Potage a la Julienne was/is a soup of broth with vegetables evenly cut in long thin square shapes, like wooden matchsticks or shoesting potatoes. Two recipes from 1759 and 1846...
Monday, January 23, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Horse Cakes
A Civil War treat sold in Alexandria, Virginia stores for a penny was a gingerbread cookie "cut in the flat, rude shape of a prancing horse with very prominent ears and very stubbed legs.
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Cake,
Civil War,
Cookies,
Culinary History,
Food History,
Horse-Cakes,
Maryland Food History,
Recipes,
Virginia
Monday, January 2, 2012
Food History Symposiums 2012
There are 6 historic food conferences and symposiums in the next three months:
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