Recipes

[sailorangel59]

I am wondering does anyone have the following AG recipes.

Felicity's Shrewsbury Tea Cakes
Addy's Sweet Potato Pudding

Different note, how long does Samantha's Gingerbread house keep? I never bought it, but I have always been curious if it will only last for three months once constructed and I'll have to throw it out or it will last longer.

[AmericanGirlLover2982]

<u>Shrewsbury Cakes from Ms. Manderlys Instructions for Serving Tea:</u>
1 egg
2 tablespoons rosewater
1 cup suger
1/2teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 1/2 cups flour
approoximatly 1/2 pound butter
extra flour for rolling out the dough
shortening to grease the baking sheets

equiment
flour sifter
large mixing bowl
small mixing bowl
small sausepan
wooden spoon
measuering cups and spoons
two baking sheets
rolling pin
cookie cutters

Directions
1) In large mixing bowl,sift toghter the suger,cinnamon,nutmeg, and flour
2)In a small mixing bowl,beat togther the egg and the rosewater and set aside.
3)In a small sausepan, melt the butter over low heat.
4)While the butter is melting, add the wet ingrdients to the dry ingrdents.
5)Stir in enough of the melted butter to make a soft dough.
6)Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease two baking sheets with shortening.
7)Sprinkle some flour onto a table or counter. Dust the rolling pin woth four.
8)Roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Carefully place them onto the greased bakign sheets.
9)Bake the cakes until golden brown.20 mins makes 12 cakes.

<font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ June 04, 2006 03:36 PM: Message edited by: All American Girl 2982 ]</font>

[sailorangel59]

Originally posted by All American Girl 2982:
and as much melted butter to tall into a Paste; mould it will, and cut it into what shape you please; perfume them, and prick them before they go into the oven.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How much butter? What tempreture and how long in the oven?

<font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ June 04, 2006 03:31 PM: Message edited by: sailorangel59 ]</font>

[AmericanGirlLover2982]

I erased that one use this one above.

[QNPoohBear]

Another board member's website has a couple of different recipes, including the Shrewsbury Cale one from Felicity's time. I can find Addy's Sweet Potato Pudding recipe and post it for you tomorrow. I have it somewhere... I also have the Hallmark AG recipe cards which has Sweet Potato Pone for Addy.

[AmericanGirlLover2982]

Sweet Potato Pone
Ingrdeints:
1 pound sweet potato
butter to grease baking pan
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup brown suger
1/3 cup maple or corn syrup
1/3 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teasppon ginger
1/2 cup chooped nuts
heavey cream or ice cream

Equiment:
fork
pot holders
9 inch round or square baking pan
butter knife
medium mixing bowl
potato masher
measuring cups and spoons
small sausepan
wooden spoon
small bowl

Directions:
1)Wash the sweet potato and prick it with a fork. Then bake it in a 350 degree oven for an hour or until a fork pierces it easily.
2)Have an adult remove the sweet potato from the oven. Set it aside until it cool enough to handle.
3)Keep the oven set at 350 degrees. Grease the baking pan with butter.
4)Use the buter knife to peel the skin from the sweet potato. Cut the sweet potato into 4 pieces and put them in the mixing bowl. Discard the skin.
5)Mash the sweet potato until it is smooth. You should have about 1 cup of mashed sweet potatos.
6)Melt 1/4 cup of butter in the sausepan over low heat. Then stir the butter into the mashed sweet potato.
7)All the brown suger,maple or corn syrup,and milk to the sweet potao mixture. Beat until the mixture is smooth.
8)Crack the eggs into the small bowel. Beat them with a fork until the well mixed. Then stir them into the sweet potato mixture.
9)Stir in the allspice,cinnamon,cloves, and ginger. Then add the chopped nuts.
10)Spoon the sweet potato pone into the baking pan and bake for 1 hour. It is done with a nife inserted into the pone comes out clean.
11)Have an adult remove the sweet potato pone from the oven. Serve it warm or cold. Serve it with ice cream or cream if you'd like.

[QNPoohBear]

I forgot to look for the recipe. My apologies and I will go do it in a minute. I am pretty sure I know what Addy did with it.

[QNPoohBear]

Found it...

Addy's original 1864 recipe
Peel and grate three sweet potatoes, pour on them nearly a pint of cold water, add flour, one large spoonful of butter, season with ginger. Bake for about three hours in iron spider.

Modern recipe
Ingredients
3 sweet potatoes or yams, boiled until tender
1/3 cup butter
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
Pinch of salt
1 egg, well beaten
2/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Shortening to grease baking dish

Equipment
2 large mixing bowls
Vegetable peeler
fork
Large wooden spoon
Measuring cups and spoons
12" by 8" glass baking dish


Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. When the boiled sweet potatoes are cool, peel them and put them in a large mixing bowl. Mash them with a fork.
3. In the other large mixing bowl, combine the butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and salt. Beat until creamy.
4. Add the mashed sweet potatoes and stir until well mixed.
5. Stir in the beaten egg, milk and vanilla. Beat until well mixed.
6. Sprinkle in the nutmeg and stir.
7. Grease the glass baking dish and pour in the mixture.
8. Put the baking dish on the lower rack of the oven, Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until set. Allow the pudding to cool before serving.

[13Pumpkins]

Gingerbread houses keep for years normally. It's all the spices, I believe. I haven't messed with Samantha's but I do know that people can use the same one for years as a holiday decoration. Maybe the candy's might need replacing, but.... that's what I have heard.
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