Tag Archives: molasses

‘Best Soft Ginger-bread Ever Made’

Posted on September 6, 2017 by heritagerecipebox

Mrs. J. F. Banchor, the woman who contributed her recipe to Home Cookery: Collection of Tried and True Recipes from Many Households (1899), certainly lacked modesty but she didn’t lack baking skills.

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A Cider Cake Fit For a Governor

Posted on November 15, 2015 by heritagerecipebox

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,

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More Snow, More Hot Rum

Posted on February 1, 2015 by heritagerecipebox

Two feet of snow and more predicted? How to Mix Drinks or The Bon Vivant’s Companion (1862) by Jerry Thomas once again provides a welcome reward for shoveling. This time, I made it up to recipe number 200, Black Stripe.

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