"Charles Carroll Jr. took great pride and pleasure in creating a beautiful and productive setting for his Federal-era summer house, Homewood, with fields, gardens, and orchards set amidst 130 picturesque acres...
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Julienne Soup
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 are given below for the soup "now highly in vogue"... Monday, January 16, 2012
William Woys Weaver talks in DC
On Feb 11-12, Dr. Weaver gave a presentation to Les Dames d'Escoffier on "The Mainstreaming of Heirloom Foods" and then "Food and Drink in Medieval Cyprus" to CHoW (Culinary Historians of Washington DC).
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. Monday, January 2, 2012
Food History Symposiums 2012
There are 5 historic food conferences and symposiums in the next three months:
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