Low Cost Recipes

Feeding a family well on little, 1914 - soups to cakes, with every left-over accounted for.

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Soups

28 recipes

Fish

10 recipes

Meats

73 recipes

Vegetables

68 recipes

Salads

12 recipes

Cheese Dishes

17 recipes

Breads, Biscuits, Etc.

39 recipes

Rice, Hominy, Cereals, Etc.

22 recipes

Eggs

9 recipes

Desserts

103 recipes

Cakes

12 recipes

Highlights

Corn Boats

Boil nicely shaped sweet potatoes until almost done. Cool, skin, halve them lengthwise and scoop out the inside of each. Rub…

Potato Balls

Wash the necessary amount of potatoes, throw without paring into boiling water and boil until tender, but not soft, a little…

Chupe

Melt I tablespoonful of butter and fry in it I medium sized onion minced with 2 tomatoes, some minced parsley and marjoram; add…

Currant Jelly Whip

To the whites of 3 eggs add a tiny pinch of salt and beat until foamy. Add 3 tablespoonfuls of sifted powdered sugar and beat…

Hot Egg Salad

Into a small saucepan put 1 tablespoonful of olive oil and set over the fire. When very hot break into it 3 fresh eggs; as they…

Southern Egg Bread

Three pints of soft ground white meal, I pint of buttermilk, 2 eggs, I scant teacupful of lard, I teaspoonful of soda, ½ of a…

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