Happy New Year!
The Receipt: New Year's Cookies, from Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book by Catharine Beecher
Year/Region: 1846 (50), American
How Did You Make It: Creamed 2 cups butter with 3.5 cups sugar; dissolved 2.5 tsp baking soda (substitute for saleratus) in 16 oz skim milk. Incorporate milk and 3 eggs; add 1 grated nutmeg and a generous tablespoon of caraway seed. Added 8 cups flour to form dough (at which point my mixer bowl reached capacity; additional flour added by hand; probably needs 10-12 cups for a full batch). Roll and cut out. Bake at 350F for approximately 10 minutes.
Time to Complete: About 15 minutes to mix, plus rolling and 10 minutes baking per pan.
How Successful Was It: Tasty--primarily like nutmeg, with a hint of caraway (not too strong on either). Took it to a New Year's Eve party, but there were few takers. Will probably make this one as half-batches in the future.
How Accurate Was It: I interpreted "roll" as "roll and cut out", and I doubt Miss Beecher ever imagined Ninja-shaped cookie cutters (we're also about 12 years too early for Minnesota to be a state). Aside from that, converting weight into volume measurements, and the baking soda (substituted for saleratus), it's all p.c.
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| Cutting the Cookies |
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| Finished! |
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