Here’s something I didn’t know about marshmallows: the original form of the treat used the extracted sap of the marshmallow plant. Interestingly mass-market extruded marshmallows weren’t invented until 1948. Any that were available to Lena in the early 1900’s would probably have been hand-made.
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Vanilla Wafers Sift 1/2 lb flour with 1/2 teaspoon of B. powder Stir the yolks of 3 eggs with 1/2 lb of sugar to a cream add 1 teaspoon of vanilla the beaten whites and last stir in flour Put with a teaspoon small cakes on a buttered pan and bake in a moderate oven Cream Cake 1 Cup of cream beaten stiff add 1 cup of sugar 2 eggs beaten lightly 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking Powder Marhsmallow Icing Boil 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup water until candied then take off stir and add 11 Marshmallow and beat until ---