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4 Weeks of Yuletide: Recipe Round-up



The blogs I have listed on my sidebar to the right have some great holiday recipes. I've saved you the hassle by going through and compiling them all here in one post. Some of my upcoming yuletide recipe posts will also be from this list.

Hey, My Mom Used to Make That!
For a Perfect Egg Nog (1936)
Old Time Fruit Cake (Undated)
No-Baking Festive Fruit Cake (1957)
JELL-O Gelatin Jigglers (1980s)
Butterscotch Rolled Cookies (Undated)
Holiday Chocolate Butter Cookies (1992)
Butterscotch Yule Log (1967)
Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies (1992)
Hot Dr Pepper (1964)
Campbelled Eggs (Undated)
Midori Melon Liqueur Cocktails (1979)
Jellied Cranberry Salad/Cranberry Noel Dessert/Cranberry Orange Relish (Undated)
Bacardi Rum Cake (1992)
Domino Gingerbread Men (1992)
Le Punch (1979)

Vintage Ads (You may need to join the group to see some entries)
Fruit Cocktail Eggnog Pie (1956?)
Trim-a-Tree Dip (1967)
"Philly" Pate (Undated)
Borden's Egg Nog (1951)
Atora's Tough Guy Christmas Pudding (1961)

Dinner Is Served 1972
Holiday Glogg (1973)

Historic Cookery
New Year's Cake (1796)
Twelfth Cakes (1801)

The Old Foodie
Vintage Christmas Recipes (1553 - 1944)
Christmas Charlotte Russe/Bethlehems (1912)
The Christmas Pudding (1852)
A Chilly Christmas Dinner/Potato Hash (1866)
Christmas Bread (1891/1897)
A Bill of Fare for Christmas Day (1674)
Christmas Guests: Menus for Three Days (1930)/Watercress and Celery Stuffing (1956)
Mince Pies (1868)/Roast Goose (1887)
Plum Pudding (1931)
Creole Coffee Pudding (1944)
Christmas Jelly (1904)
Christmas Ice-Cream Pudding (1951)/Christmas Trees on Ice Cream (1952)
Plum Pudding Glace (1879)
Christmas Cakes for Good Children (1870)
Christmas Ham Recipes (1882 - 1953)
Egg Nogg (1862)

Four Pounds Flour
Another Christmas Cookey (1796)
Charles Dicken's Punch (1847)
A Dollar Christmas Dinner (1878)

Gram's Recipe Box
Vintage Holiday Recipes

The Mid-Century Menu
Snowman Cut-up Cake (1975)
Party Cheese Ball (1971)
Dear Santa Cake (1956)
Pork Cake (1950s)
Chill-and-Bake Cranberry Cake (1961)
Cheezy Beans and Onions/Creamy Pumpkin Pie/Jiffy Quick Dressing/Snappy Sweet Potatoes (1967)
Chocolate Marshmallow Punch (1971)

Researching Food History - Cooking and Dining
Black Cake (1823)/Fruit Cake (1840)/Christmas cake (1919)/Black Cake (1845)

Vintage Recipe Cards
Crispy Gingerbread Cookies (1984)
Candy Cane Cookies (1971)
White Fruitcake (1973)
Quick Holiday Fruitcake (1971)
Christmas Confections (1971)
Country Christmas Bread (1984)
Christmas Cake Cookies (1973)
Steamed Holiday Pudding (1971)
Party Cheese Ball (1973)
Shrimp Christmas Tree/Eggnog/Eggnog Cooler (1977)
Outback Ice Christmas Pudding(1972)
Sleigh Cake (1967)
Santas Whiskers (1979)
Christmas Candle Salad (1958)
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Delicious Lemon Pudding (1877) ★★★★★

Is it just me or does it seem like everything in baking was called "pudding" at one time or another?
Seriously, pudding is so confusing.
So apparently this is a "delicious lemon pudding", but it really just seems like a lemon meringue pie...

