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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
7
Recipes for oyster starters and almond spice cookies with butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. Includes measurements for oyster loaf with milk and liquor, celery, and parsley. plus spiced almond cookies rolled thin and baked until golden. Details several ovens and times.
A 4 pound stewing hen and vegetables simmer into broth then a cocoa frosting mixture is prepared to fill cake layers. The recipe includes shortening, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, sour milk, vanilla, and cocoa. A set of salads accompanies the main course with French and mayonnaise dressings.
A collage of kitchen instructions lists canned fruit desserts and savory uses. Recipes include corned beef with eggs, butter and flour gravies, maple syrup dumplings, a dense dark fruit cake with mixed dried fruits and nuts soaked in sherry, and classic English plum pudding with suet and spices. Each entry features preparation steps, baking times, and yields.
Combine dates with boiling water and let stand. Stir in bran then mix in sifted flour salt and baking powder. Beat egg melted butter and molasses then fold into bran mixture. Add flour gently and bake in muffin pans at 425 degrees for 25 minutes.
Cream butter and sugar then add beaten yolks and cream. Cook over water until thick as custard. Fold in stiffly beaten whites, beat constantly. Stir in sherry and serve hot.
A compact kitchen note shows creaming butter until very soft then gradually whisking in sugar and vanilla or other flavoring such as sherry. Includes a brief method for flavoring and texture.
To make pomanders, thrust whole cloves into orange skin until no skin shows. Do not place cloves in rows to avoid cracking. Roll the clove studded orange in a mix of ground cinnamon and powered arms root. Wrap in tissue paper and store for ten days, then brush off excess powder for a year of use.
A playful note suggests holiday party flavors and gifts. It mentions a small Christmas tree adorned with bonbons for social posts and a toy Saint Nick decorated with sweets. The imagery blends candy as decor with seasonal gift ideas for children.
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