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

A Trip through Britain with Puddings, late 1800’s through early 1900’s #6 Turkish Fig Pudding

#6 Turkish Fig Pudding Ingredients. 1 lb. of best figs finely chopped, 1 lb. breadcrumbs, ½ lb. suet finely shred, ¼ lb. moist sugar, 2 oz. candied peel, 1 oz. ground almonds, ½ a nutmeg grated, 3 well beaten eggs. Mode. Boil or steam for 2 ½ hours & serve with sweet sauce.   Candied Peel […]

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April 22nd, 1875 Fig Cake & 1912 Hot Water Pie Crust

Burlington Vermont 1875 April 22nd 1875 Fig Cake                                                                 Mrs. E.S. Cummings 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter ½ cup milk 2 eggs and the yolk of one 1 teaspoon cream of tarter ½ teaspoon soda 2 cups flour Filling ½ lb. figs 1 cup boiling water ¾ cup sugar Simmer till water is boiled out, […]

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

A Trip through Britain with Puddings, late 1800’s through early 1900’s #1 Staffordshire Fig Pudding

I really like unusual sounding recipes, especially those that have a sense of humor with them.  These stuck out to me in this book from Highbridge, Somerset in the UK during 1898 through 1911.  It is the first recipe in this book, “Old Lady Biscuits”, that just sets the whole thing as a fun read, […]