Info on recipes....

So far the recipes have been from the Silver Spoon Cookbook that the Kansan newspaper used to have in their paper. I do have a few of them, thanks to my mom, yes , I am a Kansan, but now a Missourian. As a request from her, I have been typing recipes from these papers, which are brown and raggedly from age. so I decided to put these on the web. These are old recipes from 1960`s, so far.
The recipes were submitted by the readers and judged and then the paper would put the recipes in paper form with the newspaper. I do believe it started in 1960, in which I do not have a copy of that paper, I wonder what kind of recipes that paper had and how many?

Of the Sunday May 28, 1967 issue, the judges studied 512 recipes. The judges were in that year; Mrs. Jo Dougherty, Mrs. Ted Hartshorn, Mrs. Harold W. Irick, Mrs. A. W. Magers, Mrs. Derieth M. Rone. The categories ; Main dishes ( 98 recipes) , Appetizers and Soups ( 37 recipes) , Vegetables/Salads ( 115 recipes) , Breads/ Rolls ( 74 recipes) ,
Desserts ( 136 recipes) , Convenience Foods ( 57 recipes).

Of the Sunday March 31, 1968 issue, It does not state how many recipes were sent in. The judges were in that year; Miss Helen Priestley, Mrs. Rosemary Gammon, Mrs. Lois Claftin, Bently Fields, Mrs. Mary Lou Pfenning. Their were 6 classifications, Main Coarse ( 68 recipes), Appetizers and Salads ( 60 recipes), Bread/Rolls and Muffins ( 48 recipes ), Cakes/ Cookies/ Candy ( 91 recipes ), Desserts ( 53 recipes) , Young Cooks (58 recipes). Other important people of the day contributed recipes as well such as the mayor ( 6 recipes ).
I will be posting back forth from these two newspapers for now.Of course I might throw in a few from somewhere else as well.

Mrs. Stover`s Fudge

Here is a recipe for your candy making file of recipes,It is very rich, would be good for those chocolate lovers out there.
This recipe is from 1968.

Mrs. Stover`s Fudge
Mrs. pearl L. Richter

3 large milk chocolate candy bars ( 9 1/4 oz)
3 packages chocolate chips, about 3 cups
1 jar marshmallow cream ( 7 1/2-oz size)
1/2 stick margarine
1 cup nutmeats ( or leave out)
1 large can evaproated milk
3 cups sugar

Break chocolate bars in pieces and combine with chocolate chips. Pour marshmallow cream on top. Combine and bring to a boil, sugar, evaporated milk and margarine. Boil for 8 minutes. While still hot, pour over chocolate in bowl. Stir well with spoon, then beat with mixer until well mixed. Add nutmeats and mix well. Pour into two large buttered cookie sheets. Makes about 5 pounds.


* note can line cookie sheets with wax paper for easy clean-up, Butter the wax paper

Fruit salad

This is an excellent fruit salad and from the Kansan`s Silver Spoon Cookbook of 1967.

Fruit Salad
Mrs. Esther L. Mason

bananas
Apples
Grapes
Oranges
Canned pineapple

Dice and combine fruits using quantities desired.

Dressing

1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon flour
2 eggs
1 cup pineapple juice

Combine sugar and flour. add eggs, stir and add 1 cup pineapple juice. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Cool dressing thoroughly with diced fruit. Miniature marshmallows and nutmeats may be added.

Note this fruit salad is very yummy

new schedule....

Here it is
Monday----bread recipes
Tuesday....Main dish type recipes
Wednesday----whatever kind of recipe, products I have tried...etc.
Thursday....sides/salads
Friday.....wonderful desserts, the food we all want to eat first.

Saturday and Sunday are up in the air at this time, maybe I need a break on these days, not for sure.

will be back soon!

I will soon be back with more recipes and with that a schedule with certain a certain kind of recipe, like monday for instance might bread type recipes.