The Story of Crisco

The Story of Crisco, 1913 — how Procter & Gamble taught America a new fat, with 250 recipes and a year of dinners to seal it.

Puddings

24 recipes in this part of The Story of Crisco.

Apple Dumplings

4 tablespoonfuls Crisco 2 cupfuls flour 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder 1½ teaspoonful salt 3/4 cupful milk Sugar

Cinnamon

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Work in Crisco with finger tips; add gradually milk, mixing with knife to a nice dough. Roll…

Apple Fritters

2 teaspoonfuls baking powder 1/4 teaspoonful salt 1 egg 1 tablespoonful melted Crisco 3/4 cupful milk 3 apples cut in quarter inch slices 3…

Baked Rhubarb Pudding

1½ teaspoonful salt 2 bundles rhubarb 1½ cupful Crisco 1 lemon 6 tablespoonfuls brown sugar Water 1½ cupful granulated sugar Put granulated…

Caramel Bread Pudding

3 cupfuls breadcrumbs 1 quart hot milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoonful lemon extract Grated nutmeg to taste 1/2 teaspoonful salt 1 cupful sugar 4…

Caramel Rice Pudding

1/2 teaspoonful lemon extract 3 eggs 2 tablespoonfuls Crisco 1/4 teaspoonful salt 2 cupfuls milk 1/4 cupful sultana raisins 2…

For Pudding (Cupful grated raw potatoes)

1 cupful grated raw potatoes 3/4 cupful Crisco 1 cupful seeded raisins ½ cupful breadcrumbs 1½ cupful milk 1½ cupfuls flour 1 teaspoonful…

For Sauce (Lb prunes wineglassful sherry)

½ lb. prunes 1 wineglassful sherry wine 1 lemon 1½ teaspoonful powdered cinnamon For pudding. Cream Crisco and sugar together, add carrots…

Chocolate Jelly

1 tablespoonful Crisco 2 cupfuls boiling water 3/4 cupful sugar 4 tablespoonfuls cornstarch 1/4 teaspoonful salt 1 teaspoonful vanilla…

Cottage Pudding

1 cupful sugar 1 egg 1 cupful milk or water 2½ cupfuls flour 2 tablespoonfuls Crisco 2½ teaspoonfuls baking powder 1/2 teaspoonful salt 1…

Sauce (Tablespoonful Crisco cupful)

1 tablespoonful Crisco 1 cupful sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoonful flour 1/2 teaspoonful vanilla extract 1½ cupfuls boiling water For pudding. Cream…

Molasses Sponge Pudding

2 cupfuls flour 2 teaspoonfuls powdered ginger 1/2 teaspoonful baking soda 1/2 cupful Crisco 1½ cupful molasses 1 egg 1 tablespoonful…

For Sauce (Teaspoonful Crisco teaspoonful)

1 teaspoonful Crisco 1 teaspoonful cornstarch 2 tablespoonfuls lemon juice 3 tablespoonfuls molasses 1 cupful hot water For pudding. Mix…

Monica Pudding

3 tablespoonfuls melted Crisco 3 eggs 2 cupfuls milk 1/4 cupful sugar 1½ cupful flour 1/4 teaspoonful salt 1½ teaspoonful vanilla extract

For Sauce (Cupful Crisco cupful cream)

1/4 cupful Crisco 1½ cupful cream 1/2 teaspoonful vanilla extract 1½ cupful powdered sugar For pudding. Heat 1 cupful milk. Add other…

Noodle Pudding

1 pint noodles 3/4 cupful sugar 4 eggs 1/4 cupful melted Crisco 1/4 cupful blanched and chopped almonds 2 cupfuls milk 1/4 teaspoonful salt…

Peach Delights

3 teaspoonfuls baking powder 2 tablespoonfuls sugar 1/2 cupful Crisco 1/2 teaspoonful salt Milk 1 egg 1 teaspoonful lemon extract Peaches…

For Pudding (Can pineapple cupful)

1 can pineapple 1 cupful breadcrumbs 1 cupful sugar 1/4 teaspoonful salt 4 tablespoonfuls melted Crisco 6 eggs Hard sauce

For Sauce (Tablespoonfuls sugar)

4 tablespoonfuls sugar 1/2 teaspoonful salt 1/2 cupful Crisco 2 tablespoonfuls sherry 4 tablespoonfuls blanched and chopped almonds For…

Rice Pudding

3 eggs Powdered cinnamon to taste 1/4 cupful seeded raisins 1½ teaspoonful salt Wash rice and steam it in milk until thick, then allow to…

Walnut Pudding (Teaspoonfuls baking powder)

2 teaspoonfuls baking powder 4 tablespoonfuls melted Crisco I/2 teaspoonful salt 2 eggs 1 cupful milk 1 teaspoonful vanilla extract 1…

For Sauce (Yolks eggs cupfuls whipped)

3 yolks eggs 2 cupfuls whipped cream 1½ teaspoonful lemon extract Mix flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together, add eggs well beaten…

Woodford Pudding

(Kate B. Vaughn) 1 cupful sugar 1½ cupfuls flour 3 eggs 1½ cupful Crisco 1½ cupful buttermilk 1 teaspoonful baking soda 1 cupful blackberry…

For Sauce (Powdered sugar teaspoonful)

Powdered sugar 1/4 teaspoonful salt For pudding. Cream Crisco and sugar together, add salt, eggs well beaten, nutmeg, flour, soda mixed…

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