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 | Jul 18, 2019 | 20th Century, Baking, Canadian, Dessert, Spring
This recipe challenge was a hard one! The theme was “Solstice” and it involved finding a recipe with an astronomical theme. Well then! But, as you can see, I was successful with my search! Even in acquiring rhubarb, which is currently out of season and I...
by Stacy Booth | Jun 26, 2019 | 18th Century, Amelia Simmons, Baking, Historic Foodways
This particular challenge is all about the use of flowers in cooking! So how does a pound cake fulfill this requirement? Well, let me explain! This isn’t any normal pound cake. This is Miss Amelia Simmon’s Pound Cake! And it has a special ingredient that...
by Stacy Booth | Jun 12, 2019 | 18th Century, Baking, Bread Baking, Camp Market, Soldier Rations, Sourdough, Woodfired Ovens
I had an incredible time this past weekend! I’ve been doing Revolutionary War reenacting for several years now and have the privilege to be on the boards of two great Rev War groups, Col. Bailey’s 2nd Massachusetts Regiment and On the Army’s...
