All Historical Recipes

United States

Historical recipes from United States.

18 recipes drawn from real public-domain cookbooks — each one modernised so it works in a modern kitchen, without losing its soul.

Martha Washington's Great Cake1749

Colonial America

Martha Washington's Great Cake

from Martha Washington's Booke of Cookery — Martha Washington (manuscript)

Pompkin Pie1796

Early American Republic

Pompkin Pie

from American Cookery — Amelia Simmons

Amelia Simmons's Apple Pudding1796

Early American Republic

Amelia Simmons's Apple Pudding

from American Cookery — Amelia Simmons

Simmons's Independence Cake1796

Early American Republic

Simmons's Independence Cake

from American Cookery — Amelia Simmons

Johnny Cake1796

Early American Republic

Johnny Cake

from American Cookery — Amelia Simmons

Mary Randolph's Gazpacho1824

Early American Republic

Mary Randolph's Gazpacho

from The Virginia Housewife — Mary Randolph

Eliza Leslie's Ginger Nuts1828

Early American Republic

Eliza Leslie's Ginger Nuts

from Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats — Eliza Leslie

Eliza Leslie's Queen Cakes1828

Early American Republic

Eliza Leslie's Queen Cakes

from Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats — Eliza Leslie

Lydia Child's Indian Pudding1829

Early American Republic

Lydia Child's Indian Pudding

from The American Frugal Housewife — Lydia Maria Child

Eliza Leslie's Potato Pie1837

Antebellum America

Eliza Leslie's Potato Pie

from Directions for Cookery — Eliza Leslie

Sarah Josepha Hale's Election Cake1841

Antebellum America

Sarah Josepha Hale's Election Cake

from The Good Housekeeper — Sarah Josepha Hale

Abby Fisher's Corn Bread1881

Reconstruction-era USA

Abby Fisher's Corn Bread

from What Mrs Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking — Abby Fisher

Abby Fisher's Sweet Potato Pie1881

Reconstruction-era USA

Abby Fisher's Sweet Potato Pie

from What Mrs Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking — Abby Fisher

Fannie Farmer's Boston Baked Beans1896

Gilded Age USA

Fannie Farmer's Boston Baked Beans

from Boston Cooking-School Cook Book — Fannie Merritt Farmer

Farmer's Boston Cream Pie1896

Gilded Age USA

Farmer's Boston Cream Pie

from Boston Cooking-School Cook Book — Fannie Merritt Farmer

Farmer's Clam Chowder (New England)1896

Gilded Age USA

Farmer's Clam Chowder (New England)

from Boston Cooking-School Cook Book — Fannie Merritt Farmer

Farmer's Parker House Rolls1896

Gilded Age USA

Farmer's Parker House Rolls

from Boston Cooking-School Cook Book — Fannie Merritt Farmer

Fannie Farmer's Chocolate Cake1896

Gilded Age USA

Fannie Farmer's Chocolate Cake

from Boston Cooking-School Cook Book — Fannie Merritt Farmer

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