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Tag Archives: Christmas
Here We Come for Cider Wassail
Who remembers the English folk song that starts, “Here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green”? That’s what I hummed when I saw the recipe for Cider Wassail in The Blue Ridge Cookbook.
Christmas Welcoming Bread
Take ordinary baking powder biscuits, top them with a sugary fruit and nut mix, and suddenly they transform into Christmas bread. That’s what the Michie Tavern in Charlottesville, Virginia served in the 1700’s,
Posted in cookbooks, Food, History
Tagged 1780s, baking, biscuits, bread, Charlottesville, Christmas, icing, Junior League, Michie Tavern, Richmond, Virginia
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More Joys of Jell-O
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!
Posted in cookbooks, Food, History
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.
Posted in cookbooks, Food, history, History
Tagged bananas, Christmas, Jack Benny, Jell-O, Jell-O Gallery Museum, lemon, Mary Livingstone, peaches
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A Chocolate Mint Tea Room Treasure
Before malls swallowed up main streets, department stores reigned during the Christmas season. People lined up at display windows around the country to gawk at elaborate renditions of Santa’s village as well as mannequins in sequined party wear. The tea rooms … Continue reading
Posted in cookbooks, Food, history
Tagged baking, brownies, chocolate, Christmas, department stores, glaze, Indiana, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, L.S. Ayres, Miller & Rhoads, mint, Richmond, Tea Room, Thalhimer's, Virginia
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