Recipe Wednesday #47Happy Recipe Wednesday!These are real early-20th century recipes, taken from the
Recipe Wednesday #47Happy Recipe Wednesday!These are real early-20th century 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 Tuesday 13 November 1934 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. For context, Steve would have been 14 (comics) / 16 (MCU) when this recipe was printed.Buckwheat SausagesTake two cups of prepared buckwheat flour, one and a half cups of milk, or a little more, sausages according to the number to be serves and a few slices of bacon. Prepare the batter, stirring until nice and smooth. Slit the sausages but do not cut through, flatten out and fry in bacon drippings. When cooked, pour the buckwheat batter over each sausage, just enough to cover them, fry a rich brown and serve piping hot, generously buttered, with slices of bacon on the side. Garnish with parsley.Chunk Biscuit2 cups sifted flour2 teaspoons baking powder½ teaspoon salt1 teaspoon dry ginger½ cup sugarMix dry ingredients together, work in shortening and liquid all at once; beat in. Turn on floured board, knead a minute or so. Pat, shape and place in a greased deep dish and bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Break into chunks. Serve hot with sweet butter.Butterscotch Parfait10 to 12 servings2/3 cup brown sugar2 tablespoons butter½ cup water4 egg yolks1 pint whipping cream1/16 teaspoon salt2 teaspoons vanillaCombine sugar and butter—heat till melted. Cook 1 minute, add water—cook until melted—add syrup slowly to beaten yolks. Cook in double boiler until light and fluffy. Chill, add whipping cream, salt, vanilla. Fill freezing trays—do not stir while freezing.Criss-Cross Cranberry PiePie crust4 cups cranberries1 ½ to 2 cups sugar2 tablespoons flour3 tablespoons water¼ teaspoons salt1 tablespoon melted butterLine a pie plate with pie crust. Chop cranberries; mix with other ingredients; fill pastry shell with this mixture. Place strips of pie crust over the top and bake in a moderate oven 25 to 35 minutes.Johnny Cake1 cup corn meal1 cup flour¼ cup granulated sugar5 teaspoons baking powder¾ teaspoon salt1 cup milk1 egg2 tablespoons shorteningMix and sift dry ingredients, add milk, well beaten egg, shortening. Bake in shallow buttered pan in hot oven 425 degrees for 20 minutes.Delicate Rice Pudding½ cup rice½ cup raisins½ cup sugar3 eggs1 quart milk2 tablespoons butter1 quart milk½ teaspoon saltA few gratings nutmegBoil milk, raisins and rice very slowly in a double boiler about 1 ½ hours. Beat the yolks of the eggs with the sugar, stir it into the rice, add the butter, pour into a pudding dish, spread with the whites, which have been stiffly beaten with 2 tablespoons of sugar, over the top. Place in a very slow oven long enough to brown the meringue.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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