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RedHeadedGirl’s Historical Kitchen: Hardtack

I’ll admit that I’ve been a bit busy this month- there’s a full calendar of political demonstrations and lists of phone calls to make, meetings to attend, and dinners to be eaten on the run. Hardtack is a biscuit/cracker that requires three ingredients, stores forever (give or take a weevil or two) and tastes like…. nothing. Not a thing. It’s there to fill your belly and that’s about it. I used the recipe from Lobscouse … Continue reading RedHeadedGirl’s Historical Kitchen: Hardtack

RedHeadedGirl’s Historical Kitchen: Veal and Ham Pie

One of the delights of my circle of friends is having people in my life who are as into nerdy historical cooking as I am. You remember Abigail, who helped with the quince paste? She also put in a request for helping make a ridiculous pie with a hot-water paste crust (she claims to remember it differently, that I was the one who said “pie!” and she said “okay!” but really it was the other way … Continue reading RedHeadedGirl’s Historical Kitchen: Veal and Ham Pie