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Propagating Wild Yeast for Reenactments

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 29 2017

Today, if you asked 50 people about how to start a wild yeast culture for making ...
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Rye and Indian Bread

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 28 2017

This is called Rye and Indian bread, because it’s made of part rye flour and part...
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Paw Paw Pudding

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 27 2016

Paw paws are a small yellow fruit native to the Eastern United States, but has a ...
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Pound Cake

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 26 2016

This wonderful traditional pound cake comes from Amelia Simons’ 1796 cookbook, “A...
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Pork a la Normand

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 10 2016

This recipe was originally a Cheshire Pork Pie from Hannah Glasse’s 1788 cookbook...
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Tiny Purses – Date Turnovers

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 04 2016

This recipe is a date turnover from a 1596 cookbook called “The Good Housewife’s ...
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Lemon Minced Pie

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 28 2016

Our recipe today comes from Maria Rundell’s 1808 cookbook, “A New System of Domes...
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Delicious Savory Onion Pie

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 26 2016

Today’s recipe is a wonderful savory onion pie from “The Little Primitive Cookery...
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Dutch Ovens

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 25 2016

There seems to be a modern resurgence in baking in Dutch ovens, but this technique...
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Dutch Ovens

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 25 2016

There seems to be a modern resurgence in baking in Dutch ovens, but this technique...
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1796 Beef Steak Pie

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 21 2016

Today we are doing a savory Beef Steak Pie using our Dutch oven. This recipe come...
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White Pot Bread Pudding

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 01 2016

White pot is a sweet, buttery, bready, custard type bread pudding originating fro...
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No-Knead French Bread

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 29 2016

There is a bread baking technique that has been floating around the internet sinc...
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Using Leaven

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 06 2016

In our last blog, we made leaven. Leaven is old dough that you save back and you ...
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Making Leaven

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 03 2016

Leaven or Sourdough Starter is very easy to make. First you make a very simple br...
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Making Leaven

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 03 2016

Leaven or Sourdough Starter is very easy to make. First you make a very simple br...
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Ship’s Bisket

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 01 2016

Throughout history, bread has been a vital staple of life. . Archaeological evide...
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Historic Mixed Grain Bread

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 05 2016

Bread was an important food source in the 18th century. Not only was it a staple,...
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