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Recipe for Frosted Coffee Squares

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State Archives of Florida, Collection N2009-3

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Handwritten recipe for Frosted Coffee Squares, written on stationery from the Daytona Hilton in Daytona Beach, Florida. The recipe was found in the papers of Hedwig Michel, a leader of the Koreshan Unity in Estero. The recipe appears to date to around 1975, when Michel was in the process of compiling a cookbook.

Date

1975 (circa)

Format

Recipes

Coverage

Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)

Topic

Arts and Culture

Subjects

Cooking
Koreshan Unity
Recipes

Geographic Term

Florida
Volusia County
Daytona Beach

Cream shortening, add sugar, cream. Add egg and beat. Add hot coffee and blend.
Sift flour, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon, and add raisins and nuts.
Turn batter onto a greased cookie sheet 1/4 inch think. Bake at 350 [degrees] - 15-20 minutes.
Frost -
Blend 1 1/2 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 cup confectionery sugar. Add 3 1/2 tablespoons hot water or coffee. Blend well. Pour over hot cookies. When cookies are cooled cut in squares.

Title

Recipe for Frosted Coffee Squares

Subject

Recipes

Cooking

Description

Source

State Archives of Florida, Collection N2009-3

Date

1975 (circa)

Format

recipes

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

n2009-3_b139_f12_06

Coverage

Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)

Geographic Term

Florida

Volusia County (Fla.)

Daytona Beach (Fla.)

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ca. 1975

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topic

Arts and Culture

Subject - Corporate

Koreshan Unity

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DAYTONA HILTON
2637 South Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, Florida 32018
Telephone - 904/767-7350

Frosted Coffee Squares
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 cup hot water or coffee
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped nuts
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Recipe for Frosted Coffee Squares. 1975 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/298136>, accessed 3 April 2025.

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Recipe for Frosted Coffee Squares. 1975 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/298136>

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