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Month: July 2017

Chicken Fricassee

Chicken Fricassee, Waldorf Style

31 July 2017 Michael Sheldon 1 Comment

Fricassee is an old technique that is pretty much unheard of today, but it still makes a delicious meal.

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Posted in: Recipes Filed under: 19th Century, Historic Recipe, Meat

Butter the Size of an Egg

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I’m sure a lot of folks looking at the name of this site are wondering, what is so significant about “butter the size of an egg?”

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Posted in: General Discussion, Measurements and Terms Filed under: 19th Century
Cabbage al la Cauliflower, recipe

Cabbage a la Cauliflower

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A simple yet surprisingly tasty 19th Century cabbage dish.

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Posted in: Recipes Filed under: 19th Century, Historic Adaptation, Historic Recipe, Vegetable, Vegetarian
Reynolds Ledger, recipes

The Reynolds Ledger

30 July 2017 Michael Sheldon 2 Comments

This is a ledger book I picked up a while back, the first part consisting of old business accounting records,…

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 19th Century

Arbolettys (Medieval Scrambled Eggs)

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The name may be unusual, but the recipe for Arbolettys(1) will seem pretty recognisable. Basically, it’s fancy scrambled eggs. The…

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Posted in: Recipes Filed under: 11th to 15th Century, Historic Interpretation
The Cook Book by "Oscar" of the Waldorf

On Recipe Sources and Accuracy

Michael Sheldon Leave a comment

It is my intent in these articles to provide accurate and honest information about historic recipes. I am not a…

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Posted in: Books, General Discussion Filed under: Historic Adaptation, Historic Interpretation, Historic Recipe, Inspired by History, Modern Recipe

On Cooking Historic Recipes

29 July 2017 Michael Sheldon Leave a comment

When I turned my attention to cooking historic recipes, I never realized how different it would be. It is nowhere…

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Butter the size of an egg

Is 1/4 cup, 2oz, 60ml

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