Listed below are the recipes found in the cookbook. They are listed by category and page numbers for easier reference. There is also a lot of biographical information on Emma Block and her family. This book is more than a cookbook. It is the sum total of a way of life. The Block Family wishes to share their heritage with you. They would like to acquaint you with their ways of life and impart to you the joy they have all found in cooking and traditional family ways.
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COFFEECAKES AND BREADS
Apfel or Schwetche Kuchen p.11 (Apple or Plum Coffeecake) Apfel or Klosse Strudel pgs.12-14 (Apple or Cheese Strudel) Breakfast Specials p.15 Cinnamon Toast Fingers p.15 French Toast p.15 Overnight Pancakes p.15 Cinnamon Rolls p.16 Schnitzbrod, Biernebrod (Huzelbrod) p.17 (Dried-apple or Dried-pear Bread) Schnitzbrod (2) Simplified recipe p.18 Rye Buns p.19 Stollen (Braided Coffeecake) p.20 Streusel Coffeecake p.21 Zucchini Bread p.23 Pineapple Zucchini Bread p.23 |
CAKES, PUDDINGS, AND DOUGHNUTS
Konigen Geburtstag Torte p.25 (Queen's Birthday Cake) Klasse Kuchen (Cheese Cake) p.27 Fruit Cake p.28 Kartoffle Torte (Chocolate Potato Cake) p.29 Carrot Pudding p.30 Plum Pudding p.31 Hard Sauce p.32 Pudding Dip p.32 Berliner Pfannkuchen (Jelly Doughnuts) p.32 Bismarcks (Custard-filled Doughnuts) p.32 Sugared Doughnuts p.32 Custard Filling for Bismarcks p.33 Schneiderflecken p.34 Rosettes p.34 |
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COOKIES
Braune Lebkuchen (Brown Cookies) p.37 Braune Lebkuchen (2) p.38 Pfeffernusse , Pfeffernusse (2) p.39 Brandy Balls p.40 Snowballs p.41 Hazelnut Cookies p.42 Lebkuchen p.37 Mandelschnitten pgs.42-43 Springerle pgs.43-44 Madame Schumann-Heink Cookies p.45 SSSSS (Esses) p.45 Zimmt Sternen(Cinnamon Stars) p.46 Cinnamon Stars (2) and (3) pgs.46-47 Fruit Cake Bars p.47 Filbert Crescents p.47 |
VEGETABLES AND SIDE DISHES
Heiss Kartoffle Salat p.78 (Hot Potato Salad) Potato Pancakes p.75 Hot Bacon Dressing p.76 Sauerkraut p.77 RotKohl (Sweet-Sour Red Cabbage) p.78 Green Beans, German Style p.79 Spinach, Emma's Way p.80 Wilted Lettuce p.76 Creamed Celery p.79 Celery Root Salad p.79 |
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MAIN DISHES
Bockwurst p.55 Goulash p.55 Pot Roast p.56 Rouladen p.57 Sauerbraten p.58 Wienerschnitzel p.59 Chicken (Roasted) pgs.60-61 Bread Dressing for Roast Chicken p.62 Ham, Baked p.63 |
SOUPS AND CASSEROLES
Gerste-Mandel Kasserole (Barley Dish) p.67 Gefulte-Noodles p.68 Lissensuppe (Lentil Soup) p.69 Clam Chowder p.71 Quick Clam Chowder p.71 Potato Soup p.72 Quick Potato Soup p.72 Cream-of-Wheat Dumpling Soup, see p.66 |
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DUMPLINGS AND NOODLES
Cream-of-Wheat Dumplings p.51 Kartoffle Kloesse (Potato Dumplings) p.51 Spaetzles (Spatzen) p.52 Homemade Noodles p.51 Crumb Topping p.51 (For Gefullte-Noodles, see p. 58 |
PRESERVES AND PICKLES
Dill Pickles p.83 Christmas Pepper Relish p.83 Mustard Pickles p.84 Prune Conserve p.84 Candied Orange Peel p.85 Thiele's Kitchen Bouquet p.85 |
Grandma Block was also a whiz at Home Remedies and Homespun ways. You can also find this information in the book under the category Soap And Sore Throats. You can read "Keeping Clean The Hard Way" p.89, and "Home Medicine In Grandma's Day" p.91All in all we hope you enjoy this book and use the recipes to plan family gatherings so that your life can also be enriched through the joys of cooking and family. Start your own traditions!