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...
by Stacy Booth | Aug 28, 2019 | 20th Century, Fall/Autumn, Historic Foodways, Preservation
This particular Historical Food Fortnightly Challenge was called “Eat Your Veggies” and, as you can guess, the focus is on dishes full of vegetables! So, in keeping with the theme of “Preserves” this month, I chose one preserve in particular...
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...
by Stacy Booth | Jul 31, 2019 | 19th Century, Comfort Food, Historic Foodways, Mary Randolph, Puddings, Try It Again
This Historical Food Fortnightly theme was “Revolutionary”. Meaning not only a Revolutionary War receipt or reference to the Founding Fathers but also a type of food or cooking technique that was revolutionary for its time. I decided to use this receipt...
