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Category: Sweets

Crock Pot Peach Cobbler

Crock Pot Peach Cobbler

4 to 5 cups peaches sliced 1-1/4 cups sugar, or part brown sugar 1 Tbsp cornstarch 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup milk (optional) (makes the cobbler more cakey, less biscuity) 1-1/4 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter in thin slices Butter or oil the crock…

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Food Pantry

Ginger Nuts Without Eggs (673)

Whitehead’s Family Cook Book, 1891

Sweets

Grantham Ginger Snaps, English (671)

Whitehead’s Family Cook Book, 1891

Sweets

Hard Cookies or Sweet Crackers (666)

To cut in fancy shapes. They do not spread or lose form. Whitehead’s Family Cook Book, 1891

Sweets

Cookies, Common (665)

Whitehead’s Family Cook Book, 1891

Sweets

Cookies, Sugar Cakes. Best (664)

Whitehead’s Family Cook Book, 1891

Sweets

Lemon Butter Drops (579)

Also: Lemon Butter. Whitehead’s Family Cook Book, 1891

Sweets

Peach Butter (502)

Whitehead’s Family Cook Book, 1891

Sweets

Plain Apple Pie (496)

Whitehead’s Family Cook Book, 1891

Sweets

Custard Fritters Glazed (436)

Also: Rich Sauce for Fritters using rum. Whitehead’s Family Cook Book, 1891

Sweets

Water Sponge Cake (378)

Whitehead’s Family Cook Book, 1891

Sweets

Wafer Gingerbread (354)

Wafer-thin, cut into the shape of a pack of cards. Whitehead’s Family Cook Book, 1891

Sweets

PEACH SNOW-BALLS

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Sweets

CHERRY TART

Other fruits may be used in the same way. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Food Pantry

PeaCH SHORTCAKE

Strawberry, banana, blackberry, cherry, fig, blueberry, gooseberry, orange, and raspberry shortcakes may be made in the same way. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Food Pantry

COTTAGE PUDDING

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Sweets

CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Using grated chocolate. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Sweets

CREAM PIE

Flavored with nutmeg, vanilla, or lemon. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Sweets

CHOCOLATE PIE

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Sweets

FRITTER BATTER

Also: Apple Fritters. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Food Pantry

FRUIT COBBLER

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Food Pantry

SPICE CAKE

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Sweets

RASPBERRY TEA-CAKE

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Food Pantry

HONEY TEA-CAKE

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Sweets

DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Sweets

CHOCOLATE CAKE

With lemon, cloves, and currant jelly. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Sweets

BLUEBERRY TEA-CAKES

Muffins. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Sweets

BLUEBERRY CAKE

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Food Pantry

Charleston Breakfast Cake

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, 1916

Breakfast

Cocoanut Candy

From very old cookbook.

Sweets

Meat Pies

Includes a cup of strong coffee and 1/2 cup vinegar. The Captain’s Lady Cookbook, 1900.

Meat & Poultry

Common Mince Pies

The Captain’s Lady Cookbook, 1900.

Food Pantry

Lemon Pie

The Captain’s Lady Cookbook, 1900.

Sweets

Sliced Butter Cookies

Refrigerate in log and slice.

Sweets

Basic Butter Cookies

Refrigerate and roll out.

Sweets
Coconut Ice

Coconut Ice

2 recipes – one from scratch, one using sweetened condensed milk

Sweets

Pecan Rounds

Pecans, honey, vanilla.

Sweets

Peanut Butter Cookies

Classic.

Sweets

Cracker Jack

With molasses and corn syrup.

Sweets

Popcorn Balls

With brown sugar syrup.

Sweets

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

2 ingredients: chocolate chips and strawberries.

Fruit

Cocoa Pudding Cake

Like a Lava Cake? Using cocoa.

Sweets

Strawberry Shortcake

Cut in half with bread knife to make 2 layers.

Sweets

Chocolate Frosting

Using cocoa.

Sweets

Lemon Frosting

For Applesauce Cake.

Sweets

Applesauce Cake

Frost with Lemon Frosting.

Sweets

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Yum.

Sweets

Magic Coconut Pie

No crust needed. 10 seconds in the blender.

Sweets

Graham Cracker Crust

Not clear what size this makes.

Sweets

Fruit Cobbler

Use peaches, blackberries, strawberries, etc.

Fruit

Apple Cake

Simple aside from coring and peeling the apples.

Fruit

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