Poor Knights; Dominoes; Pigs in Blankets; Cookbook Mystery (date?)

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POOR KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR

     John Mariani's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN FOOD & DRINK states that "Poor
Knights of Windsor" is the name of "French toast" in England.  Where is this
in the OED?
    THE KYLE BAPTIST CHURCH COOK BOOK (Austin, Texas, 1904) has "Poor
Knights" under "Toast"  (pg. 10?).  Other entries in the cookbook are
"pocketbooks" (bread dough folded over to represent a pocketbook, pg. 11),
"potato chips," "chess pies" (pg. 75), "heavenly hash" (pg. 66), and "little
pigs in blankets" (oyster in cut bacon, pg. 65).

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DOMINOES

   DARE's "Dominoes" is from 1967 ("cheap candies").  "Dominoes" is on pg.
276 of LOWNEY'S COOK BOOK (1908) by Maria Willett Howard.
   Lowney's made chocolate; it's interesting that this book has two recipes
for "brownies"--"Lowney's" and "Bangor."

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PIGS IN BLANKETS

   The OED has 1902.  "Pigs in Blankets" is under "Meats" in CULINARY NUGGETS
FOR HOUSEKEEPERS (1889) by the Lafayette St. Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY.

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JESSIE CAKE & OTHER CAKES

    CULINARY NUGGETS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS (1889) also has "Jessie Cake" on page
93.  No "Sheidlower Snaps" for some reason.
   "Martha Cake" is on page 90.  "Minnehaha Cake" is on page 89.  "Angel Food
No. 1" is on page 99 and "Angel Food No. 2" on page 100.  "Temperance Cake"
is on page 94.

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COOKBOOK MYSTERY

   The NYPL lists "19--?" for this cookbook.  It was received in 1935, but
this is not much help.  I checked the Library of Congress and the New Orleans
Public Library, but couldn't get anything better.

REVISED EDITION OF THE
UP-TO-DATE COOKBOOK
compiled under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid and Sewing Society of New Orleans
Price $1.50.  160 pages.

Pg. 8:  Matzos Balls, with Meal.
   Beat yolks of two eggs, very light, with one spoonful of butter.  Stir in
one cup of matzos meal (sifted), then beaten whites, add pinch of salt; make
in small balls; drop in soup stock three-fourths of an hour before serving.
(New Orleans has/had a Jewish community--see "Touro."  This might be our
earliest matzos ball soup--ed.)

Pg. 32:  Crabs a la Neuberg.  (Original spelling--ed.)

Pg. 36:  Kriptchens. (...) Meeningita.

Pg. 47:  Chicken a la King.  (An antedate at 1900, but probably indicates a
1920s dating for this cookbook--ed.)

Pg. 96:  Nothings.  (Popular dessert about 1920--ed.)

Pg. 112:  Schneken.  (Early name of "Snickerdoodle"?--ed.)

Pg. 112:  Bunt Cake.
     Before making the above dough (Schneken--ed.) too stiff, take out enough
to half fill a well greased cake pan, let it rise, then bake in a moderate
oven until it is light brown.
(Mariani has "Bundt cake" from 1950.  Does Bunt=Bundt?--ed.)

Pg. 118:  Bunt Kutchen (Made with Baking Powder.)
     Four cups of flour sifted two or three times, with four teaspoons of
baking powder, beat one tablespoon of butter with one cup sugar, three eggs,
a pinch of salt, one cup and a half of milk.  Bake in cake mould.  You can
add one half cup of currants, well floured.

Pg. 118:  Bollas.  (DARE has 1967 for "Bolita"--ed.)

Pg. 144:  Italian Sandwiches.  (DARE has 1952 for "hero" kind--ed.)
     Cut two round slices of bread with a biscuit cutter for each person.
Take two dried figs, filled with English walnuts; roll in sugar and put
between slices of bread.
     Russian Sandwiches.
     Chop olives fine and moisten with mayonnaise.  Cut bread into thin
narrow strips, spread one-half with chopped olives and the rest with caviar.
Press together in pairs.