Historic Cookery

A photo essay of the fifth annual “Remember the Ladies” weekend
held at the Old Barracks in Trenton, NJ earlier in June.
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A few “Ladies” relaxing outside the Barracks.

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“Ladies” who shop! Several sutlers dotted the courtyard of the Barracks,
selling a variety of historic wares to some rather eager customers.

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It wasn’t “Ladies” only. Yes, indeed, a few [...]

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In less than two weeks, Fireside Feasts, my historic cooking workshops,
will begin again out at Wyckoff. Below is all the information. Come join
the fun! And be sure to bring plenty of SUNSHINE with you!
HUZZAH!

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First, a quick note about the previous photos (posted 6/27) of the kiln built
at Old Salem during the recent ALHFAM conference: the whole structure was
probably only about 4 feet tall. Maybe a little more or a little less. Not sure how
long it was. Of course, I didn’t measure it, but it wasn’t as large as [...]

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First, close-ups of the kiln built behind the Single Brothers House
at Old Salem during the recent ALHFAM Conference. As I mentioned
previously, the pots (all redware) were stacked, then a brick kiln was
built up around them. It was covered in mud and the sides supported
with a simple wooden frame propped up by a hewed log. The [...]

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…taken at the pottery museum in North Carolina. I apologize for the rather
poor quality of the second one. But I really liked this model of a pottery kiln,
because it is very similar to the one at Conner Prairie in the 1836 Village.
The wood shed in front of a ground-hog kiln. (Ground-hog meaning it’s built
into the [...]

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Here are a few more photos that I took during the recent ALHFAM
Conference that I attended earlier this month at Old Salem
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
First up, I only had time to capture Westmoore Pottery’s sign…most
likely because I was inside, busy buying lots of pots!

Next, the sign at Jugtown Pottery. Yes, the site is on the [...]

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Okay. First I wrote about arepas, dodgers, and jonny cakes. Then I posted
a couple of photos. I imagine now you’re wondering, “Nice, but how about
some receipts?!” Well, don’t worry. Here they are.
I’ll let you look at Ana’s blog for her cousin Kako’s arepas recipe. Then below
are several for the jonny cakes, dodgers, [...]

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A street fair is held annually down on the main street in my neighborhood.
I don’t necessarily go every year, but this past weekend I needed a few things
from the grocery, the fair was in full swing, and so I ended up in the midst of it all.
Naturally, there were vendors selling everything imaginable, both edible [...]

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On the second day of the “Remember the Ladies” 18th Century weekend,
at the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton, NJ, I participated in a baking class
wherein three dishes were made: Gingerbread Nuts; Naples Biscuit; and
Rusks. The receipts (recipes) we used were taken from Colonial Burlington
Cookery, a recently published manuscript cookbook kept by 18th Century
New Jerseyean [...]

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