Recipe Wednesday — Hallowe’en 2021Welcome to a spooooopy Recipe Wednesday!These are real
Recipe Wednesday — Hallowe’en 2021Welcome to a spooooopy Recipe Wednesday!These are real early-20th century Hallowe’en themed recipes, taken from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, a local newspaper that would have been accessible to Steve, his mother, and Bucky during their time in Brooklyn.This week’s recipes come from the Wednesday 27 October 1937 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. For context, Steve would have been 17 (comics) / 19 (MCU) when this recipe was printed.Butterscotch Rolls½ refrigerator roll dough½ cup butter¾ cup brown sugarNutmeatsRoll dough one-half inch thick. Spread with a thin layer of melted or softened butter. Sprinkle with sugar. Roll as for jelly roll and cut into slices one inch thick. Mix remaining butter and brown sugar and spread over bottom of buttered pan, then sprinkle nuts over sugar. Brush sides of rolls with butter. Place close together on sugar, cut side down. Let rise until double in bulk and place in oven with dinner the last half hour of cooking.Glorified Pumpkin Pie1 ½ cups strained pumpkin2/3 cup brown sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon½ cup shredded cocoanut½ teaspoon nutmeg½ teaspoon ginger½ teaspoon salt2 eggs1 ½ cup milk½ cup creamMix all ingredients together in large bowl of electric mixer and pour into uncooked pie shell. Bake in preheated oven 400 deg. F 35 to 45 minutes. Before last 15 minutes of baking scatter ½ cup shredded cocoanut over top and complete baking. Serve with whipped cream.Doughnuts1 cup sugar2 ½ tablespoons butter3 eggs1 cup milk4 teaspoons baking powder¼ teaspoon cinnamon¼ teaspoon nutmeg1 ½ teaspoon saltFlour, 3 ½-4 cupsCream butter and add half the sugar. Add remaining sugar to egg and combine mixture. Add 3 ½ cups flour, mixed and sifted with baking powder, salt and spices; then add enough more flour to make dough stiff enough to roll. Shape and fry in deep fat fryer at 385 deg. F. Switch from low to high heat to keep up frying temperature.Roast Duck4 to 5 pounds duckSalt and pepper3 cups bread crumbs1 tablespoon onion, chopped1 teaspoon poultry seasoning¼ cup melted butterHot water to moistenPrepare duck for roasting, rub with salt. Prepare dressing, using the remaining ingredients. Stuff duck and sew securely. Rub outside with soft butter and place in shallow pan.Orange Sauce¼ cup butter¼ cup flour1 1/3 cups stock½ teaspoon saltFew grains of cayenne2/3 cup orange juiceRind 1 orange cut in fancy shapesBrown butter, salt, flour and cayenne, and stir until well browned. Add stock gradually and cook until smooth and thickened, using low heat of surface unit. Just before serving add orange juice and rind. If desired, flavor with cooking sherry.I’d love to hear if you try out any of these recipes! Take photos and I might post them on the blog.Visit the Recipe Wednesday Masterpost for the all the Recipe Wednesday posts, and the Indexed Recipe Wednesday Masterpost for all the recipes broken down individually![ Support SRNY through Patreon and Ko-Fi ] And join us on Discord for fun conversation! I also have an Etsy with up-cycled nerdy crafts -- source link
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