11 Scrumptious 1920s Recipes Straight From The South

This Southern staple has long been a favorite for families to dig into at dinner time.

Ingredients:
1 steak
1 spoonful of lard (or 2 spoonfuls of oil)
Flour
Teacup of cold water
Pinch of minced onion
Salt
Pepper
1 can tomatoes

Instructions:
Beat the steak "thoroughly with hatchet" — or a meat tenderizer — while heating the lard or oil in the skillet.

Cover steak with flour on both sides and fry in the grease until brown on both sides. Add more flour to the grease to make gravy with the teacup of cold water, onion, salt and pepper to taste. Add the can of tomatoes.

Put steak back into gravy and cook "a good while," turning steak over occasionally.

These sweet cookies will definitely still put a smile on your loved ones' faces.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup sour milk
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup seedless raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp. baking soda
2 egg whites

Instructions:
Cream the sugar with the butter, then stir in molasses and sour milk. Combine flour, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then mix with the liquids.

Beat the yolks and add to mixture, stir raisins, roll the chopped nuts in flour and add. Dissolve baking soda in a small amount of boiling water then add. Beat the egg whites to form stiff peaks and add as well. Add flour to the dough if it's not quite stiff enough.

Drop by teaspoonfuls on a buttered pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at a medium heat.

You can either buy pastry dough from the store for this one, or make it from scratch if you have a favorite recipe!

Ingredients:
Pastry dough
Peanut butter

Instructions:
Roll the dough out into a sheet and spread one half with soft peanut butter, then wet the edges of the crust and fold the remaining half over it.

Use a rolling pin to flatten it out slightly and then "prick here and there" with a fork to keep it from puffing up. Cut into about 1-inch-wide and 3-inch-long strips.

Bake until browned and brush lightly with sweet milk.

This take on twice-baked potatoes was passed down by ancestors making their way to America from across the pond.

Ingredients:
Medium sized potatoes
Sweet milk
Salt
Pepper
Ground onion
1 Tbsp. butter

Instructions:
Wash the potatoes and bake whole with the skins still on. After they've had time to heat throughout, cut off one end and scoop out the inside with a spoon.

Put the potato pulp in a bowl and add sweet milk, salt, pepper, and ground onion to taste. Top with butter, then place back into the skins and bake until browned.

This classic dessert can also be made with ladyfinger cookies instead of sponge cake.

Ingredients:
1/3 package of gelatin
3 Tbsps. cold water
1/2 pint sweet milk
1 qt. whipped cream
3 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
Sponge cake

Instructions:
Soak the gelatin in the cold water. Heat the sweet milk and pour over the gelatin and stir until it's totally dissolved. Strain the mixture and allow to cool.

Stir in whipped cream, frothed egg whites, and vanilla.

Line a cake mold with slices of sponge cake and pour the gelatin mixture on top. Put on ice until solid and serve with whipped cream.

Again, the dough you use is up to you, but buying some from the store will work nicely.

Ingredients:
Biscuit dough
1 orange
Sugar

Instructions:
Roll out biscuit dough into sheets. Peel, slice, and seed the orange and place four slices over the dough. Sprinkle some sugar and then roll up the dough, pinching the ends together.

Tie it up inside a cloth, drop into a pot of boiling water, and allow to boil steadily for one and a half hours. Serve with orange- or lemon-flavored sauce.

The name might sound a little odd, but you can always substitute bacon for the regular pork.

Ingredients:
1 cup finely chopped pork
1 cup sugar
1 cup raisins
1 cup currants
1 cup molasses
1 cup sweet milk
1 egg
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon

Instructions:
Combine all of the ingredients and add enough flour to make it slightly thicker than an ordinary cake, then bake until meat is fully cooked.

I honestly think I could eat these light, fluffy potatoes every single day.

Instructions:
6 potatoes
Cream
2 egg yolks
Salt
Pepper

Instructions:
Mash the potatoes and rub them through a sieve, then add a little cream. Beat the yolks well and add salt and pepper.

Beat the ingredients together and form them into balls, then brown quickly in hot oven.

This is perfect for popping on top of toast or any other breakfast meal you'd like.

Ingredients:
1 egg
Butter
Salt
Pepper

Instructions:
Butter up an oven-safe glass and fill with a lightly beaten egg white, then add the yolk on top. Season to taste with butter, salt, and pepper, then put in a pan with water surrounding the glass and cook until the egg is firm.

Again, this mixture of sweets and meats might seem a bit strange to us, but Mrs. Warren herself noted, "Tried once, this is a prime favorite."

Ingredients:
3 cups light brown sugar
1 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup English walnuts
1 cup finely broken meats

Instructions:
Boil the milk and brown sugar until it forms a soft ball when dropped into water. Add the butter and remove from the heat. Add the vanilla, walnuts, and meat, then stir until the candy begins to form cream. Quickly pour into a buttered dish.

My family still makes this delicious dinner dish at least once a month!

Ingredients:
2 large slices of salt pork
1 lb. hamburger steak
1/2 tsp. salt
Pepper
1 minced onion
Crumbled crackers
2 tsps. water
Box of macaroni
1/2 can of tomatoes

Instructions:
Fry the pork and set aside. Season the hamburger steak with salt and "a generous dash of pepper," then add the onion, crackers, and water to moisten. Form into small balls and fry in the pork fat until brown.

Boil macaroni (or whatever pasta you prefer) until tender. Butter a two-quart pan, then add a layer of macaroni, season with salt and pepper, then a layer of the meat cakes with the fat they were fried in, then another layer of macaroni.

Pour over the half can of tomatoes, cover and let simmer on the back of the stove for two hours, being careful not to burn it.

Did we miss any yummy Southern recipes your family has passed down from back in the day? Let us know below, and be sure to SHARE with your friends!