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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1912-1929

Gertrude Brown Hood Diary, 1912-1929_006.pdf

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1915 June 1 Beef. Ring Opened

June 1st. No lbs beef. 22
" 8 " " " 22
" 15 " " " 18 1/2
" 22 " " " 23
" 29 " " " 37
July 6 " " " 30
" 13 " " " 31
" 20 " " " 19 1/2
" 27 " " " 24
Aug 3 " " " 30
Aug 10 " " " 22 1/2
" 17 " " " 25
" 24 " " " 19
" 31 " " " 25
Sept 7 " " " 31
Sept 14 " " " 30 1/2
Sept 21 " " " 30
Sept 28 " " " 25 1/5
Oct 5 " " " 30 1/2
" 12 " " " 20

macroons.

Coconut cookies

1/2 cup Butter

1 1/2 cup w sug.

2 eggs

1/2 lbs shredded co.

2 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoon B powder

1 teaspoon Vanilla

mix Butter sugar {Beat?}

eggs add W sugar + Butter

add coconut sift B.P {baking powder} + flour mix ingredients

a little salt

drop on Buttered pan with modern oven

1929

May 16 New Marshal mattress

" 16 John + Jim Russel {Thurs?}, went away fishing

June 17 Daddy went to {word faded; illegible}

18 for a visit

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