A simple and delicious 18th century recipe for mushrooms.
Is it possible to cook vegetarian historic dishes? Absolutely.
In 19th century and earlier cook books, it is not unusual to see cooked dishes of cucumber as well as cold.
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?”
Fricassee is an old technique that is pretty much unheard of today, but it still makes a delicious meal.
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?”
A simple yet surprisingly tasty 19th Century cabbage dish.
This is a ledger book I picked up a while back, the first part consisting of old business accounting records,…
The name may be unusual, but the recipe for Arbolettys(1) will seem pretty recognisable. Basically, it’s fancy scrambled eggs. The…