{"id":8895,"date":"2014-11-18T17:26:38","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T17:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=8895"},"modified":"2023-03-31T11:21:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T15:21:01","slug":"holiday-genealogy-gift-ideas-pt-2-old-fashioned-recipe-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/holiday-genealogy-gift-ideas-pt-2-old-fashioned-recipe-book.html","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Genealogy Gift Ideas Pt. 2: Old Fashioned Recipe Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Introduction<\/em><\/strong><em>: In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak presents a holiday gift idea: a project to create a recipe book of vintage dishes your ancestors might have prepared. Mary is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a fun gift idea for the holidays, put together an anthology of your ancestors\u2019 holiday recipes. You can find thousands of recipes in old newspapers, such as GenealogyBank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/explore\/newspapers\/all\">Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>. Assemble them as gifts or surprise the family by cooking a meal with vintage recipes.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make an old fashioned cookbook<\/li>\n<li>Create recipe cards<\/li>\n<li>Assemble dry ingredients for soups into clear jars &amp; attach the recipe card with glue or string to the exterior<\/li>\n<li>Bake sweets &amp; treats the way Grandma did<\/li>\n<li>Put on your apron &amp; cook the meal the old fashioned way (or do it faster with modern conveniences)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To demonstrate how simple it is to find old fashioned recipes in historical newspapers, I\u2019ve assembled a selection from the GenealogyBank archives to get you started\u2014such as this one for strawberry ice cream. Doesn\u2019t this sound delicious!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1897 Strawberry Ice Cream<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 pint of milk<\/li>\n<li>4 egg yolks<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 pint double cream<\/li>\n<li>1 quart perfectly ripe strawberries<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>liquid carmine for coloring (vegetable dye or extracts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8896\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/new-york-tribune-newspaper-0624-1897-strawberry-ice-cream-recipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8896\" title=\"new-york-tribune-newspaper-0624-1897-strawberry-ice-cream-recipe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/new-york-tribune-newspaper-0624-1897-strawberry-ice-cream-recipe.png\" alt=\"strawberry ice cream recipe, New York Tribune newspaper article 24 June 1897\" width=\"650\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/new-york-tribune-newspaper-0624-1897-strawberry-ice-cream-recipe.png 650w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/new-york-tribune-newspaper-0624-1897-strawberry-ice-cream-recipe-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/new-york-tribune-newspaper-0624-1897-strawberry-ice-cream-recipe-493x300.png 493w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York Tribune (New York, New York), 24 June 1897, page 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1918 Health Bread<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 19th century America, homemakers made their own bread. Here is an old health bread recipe invented by a woman from Aberdeen, South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 pints potato water<\/li>\n<li>1 cup mashed potatoes<\/li>\n<li>1 cake yeast foam<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 sifter dark rye flour<\/li>\n<li>2 cups white flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup corn meal<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon beef fat or Crisco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8897\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aberdeen-daily-news-newspaper-0121-1918-health-bread-recipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8897\" title=\"aberdeen-daily-news-newspaper-0121-1918-health-bread-recipe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aberdeen-daily-news-newspaper-0121-1918-health-bread-recipe.png\" alt=\"health bread recipe, Aberdeen Daily News newspaper article 21 January 1918\" width=\"412\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aberdeen-daily-news-newspaper-0121-1918-health-bread-recipe.png 412w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aberdeen-daily-news-newspaper-0121-1918-health-bread-recipe-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aberdeen Daily News (Aberdeen, South Dakota), 21 January 1918, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1898 German Christmas Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7 \u00bd ounces butter plus a small amount to grease a pan<\/li>\n<li>10 ounces powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>4 eggs<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>14 ounces sifted flour<\/li>\n<li>icing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8898\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-illinois-state-journal-newspaper-1221-1898-christmas-cookies-recipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8898\" title=\"daily-illinois-state-journal-newspaper-1221-1898-christmas-cookies-recipe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-illinois-state-journal-newspaper-1221-1898-christmas-cookies-recipe.png\" alt=\"German Christmas cookies recipe, Daily Illinois State Journal newspaper article 21 December 1898\" width=\"634\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-illinois-state-journal-newspaper-1221-1898-christmas-cookies-recipe.png 634w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-illinois-state-journal-newspaper-1221-1898-christmas-cookies-recipe-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-illinois-state-journal-newspaper-1221-1898-christmas-cookies-recipe-500x229.