Mrs. De Graf’s Omelet Recipes
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle on March 30, 1919, Mrs. Belle De Graf shares her advice and recipes for making omelets. She offers a savory omelet recipe and how…
Waffle Recipes from 1911, 1913 and 1919
Mrs. Gernand's Raised Waffles Second Prize These are the old-fashioned kind: Dissolve a cake of compressed yeast in 1/2 cup of tepid water. Place a tablespoon of butter (melted) in…
Omelet Recipes from 1916
Mrs. Luhn's Omelet First Prize Separate the yolks and whites of four eggs. Add a pinch of salt to the yolks and beat until they are thick and lemon colored. …
Breakfast Recipes
Mrs. Jones' Breakfast Dish Mix one-half pound cracker crumbs with one-half pound finely minced ham; moisten with a little stock or water and add butter and salt to taste. Put…
Mrs. Parker’s Spanish Omelet
I've been feeling a little down about my kitchen situation since my house fire. Five months later and I'm still in a tiny kitchen with an electric stove and no…
Mrs. Lefter’s Sausage Rolls
It has been a long time since I've posted a recipe. I have been busy dealing with my house fire and everything that goes in dealing with the insurance. It's…
Mrs. De Graf’s Delicious Pancakes
This pancake recipe is simple to throw together and as the title states, they are delicious pancakes. This pancake is a lot thinner than some of the other pancake recipes…
Mrs. Burdick’s Cheese Omelet
This recipe is for a baked cheese omelet that has such a light texture, it melts in your mouth. The recipe was submitted to a newspaper contest in 1919 by…
Mrs. Lefter’s Velvet Pancakes
This recipe for Velvet Griddle Cakes was submitted to a newspaper recipe contest by Mrs. Viva Lefter of 302 Shawnee Street of Cambridge City, Indiana in 1923. About a month…
Mrs. Lefter’s French Griddle Cake – Crepes
This morning, I decided to try a crepe recipe that was submitted by Mrs. Viva Lefter for a recipe contest and won third prize. The title of the recipe in…