I love using the little bon mot “Huzzah” in my posts, and I use it quite often. But what does it mean? “Huzzah” is the 18th and early 19th century equivalent of “Hooray” or “Yippee or “Right On” (for us older folks) or “You Go Girl” (for the younger set). It was often used as [...]
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What the huzzah is a “Huzzah”?!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sweet tooth
Posted in historic cooking/classes/events, tagged Bolton Mansion, confections, historic cooking class, historic foodways on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just returned from Bolton Mansion, an historic site in Levittown, PA, where I participated in an 18th Century confectionery class taught by Susan McLelan Plaisted. After spending hours and hours playing with sugar and creating assorted concoctions, there are two simple words that best describe the experience: labor intensive. We began the day with [...]
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