Monthly Archives: May 2016
‘Shake Until Frost Forms’
In the 19th century, British sailors used to mix their rations of lime juice (to prevent scurvy) with rum, creating the gimlet and other gin-lime cocktails. This Cool o’ the Evening cocktail from the Charleston Receipts (The Junior League of … Continue reading
Posted in cocktails, cookbooks, Food, history, History
Tagged 1950s, Charleston, gin, Junior League, lemon, mint, South Carolina
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Hurry Up Curry: Convenience from the 1930s
In this age of microwave dinners and mail order meal kits, we all seem intent on erasing every extra second from food preparation. My Richmond grandmother, Hanna, was attracted to the same idea in the 1930s.
Posted in Food, history, History, memoir
Tagged 1930s, chicken, curry, grandmother, one-dish meal, raisins, rice, Richmond
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Peach Cake Rushes the Season
A week of gloomy weather in Boston means it’s time for a sunny recipe. This peach-almond kuchen does double duty for Mother’s Day
Posted in Food, history, memoir
Tagged almonds, kuchen, Mother's Day, peach, Richmond, Virginia
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