New orleans Recipes
Caramel
- 4 cups of brown sugar
- 2 cups New Orleans molasses
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 2 cup Baker's chocolate (grated)
- Butter
- Vanilla flavor
Take 4 cups of brown sugar, 2 cups New Orleans molasses, 1/2 cup of milk, 2 cup Baker's chocolate (grated), and butter the size of an egg; stir all together, and boil slowly over a slow fire until it cracks in water (the "soft crack"); add vanilla flavor and turn it about 1/2 inch deep, into large, flat, well greased tins; when nearly cold, mark it deeply into squares with a greased knife. Break apart when cold, and wrap in waxed paper.
Soft Gingerbread
- 1 cup New Orleans molasses
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening, melted
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup water
- 4 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp soda
Stir the molasses, sugar and shortening together. Add the water, then the flour, salt, soda, and spices sifted together. Beat hard. Bake in 2 well greased pans in a moderate oven at 350°F for about 30 minutes.
Fruit Cake
- 1 pound flour
- 1 pound brown sugar
- 1 pound citron,
- 1 pound seeded raisins
- 1 pound seedless raisins
- 1 pound currants
- 1 pound almond meats,
- 1 pound butter
- 1/2 pound figs
- 1/2 pound dates
- 1/2 pound candied orange peel
- 1/2 pound candied lemon peel
- 12 eggs, beaten separately
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon cloves
- 1 teaspoon All Spice
- 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1 cup best New Orleans Molasses
- 1 glass red jelly
- 3/4 cup grape juice
- 1/4 cup rose water
- 1/2 teaspoon soda
- 2 teaspoons salt
Brown flour and cut all fruit and nuts very fine. Nuts and frui should be thoroughly floured with flour taken from the pound. (Do not use extra). Cream butter and sugar and add other ingredients, mixing well. Bake in slow oven from 2-3 hours. When cold wrap in oiled paper and keep in covered receptacle. Should be made at least two weeks before using.
- New Orleans Wine Sauced Chicken
4 chicken breast fillets (about 1 1/4 lbs) 6 Tbsp all purpose flour 3/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp paprika 4 Tbsp butter or margarine 3/4 cup white wine or water 1 tsp chicken bouillon 1/ - New Orleans Creole Gumbo
1/4 cup butter 1 green pepper, diced 1 stock celery, diced 1 onion minced 3 cloves garlic, pounded 2 hard-shelled crabs, cooked 1 pound shrimps, cleaned 1 1/2 quarts rich stock 2 tablespoons p - New Orleans Corn Bread
1 1/2 pint cornmeal 1/2 pint flour 1 tablespoon sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon baking powder 1 1/4 pints milk 1 tablespoon lard - Maryland Gingerbread
1 cup sour cream 1/2 pound butter 2 cups brown cane sugar 4 eggs 4 cups flour 1 cup New Orleans molasses 1 teaspoon soda ginger - Vanilla Caramels | 2 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup cream 1 cup New Orleans molasses 1 teaspoon of vanilla - Bran Brown Bread
1 cup whole wheat flour 1 teaspoons soda 1/2 cup honey or New Orleans molasses 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup sour milk 1/2 cup raisins, floured 1 cup bran - Quick Buckwheat Cakes | 2 cups of buckwheat flour
2 cups of buckwheat flour 1 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon brown sugar (or New Orleans molasses instead) 2 cups cold water Flour, cornmeal, or graham flour - Maryland Gingerbread | 1 cup sour cream
1 cup sour cream 1/2 pound butter 2 cups brown cane sugar 4 eggs 4 cups flour 1 cup New Orleans molasses 1 teaspoon soda ginger - Fruit Cake | 1 pound flour
1 pound flour 1 pound brown sugar 1 pound citron, 1 pound seeded raisins 1 pound seedless raisins 1 pound currants 1 pound almond meats, 1 pound butter 1/2 pound figs 1/2 pound dates 1/2 pou - Caramel
4 cups of brown sugar 2 cups New Orleans molasses 1/2 cup of milk 2 cup Baker's chocolate (grated) Butter Vanilla flavor - Nut Loaf | 1 cup milk
1 cup milk 1 cup boiling water 1 teaspoons salt 1 yeast cake 4 or 5 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup lukewarm water 1/2 cup New Orleans molasses 1 cup nuts (whole filberts) 1 cup white flour - Soft Gingerbread | 1 cup New Orleans molasses
1 cup New Orleans molasses 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup shortening, melted 1 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup water 4 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp soda