Recipe News: Timeless treats from the past
I have a number of old Canadian cookbooks given to me by family and friends or scooped up at flea markets. I have old church cookbooks, some community ones and a special treasure: The Home Cookbook, published in 1887 by the “Ladies of Toronto and chief cities and towns in Canada.”
On June 7, I plan to take them into Liz Driver at The Cookbook Store (850 Yonge St.) in Toronto. From 1 to 3 p.m., she will be assessing the historical value of old cookbooks. Liz is the curator of Campbell House Museum in Toronto, the former president of the Culinary Historians of Ontario and the author of Culinary Landmarks: A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks, 1825-1949 (University of Toronto Press).
The canny housewives of the 19th and early 20th centuries were the forerunners of how we wish to eat today.
They purchased fresh seasonal ingredients, often organic and straight from the farm, and used simple, tasty cooking methods, as their surprisingly good original recipes reveal.
Includes recipes for:
- ICEBOX COOKIES
- ORANGE MARMALADE BREAD
- FRIED CHICKEN
- ORANGE MARMALADE BREAD
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Posted by Jennifer at June 2, 2008 9:17 PM