I remember eating many of these meals when I was a child too, especially the creamed eggs on toast, and the ham and white bean soup. We ate these a lot and they were very good.
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creamed eggs on toast is a yummy comfort food
Creamed eggs on toast
1/4 c butter
2 cups milk
3 tbs. flour
6 hard-boiled eggs, sliced or chopped
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
Melt butter or margarine; add flour and seasonings. Blend well and cook over low heat until bubbly. Add milk all at once; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened throughout. Add eggs and heat thoroughly. Serve hot on toast or corn bread. Makes 4 servings
Vintage WW1 Eggless, Milkless, Butterless Cake
1 cup water
2 cups raisins
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup lard (shortening)
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Place water, raisins, cinnamon, cloves, brown sugar, lard (shortening), nutmeg and salt in a saucepan and mix. Place on heat and bring to a boil. Cook 3 minutes. Allow to cool, then sift together the flour, baking soda and baking
powder. Stir into cooked mixture.
Place in a greased loaf pan and bake at 350F for one hour.
1 cup water
2 cups raisins
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup lard (shortening)
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Place water, raisins, cinnamon, cloves, brown sugar, lard (shortening), nutmeg and salt in a saucepan and mix. Place on heat and bring to a boil. Cook 3 minutes. Allow to cool, then sift together the flour, baking soda and baking
powder. Stir into cooked mixture.
Place in a greased loaf pan and bake at 350F for one hour.
white beans and ham soup
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4 comments:
That navy bean soup was always a favorite meal at my house when we were growing up!
We never knew we were poor, just thought that Mom was a great cook!
I still think that the simple meals (beans and cornbread, gravy and biscuits, bean soup) were the best and I eat them a lot even now!
Thanks for the recipes!
Hi Jim! Yeah same here, I love all the old time simple meals like my mom made for us. We had cornbread a lot and biscuits and gravy too.
I remember both of these and I love that cake recipe and am going to try it.
It will be difficult if times get as tough as then because so many people rely on expensive ready made food.
Hi Country Mouse, glad you stopped by to read a bit of my blog. I think you'll like the cake recipe, it's always been a big hit with everyone who tried it. I know what you mean about most people relying on ready made food. I try all the time to go more in the direction of making everything from scratch but sometimes I do cheat and buy stuff already made, and I haven't got bread making down yet.
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