As mentioned previously, I made small cakes known as “Apees” this past month for use at the Israel Crane House during the annual Essex County (NJ) Holiday Historic House Tour. They seemed to be a big hit with all the folks who came to visit, as there were no leftovers. HUZZAH! Here’s the receipt (recipe) [...]
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Apees: the receipt
Posted in historic cookbooks, historic cooking/classes/events, Israel Crane House, tagged 75 Receipts for Pastry Cakes and Sweetmeats, annual Essex County (NJ) Holiday Historic Houses Tour, apees, carraway seeds, Conner Prairie, early 19th C foods, Eliza Leslie, small cakes on January 24, 2012 | 6 Comments »
where “Historic Cookery” truly began…
Posted in historic cooking, living history museums, up close & personal, tagged 1836 clothing, Blog entry #300, Conner Prairie, historic foodways, living 19th century foodways, passion for historic cookery on April 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
First of all, I want to mention two things: with this post, I’ve hit yet another blogging benchmark, for this is Entry Number 300; and, I’ve been writing here now for nearly TWO years. HUZZAH! More importantly, however, is the fact that, 20 years ago today, April 3, 1991, I started working as an interpreter [...]


