Recipes Tried and True

Recipes Tried and True was compiled by the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Presbyterian Church, Marion, Ohio. The book was entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894 by the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Presbyterian Church, Marion, Ohio. The book is dedicated to the Mothers, Wives, Sisters and Sweethearts of the Good Men of America.

A noodle soup recipe, headed with the name Mrs. W. H. Eckhart, says to beat three eggs, add a pinch of salt, and flour sufficient for a stiff dough. An oyster stew recipe says to wash one quart oysters and place on the fire, and when they boil, to add one quart of boiling milk and season with salt, pepper, and plenty of butter. A loaf cake recipe under the name Mrs. Eliza Bowen says to mix one pint of milk with two quarts of flour and one cup of yeast, and let it stand in a warm place all night. A list of headings includes, among others, roast ducks and geese, apple stuffing, chestnut dressing, plain stuffing and oyster dressing.