by Stacy Booth | Sep 9, 2023 | 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Amelia Simmons, Baking, Dessert, Fall/Autumn, Hannah Glasse, Historic Foodways, Primative Cookery, Talk/Presentation
This afternoon I had the great opportunity to present several historical apple dishes at the Alden House in Duxbury, MA. I’ve done several presentations there, and I always enjoy meeting people...
by Stacy Booth | Jan 8, 2020 | 19th Century, Baking, Dessert, Historic Foodways, Holiday, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Literary Quote, Winter
Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful December and that January has treated you well! With the start of the New Year I decided to start with the new Historical Food Fortnightly challenge for this year… the Holidays! You’d think after all...
by Stacy Booth | Dec 3, 2019 | 19th Century, Dessert, Historic Foodways, Mrs Beeton, Sweet Treats
Happy December everyone! In my neck of the woods we are just finishing our first snow storm of the year. And though shoveling can be a pain, I have to say I love the quiet contemplation when I’m looking out the window watching the snowflakes fall. It’s...
by Stacy Booth | Aug 24, 2019 | 19th Century, Historic Foodways, Preservation, Summer
Our preserve adventure continues! I’m particularly excited about this receipt because it comes out of a cookbook that I was lucky to find in a rare cookbook store I found in my area! I was SOOOO excited when I found this one! And I got a really great deal for it...
by Stacy Booth | Aug 21, 2019 | 19th Century, Historic Foodways, Preservation, Summer
It’s peach season here in New England! And I’m so excited!!! There really is something about a freshly picked peach during the summer time. So juicy and sweet with an underlying sour note. A far cry from the ones that come at the end of spring from miles...
by Stacy Booth | Aug 17, 2019 | 19th Century, Beverages, Historic Foodways, Literary Quote, Summer
“Ma had sent them ginger-water. She had sweetened the cool well water with sugar, flavored it with vinegar, and put in plenty of ginger to warm their stomachs so they could drink till they were not thirsty. Ginger-water would not make them sick, as plain cold water...
