Recipes from the Past
By Antonia Isola This is a short text, about 60 pages, 5x8, but don't judge this book by its cover. Tucked inside are some amazing recipes packed with flavor! Here's a nice play on your typical white rice dish: Ah! I cut off the last sentence: Bake in a moderate oven for a good half-hour.... Continue Reading →
Preparing for Pickling Season. When I think of a pickling recipe, I think of ingredients. These recipes do their civic duty, however, to warn about poisonous pickling practices. Oh my! Alas, I did not find a good recipe to pickle my green beans in this particular cookbook, so resorted to the WWW. Found this easy... Continue Reading →
Eating Melon. The premise is thus: Not all melons are ripe when you cut them open, so to make them edible, first take out a small slice; next, pour in sherry, champagne, or brandy. Replace the slice, rotate the melon gently to make sure the liquor is evenly distributed. Chill. Serve. Cantaloup obviously has a... Continue Reading →
Tomato Soup Recipe. Tomato Soup - Attempt #2. Here we have the second go with this recipe. The original turned out not so good. As you may recall, the tomato was hardly present and it was slightly sweet and just not very pleasant. We're going to go with the spirit of the recipe for this... Continue Reading →
Homemade Tomato Soup. Attempt #1. CAUTION: Do not make this recipe as described below. Soup is big in our household, and I wanted to give this one a try. Canned tomato soup is fine, but what if you could make your own tomato soup? The fact that this recipe uses canned tomatoes is besides the... Continue Reading →
Selecting Potatoes. If, on the contrary.... Wow. This is way more than I ever knew about selecting potatoes. I don't think that I realized there were gradients of flavor or texture. Huh. Learn something every day. Source: Soyer's Shilling Cookery for the People, 1855. More Fun Discoveries from Antique Cookbooks Ice Cream ~1866 Potato Puff... Continue Reading →
Caramels and Popcorn Recipe. Happy caramel popcorn day! To celebrate, here's an easy recipe for chocolate-covered popcorn. But wait, I hear you asserting: Chocolate covered popcorn isn't caramel popcorn! You're correct! Caramels was used a generic term to cover all things sweets. Finding this recipe was a challenge, and I didn't come across one until... Continue Reading →
Vegetable Fritter Recipes. Cucumber Fritters - I'm not so sure about this. I never think of cooking cucumbers. Pea Fritters Beet Fritters The beet recipe is involved, but has potential for some interesting flavors. I think the beet/onion patty would have a tendency to fall apart when frying - at least in my kitchen. Cymling... Continue Reading →
