A New Snowdrift Cook Book

Mrs. Ida Bailey Allen for the Southern Cotton Oil Trading Company, 1920 — a shortening tin's cookbook, and a lesson in how fat was sold.

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129 recipes

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Vegetables

Few housewives have felt that vegetables could be seasoned with any other fat, except butter. But, Snowdrift, with its delightful…

Potato and Meat Croquettes

Prepare the mixture for White or Sweet Potato Croquettes, adding three-fourths cupful of finely-minced ham, left-over sausage…

Caramel Sauce

21/3 Cupfuls Boiling Water 1/2 Tablespoonful Snowdrift 1 Tablespoonful Cornstarch 1/8 Teaspoonful Salt 1/2 Teaspoonful Vanilla…

Diced Turnips or Carrots

Pare and dice enough turnips or carrots to make three cupfuls. Boil them in salted water and drain them. Brown a few grains of…

Dried White Bean, Lima, or Kidney

1½ Cupfuls Dried Beans 1 Quart Boiling Water 1 Small Onion, Minced 3 Tablespoonfuls Minced Carrots Bit of Bay-Leaf 14 Teaspoonful…

Quick Corn Fritters

2 Cupfuls Canned, or Leftover Creamed Corn Few Grains Pepper 1/2 Teaspoonful. Salt 34 Teaspoonful Baking Soda Sifted Dry Bread…

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