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Illinois), 21 December 1898, page 7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1850 Corn Bread<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 \u00bd pints sifted meal<\/li>\n<li>1 quart buttermilk<\/li>\n<li>1 teacup sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>3 eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon saleratus (baking powder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8899\" style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/jackson-citizen-newspaper-0515-1850-corn-bread-recipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8899\" title=\"jackson-citizen-newspaper-0515-1850-corn-bread-recipe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/jackson-citizen-newspaper-0515-1850-corn-bread-recipe.png\" alt=\"corn bread recipe, Jackson Citizen newspaper article 15 May 1850\" width=\"568\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/jackson-citizen-newspaper-0515-1850-corn-bread-recipe.png 568w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/jackson-citizen-newspaper-0515-1850-corn-bread-recipe-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/jackson-citizen-newspaper-0515-1850-corn-bread-recipe-433x300.png 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackson Citizen (Jackson, Michigan), 15 May 1850, page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The following 1878 recipes for lemon and sweet potato pies came from the same publication. The recipe article also included tantalizing cream cake, snow ball cake and early frosting recipes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1878 Lemon Pie (1<sup>st<\/sup> variation)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lemon<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon cornstarch<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup boiling water<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>butter the size of a walnut<\/li>\n<li>1 crust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1878 Lemon Pie (2<sup>nd<\/sup> variation)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tablespoon corn starch<\/li>\n<li>1 cup water<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>piece of butter the size of a small egg<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>juice of 1 lemon<\/li>\n<li>1 crust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8900\" style=\"width: 608px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-lemon-pie-recipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8900\" title=\"daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-lemon-pie-recipe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-lemon-pie-recipe.png\" alt=\"lemon pie recipe, Daily Inter Ocean newspaper article 27 July 1878\" width=\"608\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-lemon-pie-recipe.png 608w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-lemon-pie-recipe-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-lemon-pie-recipe-500x190.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), 27 July 1878, page 11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1878 Sweet Potato Pie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 eggs<\/li>\n<li>2 cups milk<\/li>\n<li>1 cup finely-mashed sweet potatoes<\/li>\n<li>sugar to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 crust (no top)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8901\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-sweet-potato-pie-recipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8901\" title=\"daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-sweet-potato-pie-recipe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-sweet-potato-pie-recipe.png\" alt=\"sweet potato pie recipe, Daily Inter Ocean newspaper article 27 July 1878\" width=\"606\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-sweet-potato-pie-recipe.png 606w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-sweet-potato-pie-recipe-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-sweet-potato-pie-recipe-500x106.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), 27 July 1878, page 11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1855 Rabbit, Hare or Venison Soup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Soup is best simmered over a hot stove. Start the soup six hours prior to serving.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 large, young and tender rabbits or 4 small ones<\/li>\n<li>6 mild onions<\/li>\n<li>half a grated nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>fresh butter or cold roast veal gravy<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon whole pepper (pepper corn)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon sweet marjoram leaves<\/li>\n<li>4 or 5 blades mace<\/li>\n<li>3 large sliced carrots<\/li>\n<li>4 quarts boiling water<\/li>\n<li>6 grated hard boiled egg yolks<\/li>\n<li>diced bread or buttered toast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional ingredients required for hare or venison soup:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 glasses Sherry or Madeira wine<\/li>\n<li>1 sliced lemon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8902\" style=\"width: 751px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/california-farmer-and-journal-of-useful-sciences-newspaper-0628-1855-rabbit-soup-recipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8902\" title=\"california-farmer-and-journal-of-useful-sciences-newspaper-0628-1855-rabbit-soup-recipe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/california-farmer-and-journal-of-useful-sciences-newspaper-0628-1855-rabbit-soup-recipe.png\" alt=\"rabbit soup recipe, California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences newspaper article 28 June 1855\" width=\"751\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/california-farmer-and-journal-of-useful-sciences-newspaper-0628-1855-rabbit-soup-recipe.png 751w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/california-farmer-and-journal-of-useful-sciences-newspaper-0628-1855-rabbit-soup-recipe-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/california-farmer-and-journal-of-useful-sciences-newspaper-0628-1855-rabbit-soup-recipe-393x300.png 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences (Sacramento, California), 28 June 1855, page 205<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1874 Beef, Chicken, Oyster or Veal Soup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This recipe was \u201cextracted from the manuscript recipe book of an old and famous Virginia housekeeper,\u201d who, unfortunately, was not named in the newspaper article.