The Romance of Cookery and Housekeeping
J.Lea
Once upon a time a woman named Bettina married a guy named Bob. They settled in their little house and began a new life together. The book "A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband: With Bettina's Best Recipes" by Louise Bennett Weaver & Helen Cowles Le Cron, written in 1917, chronicles a year in the life from the Honeymoon.

It is quite different than most cookbooks in that there is a storyline that follows the recipes.

Here is Bettina's Emergency Shelf
6 cans pimientos (small size)
6 cans tuna (small size)
6 cans salmon (small size)
6 jars dried beef
12 cans corn
6 cans string beans
6 cans lima beans
6 cans devilled ham (small size)
6 cans tomatoes
6 pt. jars pickles
6 pt. jars olives
6 small cans condensed milk
6 boxes sweet wafers
1 pound box salted codfish
3 pkg. marshmallows
3 cans mushrooms
2 pkg macaroni

These are the basics for her emergency meals. What's in your emergency shelf?
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4 Pies and a Crust
J.Lea
The next 5 recipes come as a single page from a collective recipe book. Unknown origin.

Rhubarb Pie
1 unbaked pie shell and top crust
2 1/2 cups cut up rhubarb
1 cup half and half or light cream

Mix together 1 3/4 cup sugar and 3 Tbsp. flour

Put 1/2 of the rhubarb in shell and sprinkle with 1/2 of the sugar and flour mixture. Put remainder of rhubarb in shell and sprinkle rest of sugar and flour mixture on. Pour the cream on top. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon and dot with butter. Place top crust in position and sprinkle with sugar. Bake 10 min. at 450 degrees, then bake 30 min. at 350 degrees.
Barb Jensen


Grasshopper Pie
18 hydrox chocolate cookies
1/4 cup melted butter
24 marshmallows
1/2 cup milk
1/2 pint whipping cream
1 oz. cream-de-menthe

Crush cookies and mix with butter. Line pie tin and chill in refrigerator. Melt marshmallows with milk and cool. Beat cream and fold into marshmallows with cream-de-menthe. Pour into pie shell and top with cookie crumbs. Refrigerate 3-4 hours.
Mavis Linde

Banana Slit-Pie
24 graham crackers
1/4 c. sugar
1 pkg. Dream whip
1/2 c. milk
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 large banana, diced
1/3 c. nutmeats
3/4 c. stick oleo
1/2 tsp. banana flavoring
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. milk
30 marshmallows

Make crust of crackers, oleo and sugar and line a 10" pie tin. Reserve a few crumbs for top. Bake 10 min, cool. Melt marshmallows in 1 cup milk over boiling water, stir till melted, cool. Drain pineapple, fold dream whip in marshmallow mix and fold in fruit and nuts. Put rest of crumbs on top and decorate with marachino cherries. Chill several hours or overnight.
Mrs. Gilman Trosheim

Banana Jewel Pie
1 pkg. Danish dessert
1/2 cup cranberry juice
1/2 c. cream cheese, soft
1 T. milk
1/4 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/6 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt

Make Danish dessert as on pkg., using cranberry juice in place of 1/2 c. water. Cool. Blend cr. cheese and milk, sugar, nutmeg, vanilla and salt. Spread this mixture in bottom and sides of baked pie shell. Peel & slice bananas in luke warm dessert, pour over cheese mixture. Refrigerate.
Joan Smith

Best Ever Pie Crust
3 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup shortening
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 Tblsp. vinegar
1/3 cup cold water

Blend shortening into the flour and salt. Stir in the egg, vinegar and water. Make into 5 patties, this keeps a few days in a plastic bag in refrigerator.
Florence Potter
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Bologna Burgers
J.Lea
I think this is one of those WTF-were-they-thinking? recipes. I was never a bologna or hotdog fan growing up or now for that matter. Good luck to those who have the stomach fortitude to try this.

