
Recipe Source:Two 15th c. Cookery-Books by Thomas Austin, 1888 which is based on several period English manuscripts, most notably Harleian MS. 279 and Harleian MS. 4016, both circa 1425-1450.

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

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

Recipe Source: John Townshend, The Universal Cook, or Lady’s Complete Assistant (London, England, 1773)

A look at the history of this iconic gingerbread from Grasmere, in the Lakes District, United Kindgdom.

Recipe Source:Sarah Josepha Hale (THE "MOTHER" OF THANKSGIVING), The Good Housekeeper, Boston, 1841