Old-Fashioned Biscuit Pudding (1911)

 "Heat to the boiling point 1 quart of water. Add a piece of butter the size of a hulled walnut. 

"Stir 1 heaping teaspoonful of flour with 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar, and half a grated nutmeg together with a pinch of salt. Add to the water to make it smooth. Cut cold soda biscuits in 2 or 3 slices. Drop in, let boil up, and serve."

More "Lost" Recipes from the Inglenook Cookbook

Potato Chowder with Bacon (1911)

Scalloped Cabbage Casserole (1911)

(Origin - "Inglenook Cook Book" by the Sisters of the Church of the Brethren, subscribers, and friends of The Inglenook Magazine, 1911. This recipe was by Sister Jessie J. Thomas of Butler, Indiana. This cook book contains "cherished recipes of a segment of rural America, those Church of the Brethren women whose Pennsylvania Dutch tradition placed high value on culinary excellence.")