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?
Category: Little Women
The Little Women Cookbook: Acknowledgments
For a final post to conclude our Little Women Cookbook Blog Series, we would like to thank the many who helped us along the way.
The Little Women Cookbook: Recipe References
The recipes in The Little Women Cookbook were all derived from 19th-century sources. Here’s a full list of citations, librarian-style!
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Book Review: Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts
To my woe, I didn’t find this title till after our manuscript was submitted, but I’d still highly recommend Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts to anyone interested in learning more about Victorian meals and table etiquette.
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Book Review: Food in the Civil War Era: The North
We have a second recommendation for further reading if you’re interested in Little Women meals. Food in the Civil War Era: The North, by Helen Zoe Veit, is five 19th-century cookbooks in one, plus insightful, articulate commentary.
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Tidbit of History: Lobster — From Embarrassing to Elegant
The Marches say they’re poor, but they eat a lot of lobster. How can they afford it?
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Book Review: The Young Housekeeper’s Friend
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.
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Make Your Own Little Women Paper Dolls!
Phew, finished making all four March sister paper dolls, just in time for Christmas Day! You can print and color your own by following the links here.
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Little Women Paper Dolls: Amy
Here is our Amy March paper doll, in celebration of our cookbook release! You can print and color your own here.
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Tidbit of History: Victorian Thickeners
Here we present weird facts we found out through our research for our Little Women Cookbook! Part 1: Victorian Thickeners features seaweed, calf’s feet, and fish bladders galore …
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