For two days this past December, The Israel Crane House was again included in the group of properties that comprised the Essex County (NJ) Historic Holiday House Tour. Of course, just like last year, I was busy at the hearth in the kitchen, chatting with all the visitors, while cooking a dish or two. A [...]
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the holiday table at Crane’s
Posted in historic cooking/classes/events, historic site, Israel Crane House, tagged annual Essex County (NJ) Holiday Historic House Tour, apees, early 19th C foods, Eliza Leslie, holiday foods, small cakes, The Israel Crane House on January 19, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I know, I promised, and well…dagnabit
Posted in historic cooking, historic cooking/classes/events, historic site, Israel Crane House, tagged apples & sausage, cornbread, dried pumpkin, dried squash, historic cooking, The Israel Crane House on January 14, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I know, I know. Believe me, I KNOW! Nearly two weeks ago, on New Year’s Day, I wrote: I promise to get back to writing here more often! Yeah, sure, you bet! dagnabit. Guess I should’ve just stuck with “Happy New Year” and been done with it! Alas, I didn’t. It’s pretty amazing, though: take [...]
receipts: pumpkin pud & apple tarts
Posted in historic cookbooks, historic cooking, historic cooking/classes/events, historic site, Israel Crane House, tagged Amelia Simmons, American Cookery, Apple Tarts, apples, historic cookbooks, historic receipts (recipes), Israel Crane House, Montclair Historical Society (MHS), pompkin, Pompkin Pudding on November 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Here are the receipts (recipes) for the pumpkin pudding and the apple tarts that I made recently at the Israel Crane House. Both are from Amelia Simmons’ book American Cookery (1796). As I mentioned previously, the fillings for each were cooked down ahead of time. I used a basic pie crust, as well, rather than [...]
arriving soon…apple fritters!
Posted in historic cooking, historic receipts (recipes), historic site, modern recipe (!), tagged "History is Served", apple fritters, Colonial Williamsburg, historic cooking on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Summer is fading fast, and good ol’ Fall will soon arrive. Which, for me at least, means time for a few more rounds of cooking tasty apple fritters over an open fire. HUZZAH! Now, I won’t be fryin’ up any for a few weeks yet (check out Carolina’s Calendar for details), but in honor of [...]
dagnabit. where’d June go?
Posted in historic cooking, historic cooking/classes/events, historic site, tagged butter churning, cream, curd fritters, eggs, historic cooking, Israel Crane House, spring/early summer foods on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
dagnabit. Where did the time go? I tell you, I can hardly believe it. The month of June ends today. TODAY. Yep, it’s about done ‘n gone, and July arrives tomorrow. Amazing. Luckily, I’ve been busy all month, with one event after another. HUZZAH! At the same time, however, because of all that activity, I’ve [...]
Spring-time cookin’ at Crane’s
Posted in historic cooking, historic site, tagged a baked bread pudding, boiled squash 'n parsnip, historic cooking, historic receipts (recipes), Israel Crane House on May 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Spring has finally arrived around here. HUZZAH! And it was certainly evident over at the Israel Crane House this past weekend. Sunny blue skies, flowering trees, and bright green leaves and lawns spread out as far as the eye could see. It was a marvelous day for a bit o’ cooking at Crane’s. People are [...]
the cat and the peacock…
Posted in historic cooking/classes/events, historic site, tagged cat 'n peacocks, Pennsbury Manor PA on April 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It’s not food-related, historically or otherwise, but I thought I’d share some photos of some animals I saw while attending Deb Peterson’s recent Symposium at Pennsbury Manor. First, a very friendly kitty, and then several peacocks, including one proudly struttin’ his stuff. On second thought, I guess a peacock could be food-related, particularly during earlier [...]
more hearth cooking at Pennsbury
Posted in historic cooking/classes/events, historic site, tagged historic cooking, Pennsbury Manor PA on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thus far, I’ve mainly shown photos of just one group of participants in the recent hearth cooking workshop that followed Deb Peterson’s Symposium at Pennsbury Manor. Here now are a few of the second group, as well as all the final dishes. _______________ Clarissa Dillon checking the receipts: First up, “To Stew Pears in a [...]
hearth cooking at Pennsbury continues…
Posted in historic cooking/classes/events, historic site, tagged historic cooking, Pennsbury Manor PA on April 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
More photos of the recent hearth cooking workshop in the kitchens at Pennsbury Manor. As I mentioned previously, it was conducted in conjunction with Deb Peterson’s annual Symposium. ______________ Eileen Mercer making force-meat balls: dusted with flour and ready for a light frying before being stuffed into hollowed-out cucumbers: the “forced” cucumbers were then cooked: [...]
hearth cooking in the Pennsbury kitchens
Posted in historic cooking/classes/events, historic site, tagged cooking trout, hearth cooking, Pennsbury Manor PA, posset, Walton's The Compleat Angler on April 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Finally (!), here is the first set of pictures I took during the hearth cooking workshop that followed Deb Peterson’s recent symposium at Pennsbury Manor. Overall, the group of about 24 made a dozen or so dishes. Although we were split into two groups, with one led by Mercy Ingraham and Nancy Webster, the other [...]
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