Are you cooking and baking more these days? If so, here are a few recipes from the December 11, 1913 Skidmore New Era of Skidmore, Missouri. Featured are recipes for Steamed Pudding from Mrs. Allen Murray of Stanton, Nebraska; Doughnuts… Read moreFavorite Recipes from Skidmore, 1913

In 1920, the government created and distributed a set of about 30 recipes designed to help thrifty housewives save money on meat. Here are two more recipes, as printed in the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), April 15, 1920, page 1:… Read moreMore Cost-Saving Meat Recipes, 1920

We were surprised to learn of the Division of Women’s Activities within the Department of Justice. Apparently, those activities involved saving money on groceries, as we see in this item from the April 8, 1920 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page… Read moreSave Money on Meat, 1920

Recipes from the April 8, 1920 Skidmore News, page 1: Save Money on Meat The Division of Women’s Activities, Department of Justice, believes that the cost of living, so far as meats are concerned, depends somewhat upon the individual housewife…. Read moreSave Money on Meat

From the Skidmore New Era, December 11, 1913, page 13, we have a recipe from the wife of the editor: Burnt Sugar Cake. Beat one half cup butter and one and one-half cups sugar to a cream, the yolks of… Read moreMrs. D. R. Baker’s Burnt Sugar Cake Recipe

A favorite, to be sure. From the Skidmore New Era, December 11, 1913, page 13: White Mountain Loaf Cake. (Favorite.) Two cups granulated sugar, one half cup butter, one cup sweet milk, two and one-half cups flour, two teaspoonful baking… Read moreMrs. G. C. Ashbrook’s White Mountain Loaf Cake

Another from the Skidmore New Era, December 11, 1913, page 13: Doughnuts. One and 1/2 cups sugar, 3 eggs, 1 cup sweet milk, 2 tablespoons melted butter, 5 generous tea spoons baking powder, a little salt, flour to roll soft…. Read moreMrs. Clyde Wright’s Doughnut Recipe

For those who like to cook, we offer the following from the Skidmore New Era, December 11, 1913, page 13: Steamed Pudding Two and 1/2 cups bread crumbs, 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup molasses, 1/2 cup butter (scant), 1 egg,… Read moreMrs. Allen Murray’s Steamed Pudding Recipe

For those looking for cooking tips, we offer the following from the August 17, 1905 edition of the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), page 8: Mrs. Cottrill’s Recipe to Can Corn. Dissolve 1 1/4 ounces of tartaric acid in 1/2… Read moreMrs. Cottrill’s Recipe to Can Corn