The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle COOK BOOK Central Methodist Church Spencer, N. C. Recipes of the Southland Yesterday and Today SECOND EDITION NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT NORTH CAROLINA FINISHING COMPANY PROCESSORS OF COTTON,SYNTHETIC &BLENDED FABRICS SALISBURY;X.C. The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle COOK BOOK Central Methodist Church Spencer, /V. C. Recipes of the Southland Yesterday and Today NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY LIGHT DEDICATION We most respectfully dedicate this Cook Book to the mothers of those who contributed a recipe for our Book. Fondly do we recall our first cooking lessons when our Mothers with loving pride encouraged our childish inter- est and helped our clumsy little hands to shape our first biscuit and bake our first little pie. It was through their love and patience that we were taught the fundamentals of cooking. GERTRUDE BOBBITT CIRCLE Mrs. Roy Burdette, Chairman Jr., ORE W F O R I> The recipes contained in this book have been tried and proved. Some have been passed from generation to gen- eration and in the belief that they will meet the most ex- acting tastes, it is with confidence that the entire collection is passed to you. We are indeed grateful to our friends who have so graciously contributed choice recipes; to our business friends who have so generously helped by giving advertise- ments, and tothe Wesleyan Service Guild, particularly Miss Jean Misenheimer, Chairman, and her able assistants, Mrs. H. Jacobs and Mrs. Jack N. Vail, who so tirelessly help- J. ed us compile the contents of this book. GERTRUDE BOBBITT CIRCLE Mrs. Roy Burdette, Jr., Chairman Mrs. Curry Krider, Local Chairman Mrs. E. P. Hughes, Recipe Chairman INDEX Page BEVERAGES ... 5 BREADS, ETC 7 CAKES AND COOKIES 15 FROSTINGS AND FILLINGS 51 CANDY .... 54 CHEESE AND EGGS „ _.... 57 DESSERTS 59 JAMS, PICKLES, RELISHES, ETC. 73 MEATS, 81 PIES AND PASTRIES 94 SALADS AND SANDWICHES 104 SAUCES AND SALAD DRESSINGS 116 VEGETABLES _ .._ 120 BEVERAGES Drink for you know not whence you came, nor why ! Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where. CITRIC ACID PUNCH Pour 1 quart boiling water over grated rind of 2 oranges and 2 ozs. citric acid, add 6 cups sugar and strain when cold. Extract the juice from 6 oranges and add with 1 qt. cold water and 1 small can of pineapple juice to the above mixture. Let stand in refrigera- tor till ready to serve (at least 24 hours) and then add equal amount of water. Ginger ale may be added when ready to serve if desired. Mn. Earl Clapp RUSSIAN TEA I 1 tsp cloves 2y2 tablespoons black tea 1 in. Cinnamon bark Juice of 3 oranges and iy2 lemons 3 qts water 1 cup sugar Tie spices in bag, put into water, let come to a boil. Let stand 5 minutes, take out bag, add juice. Mrs. Hill Trexler RUSSIAN TEA II 10 teaspoons tea y2 teaspoon cinnamon 3 cups sugar y2 teaspoon ground cloves Juice of 8 lemons Grated rinds of 1 lemon and 1 Juice of 3 oranges orange Heat sugar, rinds, spices in 2 quarts of water. Bring to a boil. Steep tea in 2 quarts of boiling water. Blend together over slow fire for a few minutes. Keep cool in refrigerator. Mrs. Roy Burdette, Jr. FRUIT PUNCH Ingredients Serves 8 Serves 60 Pour 1 cup boiling Pour 8 cups boiling Tea Infusion water over 2 tsp tea water over 5 tsp tea Sugar 1 cup 2 quarts Lemon Juice x/2 cup 1 quart Orange Juice y2 cup 1 quart Grape Juice y2 cup 1 quart Grated Pineapple y2 cup 1 quart Iced water 5 cups 2y2 gallons Dissolve sugar in hot tea. Cool. Combine all ingredients. Serve over large block of ice in punch bowl or over ice cubes in indi- vidual servings. Mrs. Mildred Seaber 5 HONOLULU TEA To 2 quarts of strong cold tea add juice of 6 lemons, 2 cups crushed pineapple including' syrup, 1 cup maraschino cherries with syrup and a syrup made by boiling together 2 cups sugar and 1 cup of water for 5 minutes. Chill and serve with cracked ice. Serves 20 persons. Mrs. Roy Burdette, Jr. PUNCH 2y2 dozen lemons 1 pint cherry juice (Cheerwine) y2 dozen bottles ginger ale Double handful mint leaves 1 large can grated pineapple Soak the mint leaves in water and sugar. Pour water over pineapple to get out all juice and strain. Sweeten to tase. This serves about 50 people. Mrs. Henry Peterson BERRY ACID 6 lbs. berries (blackberries or 2y2 ozs. tartaric acid strawberries) 2 quarts cold water Mash berries, add acid and water. Let stand for 48 hours, strain and to every pint of juice, add 1*4 pounds of sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved, ibottle and keep in a dark place. Do not seal, just use a cork in the bottle. Mrs. R. Pennington J. Submitted by Mrs. James Cooper, her daughter BREADS 'One little song we sing To bride but newly wed Just make the best of everything Especially of bread". BUTTER MILK ROLLS 2x/2 cup flour Y2 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon sugar 3 tablespoon lard 1 eake yeast 1 cup buttermilk Crumble yeast in milk, mix as for biscuit, knead for five minutes. Roll and cut. Let stand until double in bulk or about 1% hours. Make out as pocket book rolls. Bake in slow oven. Mrs. C. 7. Scruggs ICE BOX ROLLS x/2 lb. lard 1 qt. sweet milk 2 tablespoon sugar Let this come to a boil, then cool to a luke warm. Dissolve 1 cake of yeast into this mixture. Beat in enough flour to make a medium paste. Beat all lumps out and let rise until bubbles appear on top or until doubled in size. Add 1 large tablespoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of baking powder and enough flour to make dough. Do this with your hands. Have a bowl greased and put dough in it. Cover with a cloth wrung out of water. Let stand in ice box before making rolls. Wet cloth each time befoi'e putting back in ice box. Mrs. W. M.. Eagle HOT ROLLS 1 Fleischman's yeast cake dis- 1 tablespoon salt solved in 2 cups luke warm 1 level tablespoon sugar water 1 level cup shortening Sift together: 1 teaspoon sugar 6 rounding cups all-purpose flour Mix thoroughly with dissolved yeast. Cover and let stand for at least 1 hour (2 hrs. are better). Make out as many rolls as needed. Lightly grease remainder of dou—gh and place in refrigerator. "When refrigerated dough is to be used remove from refrigerator for 2 hrs. before making into rolls. Let rise 3 hrs. in a warm place. Baking: Heat oven to 400 degrees, place rolls in oven, reduce heat to 350 de- grees. Bake until brown and slightly separated from each other. About 25 minutes. This quantity make 24 large rolls. Mrs. /. R. Prettyman Submitted by her daughter, Mrs. T. P. Fowler HOE CAKE Moisten salted corn meal with scalding water or milk. Allow it to stand for an hour. Put two or three teaspoons of this on hotgreas- ed griddle. Smooth it out to make cakes one-half inch thick and let it cook. When one side is done turn over and brown the other. Serve very hot for breakfast. This dish goes well with sausage. Mrs. James Cooper CRACKLING BREAD 1 cup crackings (diced) V2 tsp. soda % IV2 cups corn meal tsp. salt % cup wheat flour 1 cup sour milk Cracklings are the pieces of meat remaining after the lard has been rendered from the pork. Mix and sift together the dry ingredi- ents. Add the milk, stir in the cracklings. Form into oblong cakes and place in greased baking pan. Bake in hot oven (400 degrees) for 30 minutes. This can also be baked in bread pan and sliced. Mrs. James Cooper ICE BOX ROLLS 5 tablespoons lard Dissolve 1 yeast cake in V2 cup 2 tablespoons sugar water V2 cup boiling water 1 egg V2 teaspoon salt 3 cups flour Mix lard and sugar, add V2 cup boiling water. Cool. Then add V2 cuP water in which yeast cake has been added, and well beaten egg. To this mixture add flour gradually beating well. You may keep in refrigerator and use as needed. Will keep several days. Make into rolls, let rise and bake in hot oven. Mrs. Lewis Hartline REFRIGERATOR ROLLS Sift together the following: 1 quart flour 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon baking powder Vfc teaspoon soda Mix x/i cupshorteningto above. Scald (do notboil) V2 pint sweet milk. Add 1 heaping tablespoon sugar and mix thoroughly. Cream one medium-sized Irish potato and add to above mixture, mix- ing thoroughly until potato is dissolved in milk. Dissolve one cake yeast in 1 cup luke-warm water and add to liquid mixture. Make dough about the same consistency as for biscuits and place in greased bowl and let rise until about double the original size, then press down firmly and place in refrigerator until ready to use. (if the dough rises up several times just press down). Be sure the milk mixture is just luke-warm when the yeast is added. When dough is ready to make rolls, cut off the amount you desire and roll about the same thickness as for biscuits, spread melted butter thinly over the dough and then cut with biscuit cutter and fold together and lightly butter top of them. When placing in pan do not let them touch each other. Leave out in room temperature about two hrs. before baking. Mrs. Joe Shulenberger 8