Category: Anne Wren’s Cookbook 1830’s – 1870’s

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November 27, Late 1800’s; Cider Cake, Pound Cake and Fig Pudding.

Betty Wallace Cider Cake                                 1 tea cup butter, 3 sugar, 1 cider, 4 or 5 eggs, 1 cup milk, 6 heaping spoons flour, 1 teaspoon soda wet with water, 2 brandy; Put in (?) thing mil first, then cider & flour.  Pound Cake 1 lb. flour, 1 ld. Sugar, ¾ lb. butter, 10 eggs 8 […]

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November 26, Late 1800’s; Gingerbread

Aunt Harriet’s Soft Gingerbread                       6 tea cups flour, 3 of molasses, 1 of butter, 1 of cream, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 large spoon ginger, put all together, beat them well, bake a common sized loaf a half hour in an oven suitable for bread. Mrs. C.J.L. soft Gingerbread                            ½ cup of shortening, melted […]

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November 25, late 1800’s; Cookies! Drop Biscuits, Sugar Cookies & Small Cakes.

Anne Wrens cookbook Mid to Late 1800’s   Soft Cookies                     1 cup butter, 2 sugar, 3 eggs, 1 cup milk, 6 tea cups sugar, (? That is a lot of sugar, I am not certain of this measurement? This is probably flour, not sugar), 1 teaspoon soda, a little nutmeg or brandy. Lemon juice.  […]

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November 24, 1894; Pie crust (a Puff Pastry) & Mince Pies

Anne Wrens cookbook November 24th 1894  Ann Campbell Pie Crust                               (this is a Puff paste) Half pound lard Half pound butter 1 ¼ pound butter One kitchen coffee cup of water, not full to the brim, so far from top Work the lard & butter into the flour with a knife, salt, leaving out just […]

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Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee Celebration; Historical Recipes with “Royal” Names. 1# Queen Cakes – 1796 through 1940’s

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 the year.  THE QUEENS CAKE This is a type of […]

1800's foods A Trip through Britain with Puddings, late 1800’s through early 1900’s Andover Hampshire UK 1880s Anne Wren's Cookbook 1830's - 1870's Debenham UK late 1800's to early 1900's Highbridge, Somerset UK 1898 - 1911 Measurements you may be unfamiliar with admin 

A Trip through Britain with Puddings, late 1800’s through early 1900’s; 1st book from Highbridge, Somerset UK during 1898 through 1911 #15 The Queen of Puddings

#15 Queen of Puddings Ingredients: 2 teacups bread crumbs 1 lemon, the rind grated, 1 pint milk heated.  2 eggs (whites & yolks separate) sugar to taste.  3 tablespoonfuls white pounded sugar for the meringue.  Soak the breadcrumbs in the milk add the lemon rind & beaten yolks of the eggs.   Sweeten to taste; will […]