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Egg Nog in August: Pieathlon Time!

Posted on August 20, 2018 by heritagerecipebox

These dog days of August make frozen custard more inviting than a pie with a custard filling, but I couldn’t resist the call from Yinzerella of Dinner is Served 1972 for competitors in the 5th annual Pieathlon.

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Grog-gy Cheers to 2018!

Posted on January 2, 2018 by heritagerecipebox

This post finds me more-or-less installed in the kitchen in my new (and downsized) home near Boston. I knew it would be quite disruptive to pack up every dish, glass, fork, serving bowl — and cookbook. I didn’t realize how … Continue reading →

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A Cocktail From the 50th State

Posted on June 27, 2016 by heritagerecipebox

Hawaii, coveted for its sugar plantations and its strategic location in the Pacific, didn’t become the 50th of the United States until 1959. Just six years later, history does not creep into Vincent and Mary Price’s A Treasury of Great … Continue reading →

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A Southern Cocktail for a Snowy Week

Posted on February 7, 2016 by heritagerecipebox

One snowstorm down, two more to go this week (forget the Groundhog Day prediction for an early spring). For a diversion, I pulled out Charleston Receipts (Junior League of Charleston, 1950) from my shelf full of Southern cookbooks. The “Simons’ Special” looked … Continue reading →

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Think Pink!

Posted on March 31, 2015 by heritagerecipebox

As the snow cover in Boston shrinks to reveal soggy, battered lawns, I’m unabashedly rushing summer with the Beachcomber cocktail I found in the Blender Cook Book from Better Homes and Gardens. It continues the 1960s theme inspired by the new season of “Mad Men” … Continue reading →

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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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Arctic Weather Calls for Hot Spiced Rum

Posted on January 10, 2015 by heritagerecipebox

How low did Boston temperatures plummet this week? Officially, 2 degrees below zero. With wind chill, make that 30 below. It made my down coat feel like a light sweater. After 10 minutes of walking my recalcitrant and baffled dog, … Continue reading →

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A Sunny Cocktail for the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2015 by heritagerecipebox

Mimosa? No, thanks. Even on a day for Champagne, fizzy orange juice seems to start the day off with static. I found and adapted a calmer but still festive orange juice cocktail in Charleston Receipts (1950), recipes collected by the Junior … Continue reading →

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A Lemony Holiday Cocktail

Posted on December 17, 2014 by heritagerecipebox

My search for an historic holiday cocktail turned up endless variations of egg nog, mulled wine, and spiced/spiked coffee. The Boston-based cocktail virgin slut blog posted many tempting ideas. Yet the folder of family recipes yielded the best

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Rum Punch and Rice Pudding to Honor the Nation’s First Memorial Day

Posted on May 25, 2014 by heritagerecipebox

Memorial Day honors all who sacrificed their lives while serving in the U.S. military, but it started as a Civil War remembrance. In the spring of 1866, a year after the war ended, people in towns in the North and in … Continue reading →

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