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Category: Anne Series

Anne Series · Montgomery

Anne’s Jelly Tarts

May 6, 2016June 2, 2025 Miko1 Comment

Author: L.M. Montgomery
Book: Anne of Avonlea
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Tolerable

Part of Anne’s Golden Picnic

Recipe & Notes …

Every Food & Drink in the Anne of Green Gables Series
Anne Series · Montgomery

Every Food & Drink in the Anne of Green Gables Series

April 21, 2016January 25, 2020 Miko6 Comments

The Anne Series Food & Drink Index and Concordance are here! If you were ever curious to see a list of all the types of cake they eat in the Anne books, this post is for you.

Index, Concordance & Notes …

Marilla’s (Not So) Matchless Plum Puffs
Anne Series · Montgomery

Marilla’s (Not So) Matchless Plum Puffs

October 3, 2015June 2, 2025 MikoLeave a comment

Author: Montgomery, L.M.
Book: Anne of Avonlea
Difficulty rating: Matilda
Deliciousness rating: Odious

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Marilla’s Blue Plum Preserve of Avonlea
Anne Series · Montgomery

Marilla’s Blue Plum Preserve of Avonlea

September 17, 2015June 2, 2025 Miko1 Comment

Author: Montgomery, L.M.
Book: Anne of Green Gables, Anne’s House of Dreams
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Tolerable

Recipe & Notes …

Marilla’s Plum Preserve
Anne Series · Montgomery

Marilla’s Plum Preserve

August 3, 2015February 23, 2018 MikoLeave a comment

Author: Montgomery, L.M.
Book: Anne of Green Gables, Anne’s House of Dreams
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: TBD

Recipe & Notes …

Miss Ellen Pringle’s Pound Cake
Anne Series · Montgomery

Miss Ellen Pringle’s Pound Cake

March 22, 2015June 2, 2025 Miko13 Comments

Author: Montgomery, L.M.
Book: Anne of Windy Poplars
Difficulty rating: Anna Karenina
Deliciousness rating: Ardent Admiration

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. Matilda: 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 decided on a Jane Austen-based rating scale for deliciousness:
1. Misery of the Acutest Kind: Absolutely inedible. We couldn’t even finish a bite.
2. Odious: We hated it.
3. Disagreeable: We did not like it.
4. Tolerable: It was okay.
5. Handsome Enough to Tempt Me: We liked it.
6. Ardent Admiration: We loved it.
7. You Pierce My Soul: True love. It was magical. A once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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