Food – Page 4 – A Dollop of History

German Almond “Pudding,” 1553

An easy three-ingredient almond paste/pudding recipe from Das Kochbuch der Sabina Welserin.

14th-Century Blank Maunger (Chicken and Rice)

A medieval English blancmange recipe with almond milk, chicken and rice.

Hallowe’en Snack Platter (1944)

Celebrate Halloween with these WWII-era recipes for popcorn balls, spiced apple cider and peanut butter sandwiches (with five mix-ins).

Victorian Walnut Ice Cream

A homemade Halloween ice cream recipe from 1891.

Cucumber Jelly and a Cheese Sandwich (1932)

Two pleasant vintage recipes: An open-faced cheese, sausage and tomato sandwich with its accompanying cucumber gelatin relish.

Italian Stuffed Eggs, circa 1300

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…