Tidbit of History: Federal Cake/Election Cake
Happy almost-election day! If you’re anything like me, you’re looking for ways to ease that horrible knot of dread in your stomach, and what better way than with cake?
Happy almost-election day! If you’re anything like me, you’re looking for ways to ease that horrible knot of dread in your stomach, and what better way than with cake?
Author: Montgomery. L.M.
Book: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Outstanding
And now we’d like to recommend three books for further reading on 19th-century meals, just in case you become as obsessed with 1860s food history as we are now. First up: the only cookbook specifically mentioned in Little Women is The Young Housekeeper’s Friend by Mrs. Cornelius. It also happens to be one of the most excellent historical cookbooks we have ever used for a 36 Eggs project. All the recipes we tried have been delicious, even when they sound real weird.
Part of our Little Women Cookbook Blog Series
Here’s a palate cleanser if you’re tired of hearing about Little Women!
A pie worth writing a poem about…
Author: Paley, Grace
Book: Begin Again
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Outstanding
Pippi Longstocking did all the things to the nth degree, including packing a picnic basket.
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Book: Anne of Avonlea
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Outstanding
Part of Anne’s Golden Picnic
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Book: Anne of Avonlea
Difficulty rating: Harry Potter
Deliciousness rating: Exceeds Expectations
Part of Anne’s Golden Picnic
Author: Dahl, Roald
Book: Boy: Tales of Childhood
Difficulty rating: Anna Karenina
Deliciousness rating: NEWT
Author: Rowling, J.K.
Book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Difficulty rating: Green Eggs and Ham
Deliciousness rating: stoat sandwiches – Acceptable; chicken and ham sandwiches – Outstanding
Author: Pinkwater, Daniel
Book: The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death
Difficulty rating: Harry Potter
Deliciousness rating: NEWT