Lanterna Rally

Author: Robert Pelton

Publisher:

Published: 2011-04-11

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781460989708

A Treasury of Family Recipes From the Time of the War For American Independence is chock full of delightfully different and delicious cooking ideas favored by many famous, and some forgotten, yet historically important individuals and families of yesteryear. It contains the favorite dishes of numerous well known as well as lesser-known figures from the Revolutionary War period of our glorious history. Included are tasty breads and other baked goods, taste-tempting main dishes, soups and stews and loads of other wonderful recipes.Measurements were given in ways that present day cooks aren't at all familiar: a teacupful, wineglassful, tincupful, kitchencupful, ½ a tumbler, 1 dram liquid, dessertspoonful , saltspoonful, butter the size of a walnut, butter the size of an egg, pound of eggs, pound of milk, gill, etc. Therefore, all the recipes herein have been carefully updated. When used by the homemaker of today they will turn out just as they did for the woman of the house that prepared them so many long years ago. Here's a list of a few of the more unique measurements sometimes used by housewives and others during the Colonial period of our history. The original measurement is initially given followed by its modern day conversion: Dessertspoonful 2 teaspoons 1 fluid dram 1 teaspoon Kitchencupful 1 cup Coffecupful 1 cup Wineglassful 4 tablespoons Pound of milk 1 pint Pound of eggs 12 medium eggs 9 large eggs Every unique recipe found in this book was popular during, or at least the favorite concoction of, some notable personality during the Revolutionary War Period. Many were coveted within a famous family of that historical era and handed down from one generation to the next. All are historical gems, for each was the invention of, or the culinary specialty of, some family or individual of days long gone by. Here they are presented, for the first time, for America's families of today to have the fun, and experience the thrill of, cooking and baking and serving. And lastly, to thankfully pass a blessing over before eating these special treats - be it for part of a unique breakfast, lunch or dinner.