Who doesn't love apples, brown sugar, and cream?!? Makes a very nice dessert. This is an easy recipe for baked apples: Slice them up Sprinkle with 1 cup of brown sugar & 1 cup of water Bake Cool and dust with powdered sugar Serve with cream The apples would be very tender if cut into…
Apple orchards are magical summaries of summer's abundance. In honor of their prolific work, Convivial Supper will be featuring several apple recipes over the next few weeks. Get ready to tuck in! Of course, apple pies are on the top of the list, so here's a great recipe on preparing apples for pies. Note that…
Video time! Elmina, our WWII cook, entered the local competition for strawberry recipes and brings home first prize! Enjoy. More Fun Discoveries: Introduction: Elmina H. Allen's 1930s-1940s Homemade Cookbook Elmina Wins a Prize
Video time! The best part of this cookbook is the inside cover. Elmina proudly pinned the newspaper article where she won first prize for the strawberry recipe contest! Way to go Elmina! More Fun Discoveries: Introduction: Elmina H. Allen's 1930s-1940s Homemade Cookbook Elmina Shares Winning Strawberry Shortcake Recipe – WWII Cookbook A Toast to Fannie…
Ice Cream - May be made thus: Check out this wonderful recipe. What I like about it is that it includes directions for flavoring with fruit juice - au natural! More Fun Discoveries How to Make Ice Cream ~1866 Strawberry Syrup ~1866 To Make Lemonade ~1866
This image of 'A Model Housewife' was taken from the very first column dedicated to cooking recipes in the St. Paul Daily Globe newspaper. The introduction states that they received more cake recipes than any other submission (because who doesn't love cake?!?!) and that the newspaper will make this a permanent column. If you're interested…
The Progressive Farmer is a country newspaper from North Carolina. Aunt Jennie runs a write-in column sharing tips and tricks from readers. You can see that the readers are connecting with one another, using the column as a stand-in for a social gathering, which would make sense in a rural community prior to radio. There's…
This coffee custard recipe looks delicious! Source: The Commoner, August 5, 1905. Discover More.
This recipe starts off fairly blasé, but then quickly morphs into something entirely whimsical - as the title suggests, with 12 eggs, rose-leaf steeped brandy, 2 pounds of chopped raisins...and it will keep for 3 (?!?!) months! Well then, Mrs. Madison, we've learned something new about your penchant for hearty cakes! Source: Mrs. Crowen's American…
Just in time for summer, ice cream! Who ever knew making ice cream was so involved? Note the blatant product placement for Austin's Magic Freezer. I do hope Mrs. Crowen got some sort of affiliate fee. Enjoy! More Fun Discoveries To Dry Artichoke Bottoms 1808 Corned-Beef Hash, New-England Style Recipe ~1886 Oranges With Jelly ~1886…
Freshly ground nutmeg is heavenly! Note: I used 2/3 cup of sugar, 1 quart 2% milk, a standardized teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 1/2 a small nutmeg. Baked in a 350° F oven for 70 minutes in a water bath. Source: Mrs. Crowen's American Lady's Cookery Book, 1866. Other Fun Discoveries: Interpreting Victorian Baking Temperatures…
I never know what to do with leftover bread crusts. We are a gluten free house, which means that the bread we buy is already barely edible. That said, I'm not one to throw food away, and there must be 3 bags of heels and bread bits in the freezer. Our various attempts to use…
This recipe is very involved - talk about creative! And absolutely adorable... More Fun Discoveries: Beef Stewed (ragoo) ~1866 Why all the masquerade I ask? We live but once-Why not live well? ~1900 Source: Mrs. Corwen's American Lady's Cookery Book, 1866.
Ingredients: 2 Eggs 1 Pint Milk 1 Pint Wheat Flour - or more 1 Tablespoonful Lard 1 Saltspoonful of Salt 1 Doyle (Doily) Dessertspoonful of Firm Jelly or Jam Question: When was the last time you used the word doily? More Delightful Discoveries Cures: Teething, Scurvy, Rattlesnakes, Etc. ~1856 Maccaroni, with Cheese ~1881 A Slow…
So I'm not sure if this holds with the practical of Miss Corson's Practical American Cookery, but... Check out this wonderful Victorian image of spinning sugar - slightly intimidating for the home cook. In fact, probably don't try this at home. Also, note the handlebar on this gentleman! Very, very dapper indeed! More Fun Discoveries…