Bologna Burgers
Retro - Unknown origin
About 45 minutes before serving or early in the day:
Into medium bowl, put 1/2 pound bologna through food grinder;* mix with 1/4 cup catchup and 1/4 cup mayonnaise. Spoon bologna mixture onto bottom halves of 8 hamburger buns, split. Place a slice of cheese from one 8-ounce package American cheese on top of bologna; top with bun halves. Wrap in foil; refrigerate, if heating later in the day.
About 30 minutes before serving:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Place wrapped Bologna Burgers on large cookie sheet; bake 20 to 25 minutes until piping hot. Makes 8 servings.

*Or, with sharp knife, finely chop bologna.
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Penny-Wise Noodle Casserole
J.Lea
Penny-Wise Noodle Casserole
Retro - Origin unknown

1 pound ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon season salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon oregano
2 cups (#303 can) of tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon soda
1/2 pound Cheddar cheese cut into pieces
4 cups (8 ounces) Gooch's Best Wide Noodles
1 can French fried onions

In skillet, saute ground beef and onion for about 15 minutes. Add seasonings., tomatoes and soda. Cook noodles as package directs (use minimum steaming time) and drain. Place in greased 2-quart casserole 1/3 of cooked noodles, 1/2 of beef-tomato mixture, 1/3 of cubed cheese. Repeat process, omitting cheese and ending with layer of noodles. Top with remaining cheese. Bake in moderate oven (350° F.) for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle French fried onions over top of noodles. Return to oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or longer. Serves 6.
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Old Recipes and The Interwebs
J.Lea
I have tons and tons of old newspaper clippings that I had been meaning to put in a scrapbook. Silly me. All this time I could've been posting all of the recipes that I have been keeping. I have no idea where some of them came from or even how good they are. However, I will be posting them for prosperity's sake. Once I get my own computer back up and my scanner attached, I will also post the old ads as well.

Here's one from 1962, Date Oatmeal Drops from the Des Moines Register, Fri, Nov 2, 1962 by Alvina Mattes.

Date Oatmeal Drops
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup chopped pitted dates

  1. Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and milk and combine well.
  2. Sift together dry ingredients and add gradually. Add remaining ingredients and drop from teaspoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees 15 to 20 minutes.

Date Ice-Box Cookies
  1. Combine the following and put through food chopper using the coarse blade: 1 1/2 cups pitted dates, 1/2 cup walnuts, 1 cup chocolate chips.
  2. Cream together 1 cup shortening and 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed. Add 2 eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in 1 tablespoon orange rind and 2 tablespoons orange juice.
  3. Sift 2 3/4 cup sifted flour with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon soda. Blend into creamed mixture. Stir in date mixture.
  4. Shape into 2 rolls and wrap in waxed paper. Chill thoroughly. With sharp knife, cut into thin slices. Place on lightly-greased cooky sheet and bake at 350 degrees 10 to 12 minutes.
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Homemade Pedialyte
J.Lea
Dealing with a sick baby and running out of the store-bought stuff, and I was reminded of a homemade recipe for Gatorade. I remembered that it was fairly easy and wondered if there could be a simple recipe for Pedialyte as well. The results seemed fairly conclusive and here is what I ended up with:

Homemade Pedialyte

1 teaspoon salt (preferably one that has trace minerals like sea salt or Morton Lite)
7 Tablespoons sugar
1 quart water

Optional: 1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid and 1 teaspoon baking soda

Mix all together and until sugar and salt is dissolved. Store in refrigerator.
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Gold Rush Zucchini Bread
J.Lea
Yesterday we went to Annies's Orchard in Wilcox. We picked peaches and picked up some fresh-picked produce, which included a couple of gorgeous Gold Rush Zucchinis. Naturally, I decided to make zucchini bread. The original recipe is from Allrecipes.com with suggested alterations.

Gold Rush Zucchini Bread

3 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 cups white sugar
3 cups grated zucchini
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Crumb Topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preheat oven to 325F . Prepare two 8x4" loaf pans, by lightly greasing and flouring them.

Grate zucchini and let drain in colander. Gently squeeze out liquid before using.

Sift together dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add oil and applesauce. Stir in sugar. Add in zucchini and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients into zucchini mixture. Divide batter into the prepared pans and bake for 60-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted into middle comes out clean.
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