I couldn’t find a specific recipe for Dinner Biscuits, perhaps Baking Powder Biscuits would work.
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Clover Leaf Biscuits are just Parker House Rolls with an extra tablespoon of butter in the dough and shaped like clover leaves.
It kind of makes me laugh that yesterday we had Waldorf Salad and today we have Astoria Dressing.
There are a couple of recipes for fruit salad intended to be served as a salad rather than a dessert, like this one or this one.
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In 1914 September 12 was a Saturday. Here’s the fish I thought we would have had on Friday. I’m guessing that Creamed Halibut is the same recipe as Creamed Fish in Scallop Shells, just in a baking dish.
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In 1914 July 20 was a Monday. As is typical, we’re using yesterday’s leftover ham.
Emergency Biscuits are what I would call drop biscuits.
Lord Baltimore Cake is the counterpart to Lady Baltimore Cake. His cake uses the egg yolks left over from the egg whites in her cake.
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The only real difference I can see between Imperial Crusts and Imperial Sticks is that the Sticks are buttered before toasting and the crusts aren’t.
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Gem pans are like muffin tins, but shallower. They’re made of cast iron and the compartments have spaces between for more even heat circulation. The design was patented by Nathaniel Waterman of Boston in 1859.
I found my very own gem pan and made Quick Dinner Biscuits!
They really are quick and tasty too.
Notes on substitutions:
If you don’t want to use lard, you can use vegetable shortening. They two fats have a similar consistency and neutral flavor. Butter will add its own distinctive flavor (which may not be a bad thing), and unless it’s been softened, will take longer to work into the dry ingredients, which might change the texture. It will probably change the texture of the biscuits anyway.
If you don’t have pastry flour (or cake flour), use all-purpose, but be aware that the biscuits will not be as tender.
A decent substitute for a gem pan would be a cast-iron skillet. I think cast-iron muffin pans are too deep to bake the same way and an aluminum baking sheet doesn’t hold heat the same way. Perhaps some experimentation is required!
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365 Kitchen Cabinet 