Making History Easier to Digest
The story of Athenodorus and the Haunted House, as told by Pliny in his letter from the first century AD.
Celebrate Halloween with these WWII-era recipes for popcorn balls, spiced apple cider and peanut butter sandwiches (with five mix-ins).
A homemade Halloween ice cream recipe from 1891.
Two pleasant vintage recipes: An open-faced cheese, sausage and tomato sandwich with its accompanying cucumber gelatin relish.
This recipe for stuffed eggs is from Liber de Coquina, a Latin manuscript dated from around the year 1300.
Originally posted on Molded Memories:
This 1950’s-era Emerald Salad recipe has been on my list for a while now, mostly because I have THREE of them. One of the recipe cards is handwritten by my grandmother and another was typed on a typewriter, probably by my great aunt Nell. My grandma’s name is written at…
This lovely 14th-century English cherry pudding (Chireseye) is delicious and easy to make.
Introducing Molded Memories, a side project about gelatin.
Recipes include Milk Lemonade, Sham Champagne, Fish Skin for Coffee and others!
A history of natural and artificial food dyes in the U.S. and Europe. Featuring recipes for dyeing Easter eggs with Turmeric, red cabbage and beets.
