I’m a lover of Grapefruit. And I know enough to know that there is a right way and a wrong way to prepare a grapefruit. I like to think of it as the fine art of Grapefruiting. So you can imagine my delight when I found that Good Housekeeping’s Book of Good Meals, 1929, had a section dedicated to proper Grapefruit preparation. I had to share. Here are some tips for preparing Grapefruit.
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While Christmas Season is the usual time for baked apples glace, I find
myself craving it at other off times of year and feel obliged to satisfy
that craving (especially in late June early July).
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Here are some of my favorite salad dressings, created and tested over time in our family’s kitchens.
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Here you’ll find temperatures in Fahrenheit and their Celsius conversions as well as cook times for 11 types of pies/shells:
- Mirangue pies
- Apple or any double-crust pie with raw filling
- Custard, Pumpkin, or open pies
- Open cross-cut and “fruit deep” pies
- Double crust pie with pre-cooked filling
- Open pies with soufflé filling
- Pastry straws
- Pie shells
- Puff pastry
- Tart shells
- Turnovers.
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Puddings today are a bit
different from the puddings of days of old. These vintage puddings are
bready and warm and scrumptious, perfect for the winter season.
Pudding Recipes in this article include:
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Cottage Pudding, Chocolate Pudding, Fruit Pudding, Ginger Pudding, Suet Pudding, Plum Pudding, Steamed Dumplings
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Valentines day is a time to celebrate with your love, of course, but
getting together with friends is just as fun. In vintage times,
Valentine’s Day lunches and dinners were popular, as was Valentines
Bridge or Tea get together. This post provides you with 4 Vintage
Valentine Lunch menus, 2 Vintage Valentine Bridge or Tea menus, and 1
Vintage Valentine Dinner Menu.
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Bouillon is a terrific base to
so many soups and jellies, and can be enjoyed year round as it can be
served hot or cold). Additions can include fish, seafood, vegetables,
even fruit. Here you’ll find a simple, vintage, beef bouillon recipe and
one for tomato bouillon.
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In this post, find out the vintage way to make and serve coffee, percolated coffee, drip coffee, boiled coffee, and iced coffee.
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