To sift, or not to sift, that is the question… Many recipes call for sifting flour, especially older recipes. Primarily,…
Yup, sure enough. Came across this page in a catalog/cookbook from the Majestic Manufacturing Company, St Louis, 1897. You too…
When is a course, not a course?
One of my favorite things is “encampment cooking”. The photo here shows my part of The Greyhounds of Fairhaven encampment…
A quick overview of the types of wheat used in flour, and their importance in historic cooking.
Is it possible to cook vegetarian historic dishes? Absolutely.
My order of heritage wheat flour from Hayden Mills arrived!
“Many people boil the goose half an hour before roasting, to take away the strong flavor. Why not have something else if you do not like the real flavor of the goose?”
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?”
It is my intent in these articles to provide accurate and honest information about historic recipes. I am not a…