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>meat of one\u2019s choosing, such as a large shank bone of beef<\/li>\n<li>a lump of butter<\/li>\n<li>a selection of herbs &amp; vegetables of one\u2019s choosing<\/li>\n<li>water<\/li>\n<li>salt &amp; other condiments<\/li>\n<li>flour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8903\" style=\"width: 463px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/alexandria-gazette-newspaper-0324-1874-soup-making.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8903\" title=\"alexandria-gazette-newspaper-0324-1874-soup-making\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/alexandria-gazette-newspaper-0324-1874-soup-making.png\" alt=\"soup recipe, Alexandria Gazette newspaper article 24 March 1874\" width=\"463\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/alexandria-gazette-newspaper-0324-1874-soup-making.png 463w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/alexandria-gazette-newspaper-0324-1874-soup-making-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Virginia), 24 March 1874, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1878 Vinegar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered how to make vinegar, try this recipe.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>potatoes<\/li>\n<li>1 pound sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 \u00bd gallons water<\/li>\n<li>hop yeast or whiskey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8904\" style=\"width: 611px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-vinegar-recipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8904\" title=\"daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-vinegar-recipe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-vinegar-recipe.png\" alt=\"vinegar recipe, Daily Inter Ocean newspaper article 27 July 1878\" width=\"611\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-vinegar-recipe.png 611w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-vinegar-recipe-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/daily-inter-ocean-newspaper-0727-1878-vinegar-recipe-500x110.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), 27 July 1878, page 11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now, before we end on a \u201csour\u201d note from the vinegar recipe, you really must know that America\u2019s favorite Snickerdoodles are not a modern-day invention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1932 Snickerdoodle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where do snickerdoodles come from?<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cCulinary Jingles\u201d column from the <em>Lexington Herald<\/em> of 27 May 1932 reminds us that snickerdoodle is an adaptation of a foreign recipe, much like a quick coffee cake. The author of this newspaper article reported the origin was Dutch, but my Dutch contacts at Facebook tell me this is wrong. It is not a Dutch recipe, but more likely of German or Pennsylvania Dutch origin.<\/p>\n<p>Oh darn! Guess you can\u2019t always believe what you read. I was imagining the ancestors sitting by an Amsterdam canal exchanging holiday greetings while munching on their favorite snickerdoodles! (Note to self: change that mental image to Germans along the Rhine!)<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bd tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>2\/3 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups self-rising flour<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd tablespoons cinnamon mixed with 1 \u00bd tablespoons granulated sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8905\" style=\"width: 648px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/lexington-herald-newspaper-0527-1932-snickerdoodle-recipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8905\" title=\"lexington-herald-newspaper-0527-1932-snickerdoodle-recipe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/lexington-herald-newspaper-0527-1932-snickerdoodle-recipe.png\" alt=\"snickerdoodle recipe, Lexington Herald newspaper article 27 May 1932\" width=\"648\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/lexington-herald-newspaper-0527-1932-snickerdoodle-recipe.png 648w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/lexington-herald-newspaper-0527-1932-snickerdoodle-recipe-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/lexington-herald-newspaper-0527-1932-snickerdoodle-recipe-500x275.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lexington Herald (Lexington, Kentucky), 27 May 1932, page 12<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Happy Holidays to one and all, eat well and good luck with your holiday gift projects!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Recipe Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/find-grandmas-recipes-in-old-newspaper-food-columns.html\">Find Grandma\u2019s Recipes in Old Newspaper Food Columns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/holiday-recipe-ideas-for-good-old-fashioned-home-cooking.html\">Holiday Recipe Ideas for Good Old-Fashioned Home Cooking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/newspaper-recipe-contests-was-your-ancestor-a-contest-winner.html\">Newspaper Recipe Contests: Was Your Ancestor a Contest Winner?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak presents a holiday gift idea: a project to create a recipe book of vintage dishes your ancestors might have prepared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12427],"tags":[19013,2020],"class_list":["post-8895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-recipes","tag-food-and-recipes","tag-newspaper-archives"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8895"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90523,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8895\/revisions\/90523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}