Little House on the Prairie Food

Laura’s Wedding Cake Recipe – Traditional and Blueberry Topping Variation

Laura’s Wedding Cake Recipe – Traditional and Blueberry Topping Variation

That afternoon the finished black cashmere was carefully pressed, and then Ma made a big, white cake. Laura helped her by beating the egg whites on a platter with a fork, until Ma said they were stiff enough. “My arm is stiffer,” Laura ruefully laughed, rubbing her aching right arm. “This cake must be just right,” Ma insisted. “If you...

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Old-Fashioned Creamed Corn Recipe

Old-Fashioned Creamed Corn Recipe

Thanksgiving dinner was good. Pa had shot a wild goose for it. Ma had to stew the goose because there was no fireplace, and no oven in the little stove. But she made dumplings in the gravy. There were corn dodgers and mashed potatoes. There were butter, and milk, and stewed dried plums. And three grains of parched corn lay beside each...

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