PRE CIVIL WAR SOUR MILK BISCUIT RECIPE

PRE CIVIL WAR SOUR MILK BISCUIT RECIPE
original author unknown

1 quart flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 pint sour milk
Lard

Sift flour with salt and soda.
Shorten with lard, size of a "banty" egg.
Add milk.
Roll out and cut into biscuit size
place on ungreased pan
cook till done in
medium heat

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Sweet Pickles by the Pint Recipe

Sweet Pickles by the Pint Recipe
by: kentucky cook

2 medium cucumbers, sliced thin (or 1 med-lge cuke)
2 small onions, sliced thin (or 1 med vidalia )
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
1 tsp pickling salt
1 tsp mixed pickling spices

Put all ingredients in a microwave safe bowl
cook uncovered on high for 3-4 min.
Stir well.
Cook 1 - 1 1/2 more minutes, just until bubbly.
Put in pint jar with ring and lid.
Refrigerate when cool.


Quick and easy and extemely GOOD taste !!!


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OLD FASHIONED APPALACHIAN CHEESE SOUFFLE RECIPE

OLD FASHIONED APPALACHIAN
CHEESE SOUFFLE RECIPE


3 eggs, separated
3/4 cup grated cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Beat egg whites with electric mixer until peaks are formed.
Set aside.
Mix together grated cheese and egg yolks.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Fold the whites into the egg mixture.
Pour into a buttered baking dish and set the
dish in a pan of cold water to keep the
milk and egg mixture from burning.

Place in preheated 350 degree oven.
Bake for 15 minutes.


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Icicle Pickles Recipe from 1800's

Icicle Pickles
Pickle Recipe from the 1800's

2 gallons cucumbers
3 gallons boiling water, {separated}
1 pint salt
2 Tablespoons Alum
5 Cups vineger
2 1/2 cups water
1/3 of small box of whole pickling spice
7 pints sugar

Cut cucumbers lengthwise and pack into a crock or large jar
Pour 1 gal of boiling water over them,
then pour 1 pt of salt over that,
then pour in 1 more gal of boiling water over all.

Let stand for 24 hours then drain.

Mix alum to 1 gallon boiling water, pour over the cucumbers,
let stand for 24 more hours then drain.

In a saucepan, mix vinegar, {2 1/2 cups} water, pickling spices and sugar bring them to a boil and pour over the cucumbers and let that stand for 24 hours.

Drain off the liquid {placing it back into saucepan} and bring it back to a boil and pour over cucumbers again and let stand 24 hours.

Drain off liquid again, bringing it back to a boil,
pack cucumbers in jars and pour hot liquid over cucumbers, capping lids and sealing. this should make 12 pints.





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Canned Chow Chow - Old Recipe

Canned Chow Chow -
Old Recipe


CHOW CHOW

4 cups cabbage
4 cups bell pepper
4 cups onions
4 cups green tomatoes

6 cups sugar
1 tsp. celery seed
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
2 tbsp. mustard seed
4 c. vinegar
2 c. water

Grind first 4 ingredients and soak in one cup of salt overnight.
Rinse with cool water the next morning.
Squeeze all water from the ground vegetables.

Mix last 6 ingredients with the vegetables.
Cook about 5 minutes.
Pour into jars and seal.



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PEACH MUFFIN RECIPE

PEACH MUFFIN RECIPE

4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
4 1/2 tsps baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups milk
2 peaches, peeled and diced


Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, sugar,
brown sugar, and spices.
Slowly add the eggs, oil, and milk.
Mix well.
Stir in the diced peaches right before filling muffin tins.
Fill greased muffin tins 1/2 full.

Bake in a preheated 400° oven
25-30 minutes.

Makes from 1 1/2 to 2 dozen muffins depending on how full you fill your tin.



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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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