Cookbook Outtakes: Hannah’s Hard Gingerbread
Author: Alcott, Louisa
Book: Little Women
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Acceptable
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Cookbook Outtakes: Hannah’s Oyster Fritters
Author: Alcott, Louisa
Book: Little Women
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Outstanding
I was kinda sad when this recipe was cut from The Little Women Cookbook due to limited space. True, these fritters aren’t specifically mentioned in the story or significant to the plot, but it was one of the best things I ate in our cooking experiments!
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Cookbook Outtakes: Hannah’s Beef Pie
Author: Alcott, Louisa
Book: Little Women
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Exceeds Expectations
This pie crust made of mashed potato is a neat alternative for a savory pie.
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Cookbook Outtakes: Beth’s Onion Soup
Author: Alcott, Louisa May
Book: Little Women
Difficulty rating: Pride and Prejudice
Deliciousness rating: Exceeds Expectations
Cookbook Outtakes: Beth’s Apple Tapioca
And now for some nourishing plates to build up Beth’s health! This apple tapioca manages the impressive feat of being slimy yet pleasant at the same time.
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Cookbook Outtakes: Mrs. Kirke’s Mushroom Catsup
You might assume that food in 19th-century America was boiled and bland, but Victorians used a ton of sauces, including catsups. Catsups weren’t just tomato — they could be made from all kinds of stuff, including walnut, lemon, oyster … and mushroom!
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Cookbook Outtakes: The Pudding Meg Promised
You know what Victorians loved? Puddings. Here are two examples that Meg might have made: bird’s nest and tapioca. (Nope, the former isn’t made with the Chinese delicacy made of swiftlet saliva, and the tapioca pudding isn’t at all like the Kozy Shack variety you’re thinking of.)
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The Little Women Cookbook: Recipe Outtakes
Here on our blog, we’ll be posting extra recipes we tested for The Little Women Cookbook that didn’t make it into the final edit!
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