Category Archives: Recipe

1796 Beef Steak Pie

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

Today we are doing a savory Beef Steak Pie using our Dutch oven. This recipe comes from Amelia Simmons’s 1796 cookbook American Cookery. Puff Paste Pie Crust ¼ pound Butter 2 pounds Shoulder Beef Roast White Onion Salt Pepper Flour … Continue reading →

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White Pot Bread Pudding

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

White pot is a sweet, buttery, bready, custard type bread pudding originating from 18th century Devon in southwest England. The term white pot simply means white pudding. Recipes for white pot changed very little over the years and between regions. … Continue reading →

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No-Knead French Bread

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

There is a bread baking technique that has been floating around the internet since about 2007, but it’s not a new idea, it’s been around for hundreds of years. A very simple dough with high moisture content that is baked … Continue reading →

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Quaking Pudding

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

Quaking pudding is much more like the modern day pudding idea that we have in our heads. . It is definitely different than the plum pudding. The ratios are much different, a lot less flour and a lot more liquid … Continue reading →

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Payn Perdu (French Toast)

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

Who doesn’t like a nice big plate of French toast? Nice firm bread soaked in eggs with milk, maybe garnished with a little bit of fresh fruit, some cinnamon and slathered over the top with maple syrup. Have you ever … Continue reading →

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Simple Apple Pudding

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

So I haven’t found much about soldiers doing boiled puddings yet, but there is a piece in Joseph Plum Martin’s book about soldiers coming and stealing a woman’s food, including her pudding, bag and all. There are many period recipes … Continue reading →

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A Simple Recipe for on the Trail

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

“To make Norfolk dumplings, mix a good thick batter as for pancakes, take a half a pint of milk, 2 eggs, a little salt, make it into a batter with flour. Have ready a clean saucepan of water boiling into … Continue reading →

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Using Leaven

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

In our last blog, we made leaven. Leaven is old dough that you save back and you use to inoculate a new batch of dough with yeast. We took our leaven and preserved it in salt. Today we’re going to … Continue reading →

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Making Leaven

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

Leaven or Sourdough Starter is very easy to make. First you make a very simple bread. 4 cups unbleached Bread Flour 1 tsp. Kosher Salt 1 packet Instant Yeast 1 ½ cups warm water Mix together your bread flour, salt, … Continue reading →

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Ship’s Bisket

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

Throughout history, bread has been a vital staple of life. . Archaeological evidence suggests that pre-Neolithic cultures baked very simple flat bread on hot stones and sourdough breads have been made for millennia. First century Romans observed the Celts of … Continue reading →

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