Twentieth Century Cook Book

A Minneapolis compilation of old, new and well-tried recipes, 1901 - from amber bouillon to cooking for the sick.

Hot Griddle Cakes

6 recipes in this part of Twentieth Century Cook Book.

Flannel Cakes

Flannel cakes, for which Philadelphia cooks were famous, were made of three cups of pastry flour, three cups of milk, stirred gradually…

Wheat Griddle Cakes

A perfectly delicious wheat griddle cake is made with four cups of pastry flour, into which an even teaspoonful of soda and two of cream…

New England Breadcakes

Soak a pint of dry bread crumbs over night in three cups of sweet milk. In the morning sift a teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of cream…

Indian Meal Cakes

Indian meal cakes are especially excellent made of the sweet meal fresh from the mill. Take two cupfuls of cornmeal and one cupful of wheat…

Rice Cakes

To make rice cakes, put a pint of hot boiled rice in a pint of milk and let them soak together over night if more convenient. In the…

Buckwheat Cakes

To four cupfuls of pure buckwheat flour, add one cupful of yellow Indian meal and a tablespoonful of salt. Mix one cupful of cold milk with…

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