Bride's Cake and Savory Snacks From a 1835 New Bedford Cookbook
A damaged excerpt from a New Bedford 1835 cookbook details a wedding cake recipe using 43 eggs, plus a menu for light refreshments. It includes a layered Bride's Cake with a rich frosting, cheese and meat spreads, garden greens, and a Molasses Milk Nog served with wafers. The piece reflects home economy and social customs of the era.
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New Bedford
Evan Dtean
Feros
Averyone
Butterfish: A savory seaside staple praised nationwide
Butterfish is praised as a tasty Atlantic coast staple. The piece notes common names like dollarfish shiner and pumpkinseed and describes the fish as plentiful April through December. It provides dietary value highlighting high protein vitamins and minerals and offers a simple baking and broiling recipe serves four.
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Maine
Atlantic Coast
Fishery Council
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Beets and Beans Highlight This Week’s Market Report
A weekly agri notes list market availability with beets beans and sour cherries plentiful while spinach carrot broccoli and squash remain in good supply. Lettuce from Rome and sweet cherries show variability with two weeks of continued sour cherry abundance and preservation options discussed for beans and general canning guidance.
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Rome
Asparagus and Tomato Salad in Gelatin Mold
A vintage recipe describes a jellied asparagus and tomato salad. It details assembling thin asparagus wedges and tomato pieces in a gelatin mold, with seasonings including onion, vinegar, salt, Worcestershire, and a light dressing, then chilling and unmolding on lettuce.
Home-made Pickles Add Spice And Variety to Your Canning
Home canned picks include garlic dill sour and sweet onions with spices. The guide outlines prep steps for cucumbers onions and peppers, brine ratios, sterilization, jar packing, and resting times, yielding several quarts of preserved produce.
Sandwich FILING From Toast Scraps And Meat Rework
An unusual kitchen note describes saving sizable toast pieces by grinding remaining meat, mixing with saled dressing, and layering the mix between bread slices.
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