It’s time for more sorting/deleting/saving of photos in my camera. Which means, of course, that I found additional shots taken at Old Sturbridge Village during the recent ALHFAM National Conference. There are quite a few, so I’ll spread them out over several posts. I think they’re all fairly self-explanatory. If not, just ask! Enjoy. P.S. [...]
Archive for July, 2010
return to OSV (via photos, that is)
Posted in living history museums, tagged 1830s, ALHFAM, central Massachusetts, historical farm, historical village, living history, Old Sturbridge Village on July 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
once again: In Memory of a Beloved Pal
Posted in up close & personal, tagged beloved pet, in memoriam on July 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Wow. I can’t believe another year has gone by. Another year without my dearly beloved cat-companion, Kitty-Pooh. Yes, I have Mystery-Kitty now, and although she’s a sweetie and we’re bonding more each day, it’s just not the same. I guess it was sort of like a first love with me and K-P: he’s the one [...]
making ketchup…the receipt
Posted in historic receipts (recipes), tagged Hannah Glasse, historic cookbooks, historic recipes, mushroom catchup/ketchup, The Art of Cookery (1747) on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
___________________________________ Here’s the receipt (recipe) I used to make my mushroom ketchup/catchup. It’s from The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy, by Hannah Glasse (1747): To make Ketchup. Take the large Flaps of Mushrooms, pick nothing but the Straws and Dirt from it, then lay them in a broad earthern Pan, strow a good [...]
making mushroom ketchup, Part III
Posted in research & experiments, tagged historic cooking, historic recipes, mushroom catchup/ketchup on July 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The mushroom ketchup making continues. What? You thought it was finished?! Oh no, no, no. Of course not. There’s more to do! Okay. When we last saw our mushrooms, they had been spread out, salted, and allowed to sit overnight. They were broken up, briefly boiled, and then strained through a cloth. All of which [...]
more of making mushroom ketchup…
Posted in research & experiments, tagged historic foods, mushroom catchup/ketchup on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The great making mushroom ketchup experiment continues… After sitting overnight, the mushrooms were ready for the next step. They were already in slices, but I broke them up more using a spoon and my hands. Then into a pan and boiled: Then strained through a cloth (I used muslin): Squeeze out all that good mushroom [...]
in need of a bit o’ mushroom catchup
Posted in research & experiments, tagged Hannah Glasse, historic foods, historic recipe, mushroom catchup/ketchup on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Soups are on the menu for this coming Thursday’s Fireside Feasts program out at Wyckoff. One of the receipts (recipes) we’ll be using states at one point, take it [the soup] off the fire, and put in…a little mushroom catchup. So, we’ll need mushroom catchup. What fun! Now, I could just get some Worcestershire Sauce, [...]
prized posnets
Posted in historic cooking equipment, tagged antique posnets, Clarissa Dillon, historic cooking on July 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This is my friend Clarissa Dillon, a founding member of Past Masters in Early Domestic Arts, knowledgeable 18th century food historian, and hearth cook extraordinare: This is one of Clarissa’s prized possessions, a lovely brass posnet, which she found awhile back, all scuzzy and buried under a bunch of other trinkets in a “miscellaneous items” [...]
“so much for bland English food”
Posted in food history/video, historic cookbooks, tagged 14th - 15th century British food, 14th century British cooking, British foodways, Clarissa Dickson Wright, historic recipes, historic table etiquette, King Richard II on July 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here is the third, and final, installment of the BBC TV show, “Clarissa and The Kings Cookbook.” I hope you’ve enjoyed this as much as I did. I’d like to try the three receipts (recipes) at some point, particularly the “Peeres in Confyt.” I wonder if perhaps I can find something similar from the late [...]
“…only the best for the King…”
Posted in food history/video, historic cookbooks, tagged 14th century foods, British foodways, Clarissa Dickson Wright, historic cooking, King Richard II on July 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I find videos such as these to be absolutely fascinating. It’s fun to learn a bit of food history, to compare today to yesterday and to the century before that, and to watch the preparation of dishes of the time. I’m just enthralled! So, here’s the second installment of the British BBC series “Clarissa and [...]
Richard II, the Gourmet King
Posted in culinary history, food history/video, historic cookbooks, tagged 14th century food, British foodways, Clarissa Dickson Wright, culinary history, historic cookbooks, King Richard II on July 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As happens quite frequently, the other day I was searching for one thing and found something else. I came upon this delightful series of videos that delve into British foodways at the time of King Richard II. Yep, I’ve gone off my usual beaten path, again, and gotten sidetracked to yet another earlier time period. [...]
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