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    Demystifying 1800s Recipes For the Modern Kitchen

    > Favorite 1800s Holiday Recipes

    • An iced walnut cake from an 1800's recipe.
      Hickory Nut or Walnut Cake (1887)
    • 1800's Christmas Cookies
      Christmas Cookies (1845)
    • an apple mincemeat pie from an 1800's mince recipe
      Apple Mince-Meat (1877)
    • Homemade Cranberry Sauce made from an 1800's recipe
      Cranberry Sauce (1845)
    • A Christmas Dinner Menu from 1887
      A Christmas Day Menu (1887)
    • a roast goose, surrounded by greenery and oranges, for the Christmas Day dinner
      Roast Goose (1881 & 1856)
    • a plum pudding
      Christmas Plum Pudding (1887)
    • Mincemeat in a large stoneware crock
      Mince Pies (1887)
    • a slice of pumpkin pie
      Pumpkin Pie (1845)
    • plum catsup on ribs
      Plum Catsup (1894)
    • a bottle of blackberry cordial
      Blackberry Cordial (1871)
    • Lemon Snaps (1881)

    > Newest on The 1800s Housewife

    • a ham sandwich
      Ham Sandwiches (1887)
    • 1800s cough medice
      Syrup for a Cough (1868)
    • a bowl of 1800's style oatmeal
      Oatmeal (1883)
    • a plate of Connecticut cookies
      Connecticut Cookies (1875)
    • A plate of Bachelor's Button cookies
      Bachelor’s Buttons (1868)
    • a baked stuffed beef heart
      Baked Heart (1885)
    • a baked potato on a pewter plate with antique knife and fork
      Potatoes in Cases (1876)
    • a round ginger cake
      Ginger Cake (1877)
    • Philadelphia Loaf Cake
      Philadelphia Loaf Cake (1858)
    • a plate of ginger snaps
      Ginger Snaps ( c. Mid 1800s)
    • a peach pie with peaches
      Peach Pie (1894)
    • Homemade catsup from 1859 recipe
      Catsup (1859)
    • Lemonade (1881)
    • Peach marmalade in a glass jar
      Mrs. Hale’s Peach Marmalade (1873)
    • Devilled Eggs (1877)
    • Scalloped Fish (1887)

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