Today, some people just buy a can of ready-made frosting to ice a cake. But making your own frosting is not hard. You can try one of the many frosting and filling recipes listed below and perhaps be inspired to create one yourself. INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS ~~ CAKE ICING RECIPES ~~ HOW TO USE ICING Over large cakes, pour the icing by spoonfuls near the center on the top of the cake. Spread it all over the cake…
Mushrooms were a food people could forage for as long as they knew which ones were safe to eat. The flavor helped give variety to their meals. INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS PICKLED MUSHROOMSTake the small round mushrooms that are pale pink underneath, with white tops, and peel them. Put them in a jar with a little mace, white mustard seed, and salt. Cover them with cold vinegar and tie them close. If you put in black pepper or cloves,…
It was hard to keep food cool in the 1800s, especially during the summer. Refrigerators were cooled by large blocks of ice, but were small and weren’t able to maintain a constant degree of coolness. In the United States, electricity didn’t become common in homes until the 1930s and electric refrigerators not until the late 1940s. Refrigerated pasteurized milk stays fresh longer than raw milk, but it wasn’t until 1947 that states in the U.S. began enacting mandatory dairy…