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A Taste of History 
with Joyce White
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  • CONTACT JOYCE
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15TH CENTURY GINGERBREAD

15th century gingerbread, medieval gingerbread

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.

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MINI BRANDY GINGERBREAD CAKES

mini brandy ginger 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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MRS. MORRIS' GINGERBREAD RECIPE

MRS. MORRIS' GINGERBREAD RECIPE

gingerbread cookies

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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John Townshend's c.1773 Ginger-Bread

John Townshend's c.1773 Ginger-Bread

John Townshend's c.1773 Ginger-Bread

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

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GRASMERE GINGERBREAD

John Townshend's c.1773 Ginger-Bread

Grasmere Gingerbread

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

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UNCOMMONLY GOOD "COMMON GINGERBREAD"

UNCOMMONLY GOOD "COMMON GINGERBREAD"

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

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