Pioneer Cookbook Recipes

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Three Things Cake

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:18:00 +0000

Pioneer women often had lots of eggs but treasured their flour and sugar. Here is a cake women loved to bake because the eggs carry the cake. 9 eggs 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 3/4 cup...

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Pennsylvania Dutch Scrapple

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:08:00 +0000

Here's what you'll need: About a 3 lb. pork butt or shoulder with bone in, 3 quarts of water, 2 cups yellow corn meal, 2 teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons sage, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Cook pork in water...

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Spicy Ozark Stewed Tomatoes

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:41:00 +0000

Mix together 2 cups sugar and half cup water in large saucepan. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Add a cinnamon stick and lemon peel then bring to a boil. To this syrup, add peeled tomatoes and cook...

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Fried Turtle

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:54:00 +0000

If you were shopping in a grocery store in China, you'd see packages of turtle meat (left) for sale at the meat counter and would love finding it. Here is an old Ozark recipe for fried turtle...

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Caraway Herb Pleasant and Useful

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:11:00 +0000

Caraway is an herb used by cooks in nearly all parts of the world, most often used in rye bread and cheeses. Traditional folklore attributes caraway with powers of retaining things -- it was mixed...

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Traditional 1800s Herb Gardens

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:27:00 +0000

Depending on the region the pioneer families lived in, watering a garden was seldom an option. For some reason, women, apparently on their own or with mother's advice, planted small circular herb...

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Snapping Turtle Preparation

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:54:00 +0000

Preparation of snapping turtle meat is essential to enjoying the wonderful taste of the turtle meat. The first thing to do is clean all mud and dirt from dead turtle. After the turtle as clean as...

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Outdoor Kitchens

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:48:00 +0000

Most Americans can schedule a whole day around what is called a barbeque (i.e. cooking outside). That is because our ancestors cooked outside during much of their lives -- crossing the prairie in...

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Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:29:00 +0000

Mix sweet apples, tart apples and even crab apples (peelings, core, and all) -- this gives apple cider vinegar a full bodied flavor. Use more sweet apples than the other two for a stronger...

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Seeking a Focus I Enjoy

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:35:00 +0000

This blog started out as a pioneer woman's recipes and remedies but it didn't attract a lot of visitors so I studied around and decided to write about one subject only: cinnamon and spices like...

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Cast Iron Cook Ware Healthier

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:03:00 +0000

I have been cooking in cast iron cookware for as long as I can remember. When I went to the doctor for routine checkup, I was told my blood was rich in iron. He asked me what I took? Geritol, etc. ...

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Subtle Aroma of Cinnamon Drives Men Wild

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:07:00 +0000

Gentle Aroma of Cinnamon is an Aphrodisiac for Men Men love pumpkin pie and the aroma of an apple pie sprinkled with cinnamon; men love cinnamon rolls -- but they probably don't realize that it is...

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Bath Tub in Center of Kitchen

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:30:00 +0000

When we stayed at Grandma's for a day or two, we had to take baths in an oval metal tub with only about twelve inches of water in it -- most of the water was cold. Grandma would heat up a big pan of...

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Designing a Kitchen for the Elderly

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:44:00 +0000

My mother has moved in with us and we quickly saw many changes we would need to make. I added an island between the counter space and the refrigerator because Mom usually uses a cane and that only...

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Dishwasher Went Out for One Week

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:44:00 +0000

My dishwasher broke down a week ago and I quickly rediscovered why I love the dishwasher so much. I could clean the kitchen up in half the time when the dishwasher worked. then set the timer for...

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Ozark Recipes and Remedies

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:55:00 +0000

In the Ozarks the kitchen is the heart of the home. Women make the heart beat. Women bake bread, cook meals, clean the dishes and the kitchen daily, often dozens of times per day, and no one...

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Ozark Kitchens Revamped

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:15:00 +0000

recipes and remedies -- too much research involved and not too much passion either. I may let this blog fade away or try to get someone else to write the entries. Someone who is passionate about...

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Civil War Recipes for Soldiers

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:01:00 +0000

Confederate soldiers often died of dysentery and for good reason. As the war raged on and the South depleted their funds, the troops had to eat what was set before them or die of starvation; they...

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Cast Iron Cookware

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:07:00 +0000

I use only cast iron cookware for all cooking. A well-seasoned pan, skillet, or dutch over of cast iron is easier to clean than the chemical-rich Teflon ware. The cookware is heavy, I'll grant...

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Neon Open Sign in Kitchen

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:22:00 +0000

You know you are a successful cook when you get a neon open sign to put in your kitchen. Well, at least you can turn it off when you don't want to cook. Ozark cooks are so seasoned at the job...

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My Kitchen

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:21:00 +0000

This table sits in a bay window overlooking an acre of oak, pecan, and walnut trees. If you stand in front of this table and look out, you'll see redbirds, blue birds, yellow finches, woodpeckers,...

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Leftover Creations

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:18:00 +0000

Preparing meals for supper is a creative job. The cook imagines various combinations of foods already prepared and in the refrigerator with a few ingredients added and then creates a new meal from...

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Modern Kitchen in 1930s Era

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:55:00 +0000

I'd still love to have an old cooking stove like the one in the old photo on the left. During this era manufacturers had to create pretty useful appliances to get families to spend hard-earned money...

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Household Tips from the Past

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:41:00 +0000

Kitchen Tips from Grandma's House Published in Country Folk Issue #2 pictured on left I am the publisher and editor of that little magazine Repair Cast-iron Cookware Did you know you could repair...

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Raisin Cake (for folks without chickens)

vintageozarks@gmail.com (Susan Salaki) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:37:00 +0000

There is just something about the folks who live in the Ozarks that I always liked -- independence is worth more than material gain. These folks have a great strength of spirit. I love that...

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