1800's foods Foods Named After European Royals Highbridge, Somerset UK 1898 - 1911 Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee Celebration; Royal Foods from History 2022 admin 

Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee Celebration Recipes; Cutlets a la Victoria. Highbridge, Somerset dated 1893 through 1911

Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee Celebration; Historical Recipes with “Royal” Names. #16 In honor of Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee this month, I am going through all my British cookbooks to find all the “Royal” recipes that I have; from Victoria Sponges/cake to Queen Mab cake and many more.  I will be posting them here for the rest of […]

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July 23, 1931; Ice Cream Social, Caramel Cake and Chocolate Cake. The Olson Family Cookbook

Sauris North Dakota 1920’s – 30’s July 23rd 1931 Preparations for Ice Cream Social This forenoon preparations are being made for the Ice Cream Social to be held this evening at Otto K Olson’s.  Millie baked a Burnt Sugar Cake and I made a Chocolate Cake, which is not guaranteed to look red after it […]

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July 17, 1903; Molasses Candy, Sugar Candy, Peanut Candy, Coconut Bars, Fudge, Kisses & Chocolate Candy

Gertsen/Dunn Family Cookbook 1910 – 1930’s Morrison Illinois July 17th 1903   Molasses Candy                                   2 cups molasses, 1 cup sugar, ¼ cup water, 1 teaspoon cream tartar; stir while boiling until brittle in water.  Cool and pull. Sugar Candy 3 cups sugar, 1 cup water, ½ teaspoon cream tartar, butter size of an acorn.  Boil until […]

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July 16, 1923; Pineapple cake and July 16, 1903; Tomato Gravy

Gertsen/Dunn Family Cookbook 1910 – 1930’s Morrison Illinois Pineapple Cake                                                       Cream together: 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter Add 2 well beaten eggs ½ cup milk, then stir in2 cups flour sifted several times with 1 teasp. B.P.  Bake in layers Filling Boil: 2 cups sugar with 2/3 cups cream for ten minutes, take […]

1800's foods A Trip through Britain with Puddings, late 1800’s through early 1900’s Highbridge, Somerset UK 1898 - 1911 History admin 

A Trip through Britain with Puddings, late 1800’s through early 1900’s Book #1; #18 Yorkshire Pudding

#18 Yorkshire Pudding Ingredients: 2 shop eggs & 1 fresh egg to every three tablespoonfuls of flour & a little salt.  Beat well together till free from lumps, then add enough milk to about 4/5 of a pint basin.  Time 30 mins in a quick oven I really like unusual sounding recipes, especially those that […]

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A Trip through Britain with Puddings, 2nd book dated 1880; #11 Citron Pudding

#11 Citron Pudding ½ a pint of cream, 1 spoonful of flour, 2 oz of sugar, a little nutmeg.  Mix them well together with the yolks of 3 eggs; put it into tea cups and stick in 2 oz of citron cut very thin.  Bake them in a quick oven, turn them out on dishes. […]