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Coming Soon: The Little Women Cookbook!
Alcott · Little Women

Coming Soon: The Little Women Cookbook!

May 22, 2019May 31, 2019 MikoLeave a comment

We are SO EXCITED about our Little Women-themed cookbook that’s coming out this fall!

You can pre-order a copy now!

The Musgroves’ Cold Pie
Austen · Persuasion

The Musgroves’ Cold Pie

September 15, 2018April 6, 2019 Miko1 Comment

Author: Austen, Jane
Book: Persuasion
Difficulty rating: Pride and Prejudice
Deliciousness rating: Exceeds Expectations

Recipe & Notes …

Pippi’s Picnic
Lindgren · Pippi Longstocking

Pippi’s Picnic

February 17, 2018June 10, 2019 Jenne3 Comments

Pippi Longstocking did all the things to the nth degree, including packing a picnic basket.

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Pippi’s Good Sandwiches
Lindgren · Pippi Longstocking

Pippi’s Good Sandwiches

February 17, 2018September 22, 2018 MikoLeave a comment

Author: Lindgren, Astrid
Book: Pippi’s Longstocking
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Exceeds Expectations

Part of Pippi’s Picnic

Recipe & Notes …

Pippi’s Pancakes
Lindgren · Pippi Longstocking

Pippi’s Pancakes

February 17, 2018September 24, 2018 MikoLeave a comment

Author: Lindgren, Astrid
Book: Pippi Longstocking
Difficulty rating: Pride and Prejudice
Deliciousness rating: Outstanding

Part of Pippi’s Picnic

Recipe & Notes …

Pippi’s Pineapple Puddings
Lindgren · Pippi Longstocking

Pippi’s Pineapple Puddings

February 17, 2018September 26, 2018 MikoLeave a comment

Author: Lindgren, Astrid
Book: Pippi Longstocking
Difficulty rating: Harry Potter
Deliciousness rating: Outstanding

Part of Pippi’s Picnic

Recipe & Notes …

Mrs Jennings’ Sweetmeats & Olives
Austen · Sense and Sensibility

Mrs Jennings’ Sweetmeats & Olives

July 8, 2017September 21, 2018 MikoLeave a comment

Author: Austen, Jane
Book: Sense and Sensibility
Difficulty rating: Harry Potter
Deliciousness rating: Acceptable

Recipe & Notes …

Afternoon Tea with Emma
Austen · Emma

Afternoon Tea with Emma

April 15, 2017February 23, 2018 Miko1 Comment

The launch of a new Jane Austen reading group at Alpine Library calls for an afternoon of delectable comestibles, of which Mr Woodhouse would most assuredly disapprove.

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Donwell Abbey’s Strawberries
Austen · Emma

Donwell Abbey’s Strawberries

April 15, 2017February 23, 2018 MikoLeave a comment

Author: Austen, Jane
Book: Emma
Difficulty rating: Green Eggs and Ham
Deliciousness rating: Acceptable

Part of Afternoon Tea with Emma

Recipe & Notes …

Austen · Emma

Donwell Abbey’s Pound Cake

April 15, 2017February 24, 2018 MikoLeave a comment

Author: Austen, Jane
Book: Emma
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Outstanding

Part of Afternoon Tea with Emma

Recipe & Notes …

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The 36 Eggs Project

When we were kids, we always wondered what that pound cake in Anne of Windy Poplars tasted like. A recipe that called for 36 eggs! We were dying to know. Not to mention Doc Spencer's meat pie, Bruce Bogtrotter's chocolate cake, Mr. Tumnus's tea, Heidi's grandfather's bread with cheese.... We spent our childhoods a teeny bit sad that we'd never get to try these fictitious dishes.

And then we grew up and became librarians, and suddenly, everything was possible.

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Difficulty Levels & Deliciousness Ratings

Difficulty Levels
We have chosen well-known book titles to represent the levels of difficulty for making our dishes:
1. Green Eggs and Ham: Very Easy
You could do this without any extra tools, and it doesn’t require heating of any kind.
2. Harry Potter: Easy
There is a chemical process involved, but just about anyone can do it. You should be able to make this in a basic dorm kitchen.
3. Little Women: Medium
Basic cooking experience is required, but it’s doable with instructions. You may need equipment that’s not in the basic kitchen set.
4. Pride and Prejudice: Hard
You will need a tool or two that's not available in a standard kitchen. The recipe takes sustained attention or manual dexterity, or requires cooking instincts that come with varied cooking experience.
5. Anna Karenina: Very Hard
It takes a really long time, maybe multiple days. The recipe requires sustained attention and specialized equipment. You may need to consult various experts. Cooking the dish becomes a project that takes strategic planning.
6. Ulysses: Pretty Much Impossible
You can probably only manage this dish if it’s a family recipe you’ve been making every day with your grandmother since age 4, or you are a professional chef.

Deliciousness Ratings
We have found OWL marks from Harry Potter to be a useful rating scale for deliciousness:
1. Troll: Absolutely inedible. We couldn’t even finish a bite.
2. Dreadful: We hated it.
3. Poor: We did not like it.
4. Acceptable: It was okay.
5. Exceeds Expectations: We liked it.
6. Outstanding: We loved it.
7. NEWT: True love. It was magical. A once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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