Since there’s a new, beautifully designed Anne of Green Gables Cookbook out there already (written by L.M. Montgomery’s granddaughter, no less), it seems unlikely that there will be need for another anytime soon … but a girl can dream. My vision: an Anne cookbook for the 125th anniversary of the publication of Anne of Green Gables in 2033. How many recipes would it include? Why, 125 of course, all from references in the first 8 books of the Anne series. Here’s what the fantasy table of contents would look like:

Breakfast

• Dora’s Poached Eggs (Book 3)
• Little Jem’s Favourite Muffins (Book 6)
• Mr. Fair’s Bacon (Book 6)
• Lavish Platefuls of Porridge (Book 7)

Bread & Sandwiches

• Marilla’s Baking-Powder Biscuits (Book 1)
• Unpoetical Sandwiches (Book 2)
• Miss Sarah Copp’s Excellent Bread (Book 2)
• Light New Bread (Book 2)
• Miss Minerva’s Cinnamon Toast (Book 4)
• Mrs. Lynde’s Lemon Biscuits (Book 6)
• Golden-Brown Toast (Book 6)
• Delectable Maple Sugar Buns (Book 6)
• Bran Biscuits for Storm-Tossed Souls (Book 8)

Meats & Fish

• Unromantic Boiled Pork & Greens (Book 1)
• Summer Chicken Salad (Book 1)
• Jellied Chicken (Book 1)
• Cold Tongue (Book 1)
• Sizzling Roast Chicken (Book 2)
• Thanksgiving “Rost” Turkey (Book 3)
• Captain Jim’s Sea Trout (Book 5)
• A-B-C-D Christmas Goose (Book 5)
• Baked Mussels & Clams (Book 5)
• Mrs. Lynde’s Hot Chicken Pie (Book 6)
• Miss Baker’s Fried Mackerel (Book 6)
• Fried Steak & Onions to Relish (Book 6)
• Stuffed Leg of Lamb (Book 6)
• Marshall’s Spare Ribs (Book 6)
• Ditto at the Manse (Book 7)
• Mary Vance’s Cod (Book 7)
• Delightful Roast Beef (Book 7)

Vegetables

• Old-Time Baked Beans (Book 2)
• Lovely Cream-of-Onion Soup (Book 2)
• Diana’s Splendid Lettuce Salad (Book 2)
• Creamed Potatoes for Mrs. Morgan (Book 2)
• Green Peas with a Spoonful of Sugar (Book 2)
• Miss Sarah’s “Cowcumbers” (Book 2)
• Mrs. Mitchell’s Fried Parsnips (Book 6)
• Lordly Mashed Potatoes (Book 6)
• Creamed Peas for the Ladies’ Aid (Book 6)
• Church Supper Scalloped Potatoes (Book 6)

Sauces & Pickles

• Bread Sauce (Book 2)
• Horseradish Sauce for Mrs. Cyrus (Book 4)
• Susan’s Dill Pickles (Book 6)
• Miss Cornelia’s Pickled Pears (Book 6)
• Spiced Gooseberry Relish (Book 6)

Dairy

• Sublime Picnic Ice Cream (Book 1)
• Homemade Butter (Book 1)
• Mrs. Lynde’s First-Prize Cheese (Book 1)
• Eleven o’ Clock Ice Cream (Book 1)
• Ice Cream for Rich Americans (Book 1)
• New-Fangled Butterballs (Book 6)

