7 early american Recipes

preheat oven or toaster oven (saves electricity!) to 425o f., grease a nine-inch-square baking pan , ideally with lard., in a large mixing bowl, beat the bejeesus out of 1 large egg., whisk in 1 cup milk and two tbsp maple syrup or honey (but really, you want maple syrup)., american maple syrup , not that inferior canadian stuff)., sift in 1 cup whole wheat flour , 3/4 cup corn meal (either the regular stuff or masa de harina, e.g. maseca brand, for an even earlier american flavor), and 1 tbsp baking powder., add 1 tsp salt and stir forcefully with whisk or spoon until complete and harmonious integration is achieved., then mix in three tbsp of oil or melted lard with as few strokes as possible. (it s all in the wrist.), spoon into the waiting pan and smoosh and smooth it until it s flat as kansas, then bake it for twenty minutes., it can be cut and served immediately after removal from the oven. a good, flat metal spatula does wonders for removing hot cornbread from the pan., leftovers tip: cut a piece of cold cornbread in half , heap a spoonful of hot salsa on each half, top with a slice of cheddar or jack cheese, and heat it in the toaster oven until the cheese is all melted and bubbly., read more : http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/07/early-american-hotbread-the-best-cornbread-recipe-ever/#ixzz0r8lengmy, under creative commons license : attribution share alike

brandy, sherry wine, jamaican rum, whiskey, eggs, separated, white sugar, whole milk, heavy cream, vanilla ice cream , for serving, freshly grated ground nutmeg, for garnish

pastry dough , for a 9 inch pie, apples, peeled,cored and thinly sliced, sugar, gingersnap crumbs, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, chopped walnuts, melted butter, pure maple syrup

shortening, brown sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, buttermilk, salt, cinnamon, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, ground ginger

butter or margarine, softened, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, oats, uncooked, salted peanuts