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 | 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...
