The American Woman's Cookbook
The first cookbook on my shelf is The American Woman's Cook Book (1948). It seemed a good place to start my cookbook project. This was one of the few cookbooks my mother had around the house when I was young. I remember looking for Christmas cookie and candy recipes here.
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I choose an easy, safe dish to prepare for Hannah, Ham Baked in Milk. Pretty tasty, just rum a combo of brown sugar and mustard over a ham slice, plunk it in a casserole and cover it with milk. An hour later you get a yummy ham dinner. I didn't tell Hannah that I cooked the ham differently, but she tasted it and loved it.
So the first dish in the project went well, I'll keep the book. Who knows, someday I may have a taste for noodles in aspic.
If you want you own copy of this treasure, try Ebay and snag one for $9.99, Amazon has this listed for $24.00 and up --- go figure.
Labels: 1940's, cookbook project
4 Comments:
My mother owns an extremely worn copy of this valuable tome. I have yet to try a recipe out of this book that didn't turn out well. On top of that, it has an extremely wide variety of recipes, though they may not always be exactly what one is looking for.
Can someone supply me with the recipe for a wartime HONEY COOKIE that I remember toward the back of the book?
HONEY COOKIES
Victory Edition, American Woman's Cook Book
1 3/4 cups sifted flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup shortening, softened
1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Sift floor, salt and baking powder together. Mix honey and shortening, add egg and vanilla and beat thoroughly. Add sifted dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Chill dough at least 40 minutes. Roll 1/4 inch thick and cut with cookie cutter. Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees) about 15 minutes. Makes 30.
CHOCOLATE -- Add 4 tablespoons cocoa to flour.
DROP -- Drop unchilled dough on greased baking sheet.
I love this cookbook. My mom had a copy and I got one in the 1970's. The recipe for oppossom is especially a sign of the times. French cooking, setting up a buffet, what else could one ask for. Looked up the stuffing recipe for my turkey in it today.
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