Louisa May Alcott Post 2: plum pudding
Just like Thanksgiving, the history of plum pudding is anything but straightforward. It’s the cake of legends, some based in truth, others apocryphal…
Read MoreJust like Thanksgiving, the history of plum pudding is anything but straightforward. It’s the cake of legends, some based in truth, others apocryphal…
Read MorePosted by Daniella | Nov 10, 2017 | 19th century, Books
Louisa May Alcott’s idyllic Thanksgiving feast consists of a turkey that is burnt on one side, inedible catnip stuffing and a pudding as heavy as lead…
Read MorePosted by Daniella | Oct 20, 2017 | 21st century, Books
Wolf Hall contains a plethora of food references throughout the novel, reflecting everything from courtly excess to Lenten austerity…
Read MoreOily koek are a precursor to that delicious American classic, the doughnut, and the first recipe appears in 1667 in a Dutch cookbook, De verstandige kock…
Read MorePosted by Daniella | Sep 29, 2017 | 19th century, Books
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is part romantic comedy, part horror story. It tells the tale of a love triangle quashed by the ghost of a Headless Horseman…
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