Original Recipe:

The Verdict:
I was kind of worried about this pudding because when I baked it the custard made this huge dome in the middle which I had to deflate. So the lemon layer was very thin in places. I also was milliseconds away from burning the meringue. People, be careful with your broilers. It was barely brown and about 30 seconds later it was smoking. Ahh!
Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised! The whole thing was quite tasty. I used butter in the crust and it was yummy and buttery and held up well. The lemon filling was thick and quite tart. The meringue was nice too. I used 1/3 cup of milk for the filling, which didn't make very much, so I was glad to have the meringue because it filled up all the extra space perfectly.
Really this is a lemon meringue pie. I mean, I'm not sure if it was meant to be baked in a circular shape, but that's what I went with. Mr. Man gave it five stars, even though he hates meringue. I would have to concur. I can't think of anything to change!

Modernized Recipe:
(Adapted from Buckeye Cookery, And Practical Housekeeping: Compiled From Original Recipes)

1 LEMON
1 cup SUGAR
2 EGGS, separated
3 tablespoons FLOUR
MILK (I used 1/3 cup)
1 PREPARED PIE CRUST*
4 tablespoons SUGAR

1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Make pie crust if needed.
2. Zest the lemon and juice it. In a medium bowl, mix the lemon zest and juice with the sugar, egg yolks, flour, and enough milk to fill your baking dish. Make sure there are no lumps of flour.
3. Line the baking dish with the prepared pie crust. Pour in the lemon filling and bake until thick and done, about 25 - 30 minutes.
4. While the pudding is baking, whip the egg whites with 4 tablespoons of sugar until stiff. When the pudding is done, spread the whites on top and brown in the oven. Serve.

*The recipe doesn't give directions for the crust ("paste"), so I used a recipe from the same cookbook:
GOOD COMMON PASTE.
One coffee-cup lard, three of sifted flour, and a little salt. In winter, soften the lard a little (but not in summer), cut it well into the flour with a knife, then mix with cold water quickly into a moderately stiff dough, handling as little as possible. This makes four common-sized covered pies. Take a new slice of paste each time for top crust, using the trimmings, etc., for under crust.--Miss Katy Rupp.


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Oatmeal and Peanut Pudding (1918) ★★★

This recipe is pretty healthy - it could be dessert or breakfast!


Original Recipe:
2 cups cooked oatmeal
1 cup sliced apple
1 cup peanuts
1/2 cup raisins
1/3 cup molasses
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt

Mix and bake in greased dish for 30 minutes. Serve hot or cold. This is a very nourishing dish.

The Verdict:
I thought this would be really good...clearly I have no luck with puddings. First off, it was kind of mushy. I mean, it was oatmeal-texture, but I was expecting something firmer, like a baked oatmeal bar. The taste was okay, edible, but I really didn't like the peanuts in there. The raisins were so-so. I think using peanut butter or pulverized peanuts would have been much better. Also, it needed more cinnamon and maybe some vanilla. I won't make this again. I gave this 3 stars, which I think was generous, but I think some people might not find this as offensive as I did.

Modernized Recipe:
(Adapted from Foods That Will Win the War and How to Cook Them)

Follow the original recipe, but add spices to taste and bake at 350F.
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Grape-Pudding (1886) ★★

I had some grapes in the fridge...you see where this is going...

Original Recipe:

The Verdict:
Well, Mr.Man thought it was too sweet, and I thought it was too sour. Oddly, the cooked grapes lost a lot of their sweetness. Some issues here which led to the low rating were that the pudding was mushy and fell apart and the top layer of crumbs was dry and nearly burnt. I think it needed some butter or something to help the top cook as well. However, I didn't mind the overall taste when I ignored the texture. But this recipe was a mess...literally.


Modernized Recipe:
(Adapted from Miss Corson's Practical American Cookery)

BUTTER
GRAPES
SUGAR
BREADCRUMBS
POWDERED SUGAR

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease an 8x8 baking dish with butter.
2. Fill the baking dish with alternate layers of grapes, sugar, and bread crumbs, ending with a top layer of crumbs.
3. Bake for about 30 minutes. Serve it hot with powdered sugar.
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