random stuffs mostly vintage and found
Christmas Wreaths 1 cup soft shortening ½ cup brown sugar 2 eggs (separated) 2 cups sifted flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups chopped nuts or cocoanut ½ cup raspberry or strawberry jam Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg yolks, flour, salt. Mix well. Shape 1-inch balls, drop into unbeaten egg whites, then in chopped nuts. […]
Lebkuchen 8 cups sifted flour ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon cloves ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1 ½ cups strained honey (1 lb) 2 cups sifted brown sugar ¼ cup water 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 ½ cups candied orange peel, shredded (6 oz) 1 ½ cups candied citron, shredded (6 oz) […]
Coconut Jumbles 1 can Watkins coconut 2 teaspoons Watkins Baking Powder 1/3 cup butter 1 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla ¾ cup sugar 1/3 cup good milk or thin cream 2 eggs 2 cups sifted flour Cream together the butter and the sugar, add the well-beaten eggs, chopped coconut, milk and flavoring; then gradually stir in the […]
Oasis (The Last Humans Book 1)- review I was actually pleasantly surprised by this book. To explain- I have become a bit burned out by the dystopian storyline of a world where people are dirty & wearing rags & anything metal is rusted out. At first glance this world is the opposite of that- […]
I really hate falling into rabbit holes and today I blame the guys over at Forgotten Buffalo.com (and facebook) for today’s rabbit hole. The Rainbow Centre mall was part of the dystopian future envisioned by the proponents of Urban Renewal (aka tear down any interesting 19th century buildings and replace them with stuff designed by Brutalist style […]