Usually cakes and desserts take a long time, and a lot of ingredients to cook. But how about we try a recipe from the 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cookbook. This one egg cake, uses simple everyday ingredients to make a light and airy, but delightful, cake. Also the cake takes only about 45 minutes of your…
Antique Original Recipes
Wondering what to have for a midday snack? Try this amazing and quick strawberries and whipped cream recipe. Perfect for any day and all seasons. Using only the ingredients from your fridge, you can make this incredible snack.
You will need:
1 cup Heavy whipping cream
½ cup sugar
Box of strawberries
Directions:
In…
This easy-to-follow antique potato croquettes recipe is from the original Fannie Farmer Entrees cookbook, published in 1896. Farmer’s cookbooks were among the first cookbooks by American authors to become bestsellers.
The potato croquettes are a great side dish that can be served with your favorite dips. Croquettes could also easily be converted into a…
A popover is akin to a tall muffin that, when baked, features a convenient space/hole on its underside, perfect for stuffing and filling. The filling could be sweet, for example your favorite jam, or savory--cream cheese, bacon and grated cheese, roasted veggies and more. In the photo above you see popovers filled with cream cheese. …
There are only a handful of truly beloved places New Yorkers turn to in the time of cheesecake need. Eileen's Special Cheesecake at 17 Cleveland Place has been one of these places for the last 48 years. I went to interview Eileen Avezzano, a baker and the owner of the place, earlier this month and she…
If you're ever in NYC's Chinatown and looking for a quick bite, there is an interesting restaurant I'd like to bring to your attention--Nom Wah Tea Parlor. The place offers popular dim sum selection and have some excellent teas to choose from. Teas are ordered by "pot per table", meaning if there are two people…