Cooking in the Archives

It was a hot August day when my students read a recipe “To Make Pistacho Cream” from Lady Elizabeth Craven’s receipt book out loud, letter by letter, on their first day of class.

I’ve been working on a salad* recipe to share here, but this summer has not felt like a good time to test salads.

It became abundantly clear that it was time to thin the clusters on the apple trees in the back garden when the branches began to bend in unusual ways.

It’s always a thrill when I find a new chocolate recipe to test.

This post was written by Marissa Nicosia and Sarah Peters Kernan.

I always buy too many quinces.

I have wanted to share this mushroom recipe with you for a long time.

Bake this recipe October 5-13, 2024 to participate in the fifth annual Great Rare Books Bakeoff!

I love strawberry season.

This recipe “To Make Jumballs of Chocholett” is from Elisabeth Hawar’s recipe book (now William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, fMS.1975.003).

See the end of the post for information about the fourth annual Great Rare Books Bakeoff that is taking place this week (September 30-October 8, 2023)!