Apple Snow
on Oct 22, 2009 in Historic Recipes Apple Snow Mrs. William S. Donnan nineteenth century recipes Recipes virginia recipes A recipe for apple snow, an old Southern recipe made with stewed apples and egg whites from a nineteenth century Virginia cookbook. Related posts:Apple Sweet Pickles A recipe for sweet pickles made from apples, taken from...To make Apple-Fritters A...

Roasted Opossum
on Oct 9, 2009 in Historic Recipes African American recipes African-American foodways Black history Historical Recipes nineteenth century recipes Roast Possum recipe slave cooking southern food

Tipsy Parson Pudding
on Aug 22, 2009 in Historic Recipes 1800s 19th century recipes F. F. V. FFV Mrs. Clement Carrington McPhail nineteenth century recipes pudding receipt book Southern desserts Tipsy Parson Tipsy 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...

Fruits of the Garden
on Aug 5, 2009 in Food and Culture john crowe ransom john crowe ransom poems “Thank God, who made the garden grow, Who took upon himself to know That we loved vegetables so. I served his plan with rake and hoe, And mother, boiling, baking, slow To her favorite tune of Old Black Joe, Predestined many an age ago. Pearly corn...

Plantation Kitchens
on Jun 6, 2009 in Food and Culture American Revolution Antebellum cooking colonial cooking Martha McCulloch-Williams open hearth cooking plantation cooking Plantation kitchens Southern cooking southern foodways southern kitchen Before the revolution in cooking technology that occurred in the latter years of the nineteenth century, the Southern kitchen wasn’t a particularly pleasant place to be. From the founding of Jamestown until the middle of the nineteenth centurie...

Military Wives Cookbook
on May 3, 2009 in Cookbook Reviews carolyn quick tillery edenton tea party military wives molly pitcher From the first wife who watched as her husband grabbed a musket in 1776 to the one who waits for her husband to return from Iraq or Afghanistan, military wives have shared the same worries, concerns, challenges and camaraderie. Carolyn Quick Tillery,...

Mint Julep
on May 1, 2009 in Food and Culture alcoholic drink bourbon whiskey fruit juices juleps mint julep moonlight and magnolias william alexander percy A description of how to make a traditional Southern Mint Julep, as enjoyed at the Kentucky Derby. With recipe for the more potent Corinthian Julep. No related posts.

Blackberry Cordial
on Mar 23, 2009 in Historic Recipes Blackberry cordial historic drink recipes nineteenth century menus united daughters of the confederacy A recipe for blackberry cordial, an after-dinner drink popular in the nineteenth century, rom a United Daughters of the Confederacy cookbook published in 1916. Related posts:Dixie Pudding A recipe for a simple pudding made with sugar, flour...Mrs.

Eudora’s Double Caramel Cake
on Mar 1, 2009 in Historic Recipes caramel cake caramel frosting recipe Carolina Recipes Charlotte Observer Eudora Garrison Recipe for caramel cake with caramel frosting from Eudora Garrison's Carolina Recipes, published in Charlotte, NC in the very early 1960s. Related posts:War Marble Cake Whites of 5 eggs, 1 3/4 cups sugar, 3/4 cup...Scripture Cake The history of Scr...

Winter Dinner Menu
on Feb 27, 2009 in Food and Culture historic menus nineteenth century menus Southern menus HOME DINNER FOR WINTER. Oysters on Half Shell. Turtle Soup. Boiled Fish and Creamed Potatoes. Fillet of Beef and Mushrooms. French Peas. Macaroni. Lettuce Salad. Crackers and Cheese. Cardinal Richelieu Pudding. Fruit. Coffee. Serve Claret and Appolin...