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 | 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 11, 2019 | 20th Century, Preservation, Sweet Treats
This Historical Food Fortnightly challenge fit right in with the theme for this month’s recipes… PRESERVES!!! With summer dying down and fall just around the corner, the abundance from the gardens, fields and forests is being gathered, and needs to be...
