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About the Author, 10
Introduction, 11
Soups and Stews
Beef Stew with Potato Dumplings, 14
Cabbage Soup, 15
Cauliflower Soup, 16
Chicken Noodle Soup, 17
Cream of Tomato Soup, 18
Ham and Bean Soup, 19
Pioneer Onion Soup, 20
Split-Pea Soup, 21
Squash Soup, 22
Breads
Butterrnilk Biscuits, 24
Cheese Crackers, 24
Christmas Bread, 25
Cracked Wheat Bread, 26
Cracker Bread, 27
Creamed Toast, 28
French Toast with Cheese, 29
Homemade Egg Noodles, 30
Hush Puppies, 31
Log Cabin Dumpling, 32
Milk Toast, 33
Pioneer Sourdough Bread, 34
Sourdough Griddlecakes, 35
Sourdough Starter, 36
Swedish Pancakes, 37
Sweet Bread and Milk, 38
Welsh Rarebit, 38
Meats
Baked Country Chicken, 40
Beef and Potato Pie, 41
Beef with Noodles, 42
Cabbage Rolls, 43
Chicken and Dumplings, 44
Chicken Fricassee, 45
Chick-N-Cabbage, 46
Creamed Onions with Salt Pork, 47
Creamed Salmon, 48
Dutch Oven Corned Beef Dinner, 49
Fried Prairie Steak with Horseradish Sauce, 50
Grandma's Pot Roast, 52
Ham with Sweet Potatoes, 53
Meat Pie, 54
Pork Chops with Bacon and Onion Gravy, 55
Roasted Chicken with Vegetables, 56
Smoked Fish, 57
Stewed Steak, 58
Swiss Steak, 58
Side Dishes
Baked Beans, 60
Baked Corn, 61
Campfire Roasted Corn, 62
Creamed Dried Corn, 63
Dried Corn, 63
Fried Potatoes with Bacon and Cheese, 64
Harvard Beets, 65
Hoppin' John, 66
Spiced Carrots, 67
Swedish Brown Beans, 67
Fruits
Applesauce, 70
Baked Pears, 71
Candied Fruit, 71
Dried Fruit, 73
Dried Fruit Strips, 74
Fried Apples, 75
Fruit Fritters, 75
Swedish Fruit Soup, 76
Cakes
Raw Apple Cake, 78
Topping, 78
Boiled Raisin Cake, 79
Burnt Sugar Cake, 80
Gingerbread, 81
Homestead Gold Cake, 82
Honey Cake, 83
Oatmeal Cake, 84
Pound Cake, 85
Shortcake, 86
Candies
Apple Candy, 88
Butterscotch Candy, 89
Caramels, 90
Horehound Candy, 90
Marshmallows, 91
Molasses Candy, 91
Old-Fashioned Gumdrops, 92
Pecan Pralines, 93
Pioneer Honey Candy, 93
Salt-Water Taffy, 94
Vinegar Taffy, 94
Cookies
Brown Sugar Cookies, 96
Fennel Cookies, 97
Honey Cookies, 98
Molasses Drop Cookies, 98
Oatmeal Ginger Cookies, 99
Old-Fashioned Ginger Snaps, 99
Vanilla Cookies, l00
Desserts
Apple Brown Betty, 102
Country Apple Pie, 103
Cream Pie, 104
Date Pudding with Nuts, 105
Fresh Blueberry Pie, 106
Christmas Rice, 107
Indian Pudding, l08
Old-Fashioned Peach Cobbler, 109
Fruit base, 109
Biscuit topping, 109
Tart Cherry Pie, 110
Miscellaneous
Boiled Salad Dressing, 112
Brown Sugar Syrup, 113
Fresh Lemonade, 113
Hot Chocolate, 114
Hot Cocoa, 115
Ketchup, 116
Lye Soap, 117
Rendering Fat, 117
Making Lye, 117
Making Soap, 118
Hasty Pudding, 119
Homemade Sponge Yeast, 119
Sour Milk Cottage Cheese, 120
Swedish Mustard, 120
Yeast Cakes, 122
Home Remedies
Pioneer Home Remedies, 124
Boils or lnfection, 124
Colds and Sore Throats, 124
Coughs, 124
Diarrhea, 125
Vinegar (the Cure All), 125
Particles in Eye, 125
Open Sores or Cracked Skin, 125
Bleeding, 125
Cold Sores, 126
Cankers or Mouth Sores, 126
Heartburn or Gas, 126
Spring Tonic, 126
Diaper Rash or Irritated Skin, 126
Bad Breath, 126
Mosquito and Ant Bites or Bee Stings, 126
Earache, 126
Acne, 127
Dry Skin, 127
Liniment, 127
Healing Salve, 127
Sore Muscles, 127
Burns, 127
Make-up, 127
Poison Oak or Poison Ivy, 128
Insect Control, 128
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