New Meadows Inn Cookies

1 pint of flour (two cups) 1 cup sugar 1/4 tsp of soda 1/2 tsp C.T (ed note: I am betting this is cream of tartar) 1/2 cup butter scant 2 eggs beaten lightly 1 tsp vanilla Sift dry ingredients, mix with butter like pie crust, add eggs and vanilla, roll thin, bake in hot [...]

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Mini Calzones

3/4 c. ricotta cheese 1/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 ball pizza dough, or 1 lb loaf of frozen bread dough any other “toppings” you want.  I usually dice up sliced pepperoni, black olives, and mushrooms.  You can add anything that floats your boat.  Dice items fairly small. 2 T. milk spaghetti sauce of [...]

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Mother’s Mince Meat

About 4 lbs. beef Ground 1/2 bushel apples chopped 3/4 c. molasses or more salt cinnamon allspice nutmeg and a little cloves 3/4 lb margarine 2 or 3 cups sugar white 3 pkg raisins juice from meat and little water if needed. Cook slow — No it is not really a recipe, it is an [...]

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Ripe Cucumber Pickles

Peel, seed, and cut.  Let stand over night with salt.  Drain and cook tender in half vinegar and half water.  Drain. To one qt vinegar add 2 1/2 lb sugar (brown or white), 1 tsp. cinnamon, and cloves if you wish  Cook until tender and can hot. – If you cook something until it is [...]

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Tomato Cake

1 can tomato soup 1/2 c. lard 1 cup sugar 1 tsp soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cloves 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp allspice 2 cups flour 1 cup raisin Frosting: 1 cup powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla — No directions from Edna, but I think you can figure it [...]

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Hunter’s Pudding

1 cup finely chopped suet 1 cup molasses 1 cup milk 1 1/2 tsp. salt ginger cloves nutmeg cinnamon Pour into buttered mold and cover.  Steam 3 hours.  Raisins may be added. – hmm.  “Hunter’s Pudding”.  Like Gentleman’s Relish but less sticky.

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Fish Pudding

1 lb haddock or cusk (?) fish sticks 4 cup water, 2 T. salt 1 very small onion, 3T. shortening 3T. flour 1 cup milk 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp salt one can peas drained 1/2 cup crushed corn flakes 2 eggs Cook fish in boiling water and half of salt for 3 mins.  Drain.  [...]

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Edna’s Ripe Cucumber Pickles

8 lbs ripe cucumbers 2 lbs sugar 1 T. each of cinnamon allspice pepper 2 T. vinegar 1 qt vinegar Cook until soft, seal while hot. – I just put up 100 pounds of tomatoes today, there is no way I could even think about pickles at this moment.

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Pickled Pumpkin

cut in cubes to 1 qt vinegar add 3 cups white sugar.  1 or 2 cinnamon bark, thimble of cloves put in a bag and take out after theya re done. cook until soft.  Put in jars.  Use enough vinegar to cook. – Pumpkin is not something I would ever think of pickling.  Pumpkin is [...]

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Molasses Brownies

1/3 c. shortening 1/3 c. sugar 1/3 c. molasses 2 sq melted chocolate 1 beaten egg 1 cup flour 1/2 tsp. baking powder 3/4 c. chopped nuts Cream shortening with sugar.  Add molasses.  Melted chocolate.  Beaten egg and sifted flour with baking powder.  Add nuts and drop mixture from tsp. on greased pan.  Bake ten [...]

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