Category Archives: Buffalo

A vintage recipe for Peach Marlow

One of the things I have discovered about vintage recipes is that sometimes measurements can be optional. I wonder- just what sized marshmallows are intended for this recipe. I think it would be safe to assume that this recipe for Peach Marlow would use the traditional size of marshmallows (that we use for s’mores) and neither the giant ones sold today or the little ones. Another thing I’ve discovered is how they will leave out instructions- here we have the example of assuming that people already know how to whip cream and that they are doing it while allowing the peach/ marshmallow mixture to cool. (Of course NOW I’ve discovered a typo in the PDFs I created… sighs… back to fixing that)

Peach Marlow

Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: marshmallow, peaches
Author: Laura M. Rischman, Director Home Service Bureau

Ingredients

  • 20 marshmallows
  • 1 cup crushed peaches
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ pint whipping cream
  • 3 Tbs sugar

Instructions

  • Sprinkle the crushed peaches with sugar and let stand while the marshmallows and water are steaming.
  • When the liquid stage is reached, add the sweetended peaches and allow to cool.
  • When quite cold and slightly stiffened, carefully combine with the cream that has been whipped stiff.
  • Pour into trays and freeze.

Notes

If it is desired to use canned peaches instead of fresh fruit, use ½ cup from the juice instead of the water, only 18 marshmallows, omit the sugar and add ½ tsp vanilla. Follow the instructions as above.

South Buffalo Cake (who knew that there was a cake specific to South Buffalo?)

Today in things I had not heard of until today- the South Buffalo Cake. Who knew that there was a cake named after a neighborhood here in the 716. I don’t know what makes this particular cake so special to South Buffalo (to play along with stereotypes there is nothing Irish about it). I was only able to find two other hits with the name of this recipe- one (with a chocolate glaze) was on another recipe website and the other was someone asking about it.

One of the key things to remember when doing baking is to use the correct type of flour for the recipe. Cake flour (which is what is called for in this recipe) has a lower protein content (10%) than all-purpose (King Arthur is 11.7%) and bread flour (King Arthur is 12.7%)

South Buffalo Cake

Cook Time1 hour
Course: after church coffee hour, cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, dessert
Author: Mrs. E, Grobe Miller

Ingredients

  • 5 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Separate eggs.
  • Beat whites until stiff and fine grained, then gradually beat in 1 cup sugar.
  • Beat yolks until very light and to yolks add the second cup of sugar and the vanilla.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, and salt, add to yolks alternatively with the water, continue to beat.
  • Fold in egg whites and mix carefully.
  • Pour into ungreased cake pan.
  • Bake in a 350° oven for about 1 hour, then turn heat off and continue to bake for about 15 minutes more.
  • Remove from oven, invert and let hang until nearly cool, then loosen and pull from pan.

Apple Puddeny recipe- an Irish classic perfect for anytime

APPLE PUDDENY

Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert
Keyword: apple, church foods, dessert

Ingredients

  • 4 medium cooking apples
  • ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup sugar
  • cup water
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
  • 1 cup quick-cooking oats

Instructions

  • Pare and core apples.
  • Cut into eighths and place in a greased baking dish about 10"x6".
  • Sprinkle with combined spices, sugar, and a little salt.
  • Mix water, lemon juice, and grated rind and pour over apples.
  • Add baking soda and remaining salt to oats; work the butter into this mixture over apples and bake in preheated moderate oven (375° F.) for 40 minutes

Wine Jelly

WINE JELLY

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gelatine, jelly, wine

Ingredients

  • 1 package of Larkin Gelatine
  • 3 pints of freshly boiled Water
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 cup of cold water
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • ¼ cup of sherry Wine

Instructions

  • Moisten the contents of the package in the cold water for two minutes.
  • Add sugar, pour over this the boiling water.
  • Add lemon-juice and Wine.
  • Strain through cheese-cloth or soft linen into molds.
  • This may be used for invalids or as a dessert.
  • Serve with whipped cream

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