This pie is unusual by modern standards, but I have seen similar recipes in several 19th century cook books. It’s…
In the 19th century, shortcrust pastries similar to today’s were not the only type of pie pastry, not even the…
A 19th century baking powder biscuit, simple, tender, and delicious.
From a handwritten book of recipes from the 19th century.
Yeast prior to the 20th century was quite different from today’s bread yeasts.
Timbale of Cold Meat, from Miss Parloa’s Kitchen Companion, 1887[1] For a large part, meat recipes prior to the 20th…
Um, no, that doesn’t mean there’s spiders in the bread, or that it looks like a spider. A spider was…
This recipe comes from the Reynolds Ledger, a handwritten book of late 19th century recipes. Typical of the time, and…
This recipe for corn bread comes from the Appledore Cookbook[1]. And to be honest, the reason I chose it was…
This is basically a late 19th century muffin recipe with a bit more sugar. Certainly a nice addition to afternoon…