https://recipecardarchive.com/files/original/a82797ccca570b381b39fe9fa19b2122.jpg 6141be4a2bea16c881e179f3d862e893 https://recipecardarchive.com/files/original/bf24d63ac7940b7c2e46a10f4747f2ab.jpg 105ce437870c980761292a1fdc8c745e https://recipecardarchive.com/files/original/db8655f376734c3473b31b208f2ef611.pdf d8002484faf61cbdc97220aebacbf859 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project Subject The topic of the resource Cooking Recipe Cards Description An account of the resource This was the collection that started it all. I found this posted on eBay as a large lot of recipe cards, clippings, and other cooking related materials but not box to contain them all. When I received the collection, I was hooked. There were lots of handwritten cards, typed cards, clippings glued to cards, promotional cards, and everything in between. As I worked through the archival steps on these, there were lots of little nuances that stood out. First, you’ll see quite a few cards with magazine and newspaper clippings that I’ve included. These stood out to me because there was clearly a lot of care put into cutting these out and then gluing them to cards to include in their recipe box. I find this extra time and care speaks a lot to me about the value of these clippings versus the hundreds of clippings that were simply loose in the collection. Second, there were a lot of canning and pickling related cards here. So much has changed about canning since the time period of this collection. The use of alum and lime certainly stood out as neither are recommended by the USDA anymore. Additionally, many of the recipes expected a level of knowledge about the overall process. For example, none of the cards explain the actual water bath canning tools or process. Lastly, I got to learn a whole new (to me) unit of measure, the peck. One peck is 8 dry quarts. Third, there is a type of dessert that self-separates during baking which I found completely fascinating. An example of this is “Cake Lemon Pie” (RCA0006-20260609-0111). This is high on my list of recipes to try so I can get my head better wrapped about the separation during cooking. I also spent a good bit of time polishing the recipe parsing process during this collection. The formatted versions should be more consistent going forward and I’ll be trying to capture interesting notes in the Editor’s Note section at the bottom. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived eBay Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026-01-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 3 girls, Alan Holcombe, Aletha, Alice Hill, Aunt Frances, Aunt Myrl, Belle, Bern, Betty Bangs, Betty Crocker, Betty J. Reynolds, Bridget, C. Kolar, Carol, Debbie, Eleanor Campbell, Elizabeth Gillenwater, F. S. Marrs, Frances, Frank, Frank Bates, G. White, Gail L. Becker, Gladys, Gladys Winkel, H.E. Erickson, Harriet, Henning, Hildegard, Jane Willson, Jeanne L. Holley, Joe, Josephine Brach, K.R., Kate Smith, Kephart, Kolar, L.M., Marie, Martha, Martha Yetka, Min, Minnie, Miriam B. Lao, mrs paul, Mrs. Bloom, Mrs. Dodge, Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Selmser, Mrs. Stassen, Orla, Phil, Rose Levy, Stuart, The Chef of Tiffin Inn, V.S., Vacie, Valerie Wildman Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Personal/Family Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten and typed recipe cards; clipped recipes Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCA0006 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Oregon, US Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Martha Yetka's Plain Dill Pickles Description An account of the resource Martha Yetka's Plain Dill Pickles Gather cucumbers, wash, and brush well and drain. Make a brine of 13 cups of water, 1 cup vinegar, 1 cup salt. Pour hot over cucumbers which have been packed in quart or pint jars with dill and grape leaves, if available--the dill in bottom of jar, middle, and top. Leave in warm place until they begin to cloud up (3 or 4 days(. Then put away so they won't have to be moved until they are through working. Makes about 7 quarts. Put in about 1/2 tsp alum in each jar. Back: blank --- # Martha Yetka's Plain Dill Pickles *Recipe from the kitchen of Martha Yetka* *Makes about 7 quarts* ## Ingredients - Cucumbers (enough to fill 7 quart jars or equivalent pint jars) - 13 cups water - 1 cup vinegar - 1 cup salt - Fresh dill - Grape leaves (if available) - 1/2 tsp alum per jar ## Instructions 1. Gather cucumbers, wash, and brush well and drain. 2. Pack cucumbers into quart or pint jars along with dill (placed at bottom, middle, and top of each jar) and grape leaves if available. 3. Make a brine of 13 cups of water, 1 cup vinegar, and 1 cup salt. Heat until hot. 4. Pour the hot brine over the packed cucumbers in the jars. 5. Add 1/2 tsp alum to each jar. 6. Leave the jars in a warm place until the brine begins to cloud up, approximately 3 to 4 days. 7. Once clouding begins, put the jars away in a place where they will not need to be moved until they are through working (fermenting). Subject The topic of the resource cucumbers water vinegar salt dill grape leaves alum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950s Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCA0006-20260609-0284 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Oregon, US Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Personal/Family Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Martha Yetka Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed recipe card category:Other decade:1950s ingredient:alum ingredient:dill ingredient:grape leaves ingredient:vinegar method:Preserved source:RCA0006