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Foodie Friday: Mince Pies Made with Organ Meats Recipes from 1832

Foodie Friday: Mince Pies Made with Organ Meats Recipes from 1832

Okay, this is a combo pastry-savory item. It uses organ meats, and is heavily spiced with cloves, mace and cinnamon, and is even laced with both white wine and brandy and perfumed with rose water. This recipe is from Miss Leslie’s book Seventy-Five Receipts for 

Old Time Baking Tips: Rules to Baking from 1832

Old Time Baking Tips: Rules to Baking from 1832

Here’s a good tip from Miss Leslie’s book Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats, published in 1832: There can be no positive rules as to the exact time of baking each article. Skill in baking is the result of practice, attention, and experience. Much, 

Old Time Candy Favorites

Old Time Candy Favorites

I just posted links to favorite old time candy that have been discontinued for various reasons by their manufacturers. Let’s see if you remember any of these:

  • Bar None
  • Clove Gum
  • Marathon Bars
  • Carefree Sugarless Gum
  • Reggie Bars
  • Tart n Tiny
  • Wonka Bars

I also listed my top candy that I’ve never tried but would love to now simply for its name: Chicken Dinner Candy Bar.

College Fudge: Vassar, Smith College, and Wellesley

College Fudge: Vassar, Smith College, and Wellesley

The chocolate themed cookbook from 1909, Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes, by Miss Parloa has many great recipes all revolving around chocolate products such as chocolate blocks, cocoa powder, baker’s chocolate squares, and German sweet chocolate. The book also contains Home Made Candy Recipes by Mrs. 

Foodie Friday: “Dipney” or Barbecue Mopping Sauce from 1913

Foodie Friday: “Dipney” or Barbecue Mopping Sauce from 1913

This Foodie Friday is all about the Barbecue. If you’re looking for a good mopping sauce, one from 1913 may inspire you to create your own. What is a mopping sauce? It is a sauce that is brushed or ‘mopped’ on the meat as it