Historical Recipes

"This recipe for Scotch Collops appears in a late 17th-century English manuscript, a time when domestic cookery books wer..."

"This recipe hails from late 17th-century England, a time when pies were lavish centerpieces at the table and seafood was..."

"This recipe originates from early 18th-century England, around 1706, a time when luxurious creams and fruit-based desser..."

"This recipe hails from the Granville family’s household manuscript, recorded between 1640 and 1750—an era when country h..."

"This Dutch Pudding recipe hails from the mid-18th century and is attributed to Elizabeth Langley, who was active around ..."

"This recipe hails from around 1700, when oysters were a prized and widely enjoyed ingredient in Britain. Pickling was a ..."

"This recipe for Olus Molle—literally 'soft vegetables'—hails from a cookery collection attributed to (pseudo-)Apicius in..."

"This recipe, 'To make Muskedine Comfitts', hails from the collection of John King, dated between 1625 and 1725. At this ..."

"This recipe, dating from approximately 1700 to 1775, is attributed to Ann Goodenough. During this period, pickling was a..."

"This recipe comes from Rachel Kirk, dated 1707, a time when home wine-making was a practical way to preserve the summer ..."

"This recipe comes from the late 17th century, preserved in the manuscripts of Jane Dawson, an English gentlewoman. The '..."

"This recipe comes from the kitchen of Mrs. Knight, who flourished around 1740, in a prosperous mid-18th-century British ..."