These marvelous vintage recipes are from a public domain cookbook from 1905 entitled Sloan’s Cookbook and Advice to Housekeepers. Notice how these old recipes assume that the cook pretty much knows what she is doing. The recipes are not given in the step by step format we are accustomed to today. The variant spelling of cocoanut struck my fancy, but what touched a childhood memory is the use of the word till for until. I recall that from children’s books I read long ago and have always used the word till in casual notes.
Cocoanut Drops
Half a cup of sugar, half a cup of molasses, one cup of grated cocoanut. Cook the sugar, molasses, and cocoanut together until a little of the mixture will harden in cold water. Remove from fire and stir until it thickens. Drop by spoonful on a buttered pan and cool.
Molasses Candy
Two cups of molasses, one half cup of granulated sugar, one large teaspoonful of butter. Flavor with vanilla while boiling.
English Walnut Candy
To the white of one egg, beaten stiff, add a pound of confectioner’s sugar, stirring the sugar into the egg a little at a time till the mixture is stiff enough to form into little balls. Add vanilla and press the balls of candy between the two halves of an English walnut.
I hope you found the old time vintage candy recipes as interesting as I did. Have you ever written till for until?
Cheers & Happy Reading! Flossie Benton Rogers, Conjuring the Magic with Paranormal Romance
I don’t write the “till” version…I speak it every day! It has always been a natural contraction for me. Now that I’m away from law enforcement, and it’s not necessary for me to speak so precisely (as when on a witness stand) I find that my speech patterns have begun to return to my childhood in the Appalachians. Sometimes I hear myself speaking, and think that my daughters would cringe if they heard me. 🙂
I remember as a child being befuddled that until had one l and till had two. Linda, I know what you mean about the southern sayings returning!
I use till in my writing, mostly in my contemporaries. Thanks for sharing this cookbook!
You are so welcome. Thank you for stopping by and commenting!
Oldies, but goldies I will say.
Thanks for sharing!
I also use “till”.
I love the oldies and goodies, Carmen. I’m glad you do too.
I loved these recipes. It is very different than todays
Yes, they are, Cathy. I’m glad I don’t have to learn to cook by them. In those days young girls had hands on experience with learning to cook for sure.
Using ’till depends on the characters I’m creating and the time period. Great recipes.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Loretta!
What a GREAT cookbook! I love vintage cookbooks. This one is a treasure, especially with that fabulous cover. Love it Flossie! Thanks for sharing with us.
I’m so glad you like the vintage cookbook, Trisha.