Full Description
Ella E. Hall, a Black cook and landlord in Ann Arbor, Michigan, collected her favorite recipes in a journal between 1920 and 1939. Published for the first time, Hall's recipe book contains not only recipes from family and friends, but also articles, clippings, and advertisements, which provide a glimpse into the food culture and daily life of the time. The book includes over 50 recipes that will interest and delight food historians, like sour milk griddle cakes, Lady Baltimore cake, pepper hash, green tomato pickles, campfire pineapple ham, and beverages such as root beer, ginger ale, and even home-brewed beer. This recipe book has been held in the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive within the Special Collections Research Center at the University of Michigan Library, and this first published edition makes Hall's charming collection accessible to more readers. Introductory essays by Jessica Kenyatta Walker, scholar of African American history and foodways, and Susan Wineburg, who found and donated the recipe collection to the Special Collections Research Center, flesh out Ella Hall's story and help position this book in the context of Ann Arbor in the first half of the twentieth century.
Contents
Contents
Foreword by Jessica Kenyatta Walker
Foreword by Susan Wineberg
Recipes
Sour Cream Cake
Pear Salad
Melba Peach Dessert
Richelieu Pumpkin Pie
Oatmeal Nut Cookies for Picnics
Prize Devil's Food
Chocolate Layer Cake
Clifford tea cookies or icebox cookies
Pineapple Layer Cake
Ginger Snaps
Liberty Muffins
Doughnuts
English Walnut Cake
Kato [?] Marshmallow Cake
Swan Down White Cake
Sweek Pickled Apples
Swan Down Caramel Cake
Caramel Icing
Swan Down Caramel Cake
Devil's Food Cake
Icing
Nut-Bread for Sandwiches
Devil's Food Cake
Experiment: Pastry Flour
Corn Bread
Pop Corn Balls
Apple Dumpling
Cocoanuts Macaroons
Root Beer and Ginger Ale
Home Brew Beer
Dandeline Wine
Dandeline Wine
One-Egg Chocolate Cake
Sea Foam Icing
One-Egg Gingerbread
One-Egg Cup Cakes
Tea Cakes Over Radio
Chocolate Cake
Rocks Recipe
Sour Cream Cookies
Ladys Cake on Market
Sponge Cake
Food for the Gods
Swan Down Chocolate Layer Cake
Soft Chocolate Frosting
The Best Home Brew
Gape Wine
Lady Baltimore Cake
Lady Baltimore Filling and Icing
Pepper Hash
Green Tomatoes Pickles
Grape Juice
Special Receipt for Syrup
Ice Box Cookies
Devil's Food Cake
Nut Bread
Rolls
White Cake
Wellesly Fudge Layer Cake
White Cake
Grape Drink
Smith's Cottage Fudge
For Dipping Candies
Smith's Cottage Fudge
Cream Fondant
English Light Fruit Cake
Waffles for Electric Iron
Corn Souffles
Mixed Pickles
Corn Relish
Campfire Pineapple Ham
Campfire Mallow Buns
Ginger Minute Tapioca
Minute Tapioca Ice Box Pudding
Chocolate Cream Pie
Mrs. Lutes' Favorite Lemon Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Catsup
Cabbage and Meat
Corn Relish
Parker House Rolls
Waffles
Sour Milk Griddle Cakes
Sour Milk Waffles
Dandelion Wine
