A Few Thanksgiving Menus
byFrom Mrs. Rorer’s Vegetable Cookery and Meat Substitutes (1909): Mock Oyster Soup 1 bunch salsify 1 pint milk 1 quart water 1 sliced onion…
Food
Fannie’s Last Supper
byAbout the Book Before The Joy of Cooking, there was The Boston Cooking School Cookbook. Written by Fannie Farmer, principal of the school, and…
In Praise of English Cuisine
byEnglish cooking had a bad rap during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Caricatures of the typical Englishman (“John Bull”) poked fun at his…