Blackberry Cake

With all those blackberries out there , thought it would be a good time to post this.....the blackberries I pick are done for this year.

Blackberry Cake

2 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening
3 to 5 eggs
3 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sour milk
1 cup blackberries, partly drained
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon soda
1/4 cup hot water

Mix soda and hot water. Cream sugar, eggs and shortening. Sift flour, cinnamon, black pepper, cloves, allspice and salt . Add to creamed mixture. Add sour milk, mix well. Add soda and blackberries. Bake in 9 x 13-inch pan 35 minutes at 375 degrees

Golden Drops

Here is a cookie recipe using apricots

Golden Drops

1/2 cup dried apricots, finely cut
1 cup canned crushed pineapple with syrup
1/4 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup coconut
1 Tablespoon orange rind, grated
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Combine apricots and pineapple. let stand several hours. Blend in butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Stir in oatmeal, coconut, orange rind and mixed fruit. Stir in dry ingredients and combine well. Drop from a teaspoon on greased baking sheets. Bake about 12 minutes at 350 degrees.

Nellie`s Cherry Pie

Here is a recipe for cherry pie from 1967.

Nellie`s Cherry Pie

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plus 1 Tablespoon shortening
1/2 cup ice water

Blend shortening into dry ingredients until size of peas. Mix in ice water  until blended. Roll out 1/4-inch thick on lightly floured board.

Filling

2 boxes frozen cherries (10-oz)
1 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons powdered tapioca or cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon red food coloring
1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring

Bring cherries to a boil. Stir in sugar and thickening together and gently pour into simmering cherries. Stir constantly. When transparent, remove from heat. Stir in coloring and flavoring. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Dampen outer edges of shell with milk or cream. Top with pastry. Flute edges. Brush top with with cream or melted butter. Lightly sprinkle with sugar. Bake 35 to 40 minutes at 425 minutes.

White fudge with Black Walnuts

Black Walnut season is just around the corner here in the Ozarks.


White Fudge with Black Walnuts

3 cups sugar
1/2 cup white corn syrup
1 cup half and half
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 rounded Tablespoon butter
1 cup Black walnuts

Cook sugar, corn syrup and half and half to soft ball stage. Remove from heat and add vanilla, butter and nutmeats. Beat until creamy and begins to set. Pour into buttered pan. Cool and cut.

Macaroni Defined

This was in the 1967 Kansas City Kansan`s Silver Spoon Cookbook.

Macaroni Defined

Historically, the word "macaroni" means one of a class of traveled young men affecting foreign ways.

I find this interesting.......

Grandmother`s special loaf cake

Here is another recipe from 1967 desserts.

Grandmother`s Special Loaf Cake

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
3 eggs
1cup milk
3 1/2 cup cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon mace
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, unbeaten and one at a time. Sift flour and measure, but reserve 1 cup to be sifted with dry ingredients. Beginning with flour, alternate it in thirds with milk. End with reserved flour. Keep batter smooth. Add flavorings last. Bake in well-greased and floured pan at 350 degrees.

Banana Apple Betty

Here is a recipe from 1967 to take care of the those sells on bananas besides eating them and making banana bread or pudding.

Banana Apple Betty

2 tart apples, pared and cored
3 firm bananas
3/4 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups soft bread crumbs

Slice apples and cut bananas crosswise into 1/2 -inch pieces. Combine fruit, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Mix bread crumbs with butter. Place alternate layers of crumbs and fruit into well-buttered baking dish. Use crumbs on top and bottom layers. Cover and bake 40 minutes at 375 degrees. Uncover and continue baking 5 minutes longer. Serve hot with cream.