUFFED MINI PUMPKINS

4 mini pumpkins
1/2 cup wild rice
3 to 4 cups water
juice of one orange
2 tsp honey
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup dried cranberries
2 TB chopped pecans
1 tsp orange zest

Preheat oven to 375°F.

In a small sauce pan, add the wild rice
and fill with enough water to cover.
Bring to a boil and then simmer for 30 - 40 minutes
or until done.

While rice is cooking, cut the top off the pumpkins.
Scoop out the seeds and strings with a spoon.
Place the pumpkins upside down in a baking pan with 1/3 inch of water.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Carefully turn the pumpkins upright,
return to oven until flesh is tender when pierced with a fork
approximately 5 to 10 additional minutes.

Place the cooked , rinsed and cooled rice in medium size bowl.
Set aside.
Juice the orange and add honey, mixing together well.
Pour honey mixture over the rice.
Add salt and black pepper, and stir well.
Stir in the cranberries, pecans, orange zest.
Adjust seasonings if needed.
Spoon the rice into each of the pumpkins and serve.

My Variation ideas:
add to rice:
1 tsp chopped fresh mint (optional)
or
Seasoned pepper instead of black pepper
or
Use Pecans instead of Walnuts.

hmmm, How about a truly Simple &
Q U I C K mini-pumpkin side idea:

1. Cook the pumpkins as described
2. Buy a box of wild rice mix, follow the directions
on the box, maybe add some nuts.
Fill the pumpkins with the cooked rice mix
and you are done.



When mini-pumpkins are back in season
I will be sharing all kinds of additional ideas and recipes
From Pumpkin Soup to Fall Pumpkin Crafts...



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BASIC KENTUCKY HARD SAUCE RECIPE

Many old-time recipes call for Hard sauce.
After much research and asking a few old time cooks,
here is a very basic hard sauce recipe.
Hard Sauces can be used to top
Bread puddings, ice creams and cakes, etc...

Todays Recipe Tip:
In older recipes Extracts were sometimes called Essence.

BASIC KENTUCKY HARD SAUCE RECIPE


1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar (confectioners')
1 tablespoon brandy
1 dash almond extract


I a medium mixing bowl,
cream together the butter and sugar.
Beat in by degrees the brandy
and a drop of almond essence.



Another variation with a few differences.




SOUTHERN HARD SAUCE RECIPE
courtesy: D. Rattray

1/2 cup soft butter
1 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
OR 2 tablespoons rum or brandy

Cream butter with confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy.
Stir in vanilla extract or rum or brandy.




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KENTUCKY PUDDING RECIPE FROM 1910

KENTUCKY PUDDING RECIPE
courtesy of:
Old Louisville Recipe Book
Recipe from 1903



One cup of molasses
1 cup new milk
1 cup chopped suet
1 cup raisins
1 cup currants
2½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Mix well,
put in bag and steam 2 hours.
Serve with rich sauce, flavored with brandy.




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KENTUCKY INDIAN PUDDING RECIPE FROM EARLY 1900'S

KENTUCKY INDIAN PUDDING RECIPE
from late 1800' - early 1900's

One quart of milk
4 ounces of cornmeal
2 ounces of butter
stir together and cook in a double boiler 20 minutes.
then add:
4 ounces of sugar,
3 eggs, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of ginger;
stir together for a few minutes.
Cook 10 minutes longer and then pour into a
buttered mold and bake ½ hour


Serve with hard sauce.






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