amylsacks' photos with the keyword: pastry

This chapter has nearly identical recipes for Pumpkin Pie and for Squash Pie. Even in the 1930s, every home cook worked diligently to trick kids into eating more vegetables. :D Originally posted to flickr on February 1st, 2011.

The one sweet considered hip enough to hang out with the dead animals in the chapter about frying.

...But especially, this unusually laid back and amused version of Mrs. America. If anyone could make you embrace the wonder of yeast packets, it would be her.

Really, everything about this booklet rocks. The chipper typefaces, the colors... Not to mention the recurring demand for Granny's ghost to pop in and thank you and Standard for showing her up...

"LIver and lima beans inside a milky heart will prove to the family how much I love them!"

(L) "Goose Dinner: St. Martin's Day is celebrated on November 11 in memory of a saint who died on that date. This celebration is maintained particularly in southern Sweden... Black Soup and Goose Liver Sausage, Roast Goose and Red Cabbage, Apples and Prunes, Opera Torte." (R) "Christmas Breads and Pastries: Lucia Ginger Snaps, Saffron Bread, Ginger Cake, Christmas Crullers, Butter Leaves with Jelly, Brandy Rings, Almond Tarts."

Be right back. Changing my online name to "Cheese Charlotte." Or maybe, uh... "Rose Anne Toast." I'm not sure.

"Soups, Hors d'oeuvre, Snacks, Party Savouries, and Supper Dishes for every occasion." From Marguerite Patten's series of hardback cook books, published by Paul Hamlyn ("Books For Pleasure, Ltd.") London. Sponsorship for this picture is credited to Creda Electric Cookers. Most of the pics in this series were previously posted to flickr Aug. 26th, 2011.

Recipes illustrated: Braised Celery, Orange Shortcake, Cream Puffs ("Very small cream puffs about 1 inch in diameter can be made for afternoon tea refreshments or for canapes... Split and fill centers with finely chopped chicken or crab salad, a savory cheese mixture, caviar blended with Mayonnaise, or cream cheese blended with strawberry or marmalade") , and Apple Pie.