Cakes

• Mrs. Barry’s Fruit Cake (Book 1)
• Vanilliniment Layer Cake (Book 1)
• Davy’s Awful Nice Plum Cake (Book 2)
• Spring Buttercup Cake (Book 2)
• Tempting Nut Cakes (Book 2)
• Fortunate Sponge Cake (Book 2)
• Priscilla’s Secreted Chocolate Cake (Book 3)
• Miss Ellen Pringle’s Pound Cake (Book 4)
• Little Elizabeth’s Frosted Cupcakes (Book 4)
• Rebecca Dew’s Ten-Egg Angel Cake (Book 4)
• Strawberry Shortcake for Owen Ford (Book 5)
• Purty Cake, All Frosting & Nuts (Book 5)
• Jem’s Favourite Gingerbread & Whipped Cream (Book 6)
• Aunt Mary Maria’s Orange-Frosted Cocoanut Birthday Cake (Book 6)
• Rilla’s Luxuriant Gold-and-Silver Cake (Book 6)
• Jem’s Christmas Cake (Book 8)
• Joe & Miranda’s Wedding Cake (Book 8)

Pastries

• Diana’s Toothsome Raspberry Tarts (Book 1)
• Cherry Pie for the Allans (Book 1)
• Marilla’s Matchless Plum Puffs (Book 2)
• Little Jelly Tarts (Book 2)
• Golden Lemon Pie (Book 2)
• Mrs. Douglas’s Caramel Pie (Book 3)
• The Little Fellow’s Apple Turnovers (Book 4)
• Rebecca Dew’s Coconut Pie (Book 4)
• Summer Cherry Pie (Book 5)
• Melt-in-Your-Mouth Strawberry Pie (Book 5)
• Susan’s Mince Pies Are Poems (Book 6)
• Her Apple Pies Are Lyrics (Book 6)
• Bertie Shakespeare Drew’s Apple Crunch Pie (Book 6)
• October Cranberry Pie (Book 6)
• Miss Cornelia’s Doughnuts (Book 7)
• Plump Cream Puffs (Book 8)

Puddings

• Plum Pudding with Sauce (Book 1)
• Elegant Orange-Custard (Book 4)
• Blanc Mange for Mrs. Adinoram Gibson (Book 4)
• Mr. Armstrong’s Rice Pudding (Book 4)
• Mrs. Rachel’s Christmas Plum Pudding (Book 5)
• Glorious “Orange Shuffle” (Book 6)
• The Jam Roly-Poly Susan Promised (Book 6)
• Walter’s Favourite Queen Pudding (Book 6)

Cookies

• Snaps for Diana (Book 1)
• Dainty Lady Fingers (Book 2)
• Frosted Drop Cookies (Book 2)
• Mrs. Irving’s Mouthwatering Shortbread (Book 2)
• Raisin Cookies (Book 3)
• Rebecca Dew’s Macaroons (Book 4)
• Walter’s Favourite Monkey-Face Cookies (Book 6)
• Butterscotch Cookies (Book 6)

Candies

• Simply Delicious Chocolate Caramels (Book 1)
• Miss Lavender’s Peanut Candy (Book 2)
• Extra Good Fudge (Book 5)
• Warm Gold Molasses Taffy (Book 7)

Jams, Jellies & Preserves

• Crab Apple Preserves for Expected Company (Book 1)
• Crock of Cherry Preserves (Book 1)
• Red & Yellow Jelly for the Minister’s Family (Book 1)
• Marilla’s Famous Plum Preserves (Book 1)
• Little Pot of Sweet Rhubarb Jelly (Book 3)
• Summerside P. P. (Book 4)
• Little Elizabeth’s Strawberry Jam (Book 4)
• Mrs. Fair’s Gooseberry Jelly (Book 6)
• Mrs. Blythe’s Preserved Rhubarb (Book 8)

Beverages

• Raspberry Cordial for Diana (Book 1)
• Marilla’s Celebrated Currant Wine (Book 1)
• Picnic Lemonade (Book 2)
• Festal Coffee (Book 2)
• Ginger Tea for Janet (Book 3)
• Mrs. Adinoram Gibson’s Sarsaparilla Wine (Book 4)
• Tomgallon Cup of Cocoa (Book 4)
• Captain Jim’s Tea (Book 5)
• Hot Cup of Milk (Book 6)
• Mrs. Mitchell’s Dandelion Wine (Book 6)

Next up: menu ideas for an Anne-themed party!