Blogs Posts on "19th Century Recipes"

Tipsy Parson Pudding by Hushpuppy Nation on Aug 22, 2009Tipsy Parson is an English dessert that was a staple in the Nineteenth Century South.  It is made by soaking sponge or pound cake in brandy or wine and topping it with a custard pudding. “Soak a whole sponge-cake (or any pieces of dry cake will an...

Harry Heth’s Apple Toddy by Hushpuppy Nation on Jan 21, 2009A recipe for apple toddy made by Confederate general Harry Heth to celebrate the election of president Grover Cleveland, from a 1906 cookbook.

Scripture Cake by Hushpuppy Nation on Jan 9, 2009The history of Scripture cake, also called Bible Cake and Old Testament cake. Includes modern recipe based on a nineteenth century recipe from Danville, VA.

Antebellum Plantation Dinner by Hushpuppy Nation on Dec 2, 2008Description of the menu for a typical pre-Civil War dinner party for 12 guests at a plantation on the Roanoke River in eastern North Carolina.

Mrs. Mason’s Cranberry Sauce by Hushpuppy Nation on Nov 23, 2008A recipe for cranberry sauce from a Southern cookbook published in 1875.