Stuffed Raisins These are among the season's novelties; their preparation is a matter of time. Take fine large table raisins, lay in a bowl,...
Recipes
Christmas Candies
1892 - The foundation for nearly all cream candies is fondant, and when one has succeeded in making that well, little trouble will be experien...
Loaf Cakes
Choice Fig Cake. One cupful of butter, two cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of milk, four eggs, three cupfuls of flour, one-half cup of cornstarc...
A Thanksgiving Dinner and How to Serve it
My loyalty to New England makes me feel that I do not want to vary from the old regulation menu for a Thanksgiving dinner, even if that were n...
Cranberries
November, 1895 A Thanksgiving dinner without cranberries seems incomplete. Following are a few recipes: Cranberry Roll Stew a pint of cranb...
Thanksgiving Goodies
Choose a couple of fat, plump chickens, and, after picking, singeing, drawing and washing them clean, carve into pieces, severing the joints n...
Oysters in October
Although oysters may with safety be eaten in September, or in any month in which the letter R is found, it is only when October comes with it...
Quinces
This fruit is the last on the long list which has claimed the house-keeper’s attention for canning and preserving since the first of Ju...
Peaches
September, 1895 Peaches Canned without Sugar – Pare and stone the fruit, weigh it and put in a kettle with a half pint of water to eac...
From The Tomato Vine
September, 1895 Tomato Butter – For this take sixteen pounds of nice tomatoes, one quart of vinegar, eight pounds of sugar. Boil alt...
How To Cook Vegetables
There are comparatively few housewives who know that many vegetables are better for being cooked in the oven than by the ordinary method of b...
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