Traditional Recipes and Ideas for Meals

Two quarts of oysters; wash them and drain off the liquor; roll some crackers (not too fine).

Put in a pan a layer of crumbs, some bits of butter, a little pepper and salt; then a layer of oysters, and repeat until the dish is full.

Have Cracker crumbs on top; turn a cup of oyster liquor over it; add good sweet milk sufficient to thoroughly saturate it, and bake three-fourths of an hour.

Hermits

Cream two cups of sugar and one cup of butter. Add three well beaten eggs and three tablespoonfuls of milk.

Sift into this six cups of flour and a teaspoonful each of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove.

Add last a cup of chopped raisins.

Roll the dough out about one-quarter of an inch thick, cut into small squares and bake in a quick oven for twelve minutes.

Baked Bananas

Put into a bowl three tablespoonfuls of butter, six of sugar, and three of wine.

Set the bowl in hot water to melt the butter. Peel the fruit and lay it in a baking pan.

Pour over it the mixture in the bowl, and bake half an hour, basting several times.

Bread and Molasses Pudding

Butter thickly some slices of bread and lay in a baking dish. Cover them with thick black molasses and bake slowly.

The pudding should be served hot, with thick cream.

These traditional recipes in this section date back a hundred years or more and we hope that you can adapt them to your modern needs. However we also have recipes for refreshments suitable if you’re hosting a a baby shower, party, a weddding shower or a barbeque or would just like an idea for drinks for a get-together with family and friends we have a selection of beverages suitable for any occasion.
Everyday snacks for parties and special occasions. The recipes in this section range from being easy to make.