She attended in the 60's and come to find out I added one to many greats so she is just my great aunt. I never had the pleasure of meeting her but I hear great things. Thank you all for you insight, I am off work this week and will attempt a recipe, maybe bread, just to see if it works out.
I'm sorry I was in hurry and forgot to write the recipe name It was for soft rolls. I assumed the b was bread flour. Since ya'll asked for more recipes here is another one:
High Ratio Yellow layer cake
cake flour 5-
140 2-4
pow. milk -8
salt -5
baking pow. -4...
I searech google but could not find anything Thank you for the insight
There are very few recipes with the + in them but I will post one for you when I get home.
maybe the -1 if 1 tsp while +1 is one tbsp? Thank you all for your help I will attempt a recipe next week with this new found theroy and let you know how it turns out. Thank You again.
ok here is a recipe
Old fashioned sour rye
6- water
-6 salt
-6 yeast
7 1/2 - sour
16 - 8 clear flour
here is one for rye bread
2-8 bread flour
2-8 rye flour
-2 salt
-2 sugar
-2 shortening
3- water
-4 yeast
Rye flavor
Good luck and than you
Thank You to everyone for the warm welcome. My grandmotherdidn't know what they meant and she had the book for years. I have tried searching google several times. It's not so much the recipes i charish but the fact that it is a beloved family members and it has lasted this long that I love. I...
I found an old members family cookbook and con not figure any of the measurement symbols. It has minuses and pluses. For example:
1-flour
+2 sugar
Things like that. I know she used to attend John Hopkins Cooking school. Could it have anything to do with that? Please help.
Thank You so much