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with Joyce White
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CORNBREADS

400 YEARS OF CORNBREAD RECIPES

400 YEARS OF CORNBREAD RECIPES

400 YEARS OF CORNBREAD RECIPES

corn muffins

Lots of recipes for cornbreads with a short history.

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VIRGINIA CORN PONE

400 YEARS OF CORNBREAD RECIPES

400 YEARS OF CORNBREAD RECIPES

Virginia Corn Pone in a skillet

Recipe Source: Elizabeth Ellicott Lea, Domestic Cookery (Baltimore, 1853)

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ANADAMA BREAD

400 YEARS OF CORNBREAD RECIPES

ANADAMA BREAD

Loaf of Anadama Bread

Recipe Source:The Fannie Farmer Cookbook, 12th edition. Bantam Books: 1979.

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historic flour

Flour History

When trying to recreate historic recipes, the question of ingredients usually creeps up.  I am sure you've often asked yourself, "Am I using the right size eggs?",  "Is today's sugar the same as in the past?", and, without fail, "What type of wheat flour would be most appropriate for this recipe?" I have done some research on the subject of flour for recreating recipes in the early America south, c.18th-early 19th century.  Click the link for more information.

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breakfast breads

HISTORIC WAFFLES

POOR KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR (A.K.A FRENCH TOAST)

POOR KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR (A.K.A FRENCH TOAST)

historic painting of waffles

Recipe Source: The 19th century manuscript receipt (recipe) book of Ann Maria Morris, Baltimore located at the H. Furlong Baldwin Library at the Maryland Historical Society

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POOR KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR (A.K.A FRENCH TOAST)

POOR KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR (A.K.A FRENCH TOAST)

POOR KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR (A.K.A FRENCH TOAST)

Poor Knights of Windsor (French Toast)

Recipe Source: A New and Easy Method of Cookery by Elizabeth Clelland, Edinburgh, 1755.

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PANCAKES WITH LEMON & SUGAR

POOR KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR (A.K.A FRENCH TOAST)

PANCAKES WITH LEMON & SUGAR

Recipe Source: Elizabeth Hammond, Modern Domestic Cookery and Useful Receipt Book (London, 1819)

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breakfast breads & Rolls

FLANNEL CAKES

FLANNEL CAKES

FLANNEL CAKES

Flannel cakes

Recipe Source: The 19th century manuscript receipt (recipe) book of Ann Maria Morris, Baltimore located at the H. Furlong Baldwin Library at the Maryland Historical Society

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RUSKS

FLANNEL CAKES

FLANNEL CAKES

Rusks

Recipe Source: The 19th century manuscript receipt (recipe) book of Ann Maria Morris, Baltimore located at the H. Furlong Baldwin Library at the Maryland Historical Society

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LIGHT ROLLS FOR BREAKFAST

LIGHT ROLLS FOR BREAKFAST

LIGHT ROLLS FOR BREAKFAST

Light Rolls for Breakfast

Recipe Source: The 19th century manuscript receipt (recipe) book of Ann Maria Morris, Baltimore located at the H. Furlong Baldwin Library at the Maryland Historical Society

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CRUMPETS

LIGHT ROLLS FOR BREAKFAST

LIGHT ROLLS FOR BREAKFAST

Crumpets

Recipe Source: Good Things To Eat, As Suggested By Rufus; A Collection Of Practical Recipes For Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc.  Rufus Estes, 1911

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SALERATUS MUFFINS

GOOD MORNING MUFFINS

GOOD MORNING MUFFINS

saleratus muffins

Recipe Source: The 19th century manuscript receipt (recipe) book of Ann Maria Morris, Baltimore located at the H. Furlong Baldwin Library at the Maryland Historical Society

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GOOD MORNING MUFFINS

GOOD MORNING MUFFINS

GOOD MORNING MUFFINS

Recipe Source: Mrs. Frances T. Loockerman’s Commonplace Receipt Book, 1835, Maryland's Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book (Annapolis, 1963)

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BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

GOOD MORNING MUFFINS

BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Recipe Source: Maryland's Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book (Annapolis, 1963)

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ASSORTED BREADS, BARM, YEAST, ETC.

HOMEMADE MILK YEAST

HOMEMADE MILK YEAST

HOMEMADE MILK YEAST

homemade yeast

Recipe Source: Domestic Cookery by Elizabeth Ellicott Lea (Baltimore, 1853) 

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BARM DUMPLINGS

HOMEMADE MILK YEAST

HOMEMADE MILK YEAST

barm dumplings

Recipe Source: A New and Easy Method of Cookery by Elizabeth Clelland (Edinburgh, 1755)

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SALLY LUNN BREAD

HOMEMADE MILK YEAST

SALLY LUNN BREAD

Recipe Source: Assorted Maryland manuscripts and cookbooks.

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