Fancy Recipes from 1858

Recipes from The Grasshopper (at Valley Falls) newspaper, June 12, 1858

CLAY CAKE—One pound of flour; 1 pound of white sugar; 1-2 pint sour cream; 1 teaspoonful soda; the white of 12 eggs. The eggs should be put in the last thing. Flavor with lemon.

POTATOE (sic) PUDDING—Half a pound of butter; 1-2 pound of sugar; 1-2 pound of mashed potatoes; 1-2 gill of cream; 5 eggs; 2 tablespoonfuls of brandy; 1 tablespoonful of nutmeg; the same of cinnamon.

Mash the potatoes with the cream, when cool, add the butter and sugar, beat to a cream, then add the eggs and other ingredients.

Bake in a rich puff paste.

This story appeared in “Yesteryears” in April 2018.