Take the ingredients of a typical Christmas dessert (dried fruits, citron, nuts, cinnamon), mix them with Jell-O and what do you get? Jell-O Plum Pudding, of course! Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, Christmas, Desserts, fruit cake, Grape-Nuts, Jack Benny, Jell-O, Mary Livingstone, plum pudding, prunes, pudding
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Fruits that Sink, Fruits that Float
Jell-O for the holidays? In the 1930s, festive molds competed with cookies on many holiday buffets. Continue reading
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Tagged bananas, Christmas, Jack Benny, Jell-O, Jell-O Gallery Museum, lemon, Mary Livingstone, peaches
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‘Vodka Bog’ a Sweet Slog
Cranberries star in sauce on most Thanksgiving tables, but there’s no reason to stop there. This “Vodka Bog” punch from More Thoughts for Buffets (Institute Publishing) gets its kick and distinctive rosy hue from cranberry juice as well as cranberry liqueur. Continue reading
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A Cider Cake Fit For a Governor
George Boutwell, former Governor of Massachusetts
In 1850s America, anyone who wrote down recipes often measured in wine glasses and handfuls, if they measured at all. That’s true in a handwritten book kept by Sara Adelia Boutwell, Continue reading
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Tagged 1850s, 19th century, apple cider, apple cider cake, Boutwell House, cake, cider, George Boutwell, ginger, Massachusetts, molasses, Sara Boutwell
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5 Ingredients, 5 Minutes for Cranberry Relish
When the English settlers arrived in Massachusetts in 1621, they found an unfamiliar, low-growing fruit: the cranberry. Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, apples, cranberry, cranberry sauce, Massachusetts, orange, Pilgrims, Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, relish, sauce, Thanksgiving
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Nothing Scary in Vincent Price’s Cocktail
The Halloween celebration of all things scary made it a perfect time to stream classic films starring Vincent Price, nicknamed the “Master of Menace.” The Saint Louis-born actor made a name for himself in the 1950s in “House of Wax” and “The Fly,” then went on to a long career in film as well as television. He also wrote a cookbook. When Silver Screen Suppers alerted me about a Vincent Price Treasury Cookalong Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, A Treasure of Great Recipes, cocktail, Halloween, horror, Silver Screen Suppers, Vincent Price, whiskey
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Grape-Nuts Bread: Add Milk and Bake
Call Grape-Nuts cereal the original health food. Created by C.W. Post in 1897, this super-crunchy blend of whole wheat and barley flours has fueled World War II soldiers on tropical missions and climbers on Mount Everest. Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s, bread, breakfast, cereal, Grape-Nuts, Grape-Nuts pudding, health food, loaf, Maine, New England
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No Crust, No Rolling Pin for Grandma’s Apple Pie
Apples have a long history in Massachusetts because the early colonists brought seeds from England to plant in the new world. The first orchard grew on Beacon Hill in Boston in 1623, now the site of the gold-domed State House and streets too crowded for many trees (though the Boston Tree Party is trying to change that). The settlers pressed their apples into cider and made pies with suet-flour crusts.
Pie recipes have evolved over the years, as one that my aunt recently sent from my grandmother Continue reading
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Tagged apple pie, apples, Boston Tree Party, cloves, grandmother, Massachusetts, oranges, orchards
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Camp Fire Fun
As a Girl Scout, I learned how to build a fire without wadded up newspaper as fuel, but I can’t say my outdoor cooking skills advanced apace. I used to wrap refrigerator rolls around sticks and toast them over the fire. Raw inside and burned outside, I gleefully spooned jelly over the top and ate these so-called dough boys for breakfast. No plate needed. Some of my friends joined a different group, Camp Fire, Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, Alaska, back to school, Camp Fire Inc., Fairbanks, Girl Scouts, lunchbox, oatmeal, peanut butter
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Sunshine in a Jar
Berries go into preserves, tomatoes into sauce, right? That’s what I always thought until I found my grandmother Hanna’s recipe for Yellow Tomato Preserves. Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, Fannie Farmer, ginger, grandmother, lemon, preserves, Richmond, The Virginia House-Wife, tomatoes, Virginia, yellow tomatoes
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