by Stacy Booth | Nov 25, 2019 | 20th Century, Fall/Autumn, Historic Foodways, Holiday, Preservation, Tasha Tudor, Thanksgiving
Hello everyone! Hope you are doing well at the beginning of this holiday season! I know it is a bit cliche but I couldn’t let Thanksgiving pass without doing at least one beloved side or main course from this holiday smorgasbord! And, as it happens, I’m...
by Stacy Booth | Nov 4, 2019 | 18th Century, Comfort Food, Fall/Autumn, Frying, Historic Foodways, Primative Cookery, Sweet Treats
Hello my friends! I’m back! It was quite the busy October, with three reenacting events and preparations for my upcoming talk in a few weeks. But I wanted to get some new recipes in before the abundant harvest of fall was gone, so here we go! Fall and apples go...
by Stacy Booth | Sep 25, 2019 | 18th Century, Fall/Autumn, Frying, Hannah Glasse, Historic Foodways
Though I finished this challenge over a week ago it’s only now that I’ve gotten a moment to finally put it all in a post. So many things going on, but the best part is…. I WON!!! My hedgehogs from “A Tale of Two Hedgehogs” won the...
by Stacy Booth | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s time for another Historic Foodway’s Challenge!!! This particular one comes from the magazine “Eaten”. It was through this challenge that I figured out this magazine existed (and promptly purchased several editions because I needed...
by Stacy Booth | Aug 31, 2019 | 18th Century, Historic Foodways, Martha Washington, Preservation, Summer, Sweet Treats
It wouldn’t be a “Preserve” month if I didn’t include one of Martha Washington’s receipts from her “Booke of Sweetmeats”. There are SO MANY different receipts! Which one to choose? I finally narrowed down my choice for two...