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Dinner at 1800: Nana’s Cornbread

Welcome to a special edition episode of Dinner at 1800: On The Trail! Today, we are going to borrow my friend’s fire pit out in the country and attempt to cook cornbread just as they did on the trail. Leslie J. Whipple’s The Oregon Trail Cookbook is a compilation of recipes mostly used on theContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Nana’s Cornbread”

Dinner at 1800: Alamode Beef

And we’re back! This time with a recipe from The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Child published in 1832. And this one was fascinating. And also kind of long, so feel free to jump over to Instagram for the 45 second version! As always, many thanks to my sister Tianna for recording my experiment!ContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Alamode Beef”

Dinner at 1800: A Beautiful Flavoured Punch

This month, we are going simple with a punch. I think my favorite part of this recipe is the title: To Make a Beautiful Flavoured Punch. I love it so much. Actually, my favorite might be the background. Taken from The House Servant’s Directory, the book (and therefore recipe) was written by Robert Roberts, aContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: A Beautiful Flavoured Punch”

Dinner at 1800: Strawberry Dumplings

For this month’s Dinner at 1800, we are going on the trail! Yup, today’s recipe is from Mary Power’s diary when she was traveling to California in 1856, which means attempting to replicate it was quite an adventure. See the highlights over on Instagram! So many thank yous to my sister, Tianna, without whom, theContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Strawberry Dumplings”