Handwritten recipe with title 'Oystar Pie'.

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Typed transcript of the Oystar Pie recipe

To celebrate British Pie Week, our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is this recipe for oyster pie from about 300 years ago! Up to you whether to make it, or just enjoy the vocabulary, such as caudle and verjuice.

#BritishPieWeek #HistoricRecipe

Pancake recipe for Shrove Tuesday Looking for a slightly different recipe for this year’s pancakes? Why not try this recipe from Clara’s friend Mrs Coke at Depdale. Pancakes Take three spoonfulls of fine flour, a pint o…

How about giving your pancakes a historical twist this year, with this early 19th century recipe? It contains a pint of cream, orange flower water and three spoonfuls of sweet wine... recordoffice.wordpre...

#PancakeDay #ShroveTuesday #FoodHistory #HistoricRecipe

Whenever a restaurant has a long run in an area, there is always sadness to see it go. Today, the Castle Test Kitchen is taking readers back to the Vlassis Brother's Restaurant on Court Street...#historicrecipe
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Today we're taking a look at the interests of the family--particularly the unfortunately named "Home of the Friendless"--today's Child and Family Services. Come along with us and learn more about Florence Webber Peter and her work with the "friendless"...#historicrecipe

Last week the Castle Test Kitchen visited the Pik-Nik Drive-In, but today, we strolled across State Street to another hot spot for the teens of the 1950s and 60s, the Avalon. ...#historicrecipe
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Time to cruise the streets of Saginaw with the top down and the music turned up--today the Castle Test Kitchen is visiting every cool cat's favorite place to gnosh on pizza pups and burgers, the Pik-Nik Drive-In. #historicrecipe #NationalDineOutMonth
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This week, we look further into the development of Saginaw's St. Thomas Aquinas on State Street, honing in on the architect of the original structures, Joseph Goddeyne, who also designed a number of buildings in Bay City--and around the state. #historicrecipe https://loom.ly/RyREHHM

After World War II, a number of subdivisions sprang up around the edges of Saginaw Township. These developments led to new schools and churches to serve the growing population in the township. #historicrecipe https://loom.ly/nYXgVYA

Labor Day is truly a day to take a break, maybe even enjoy a picnic...Out in Fremont Township between Hemlock and St. Charles, the Scotch Picnic served as the Labor Day place to be for more than a century. #historicrecipe #LaborDay2025
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Put the top down on your 57' Plymouth Belvedere and cruise on over to Golfside for a taste of Mrs. Lord's cantaloup and olive salad as you learn the history of this Saginaw family, their pastimes, work, and homes. #historicrecipe
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Hand written text in old handwriting.

Typed transcript of the text, which reads: "Chocolate Almond Take Chocolate grate & searce [sieve] it w[ith] the double quantity of serced [sieved] Sugar then take an equall quantity of oil of Almond & Gum Arabick steeped in water & make it up to a past, beat it a pretty while in a mortar fit it for moulds take it out & dry it on a sieve."

How about making chocolate almonds on #WorldChocolateDay? Just follow this 17th century recipe from Hopton Hall - and do let us know the result!

#History #HistoricRecipe #17thCentury

The Original Bakewell Pudding recipe? Ask most people to name a dessert from Bakewell and they’ll say Bakewell tart. Now Bakewell tart is delicious – if you’ve never tasted it, it consists of flaked almonds, frangipane, jam and s…

As yesterday was #BakewellTartDay, we've decided today must be Bakewell Pudding Day! Did you know we have one of the earliest known recipes, from 1837? We even had a very successful go at making it: recordoffice.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/t...

#history #historicrecipe

Image of cherry pudding with ice cream on fine china. Titled Castle Test Kitchen; A Garden Her Honor: Lucille Andersen's Cherry Pudding

Spring flowers? Not quite yet, but this week's recipe digs into Andersen Enrichment Center gardens and their namesake, Lucille Andersen. The Andersen name is well known in the region. Enjoy a square of cherry pudding and dig in to the life of Lucille Andersen... #historicrecipe loom.ly/ref_kJ8

The Hirshon Medieval Mishmishiya Lamb and Apricot Tagine – مشمشمية To My glorious Citizens of the Islamic faith! Now that Ramadan has officially begun in the Middle East - I ask Allah to purify your heart from sins and fill it with piety, faith, and

Citizens! Break Your Iftar Fast This Ramadan With The Fragrant Historic Masterpiece That ALONE Is The Hirshon Medieval Mishmishiya Lamb and Apricot Tagine! – مشمشمية www.thefooddictator.com/the-hirshon-...

#Recipe #Recipes #Ramadan #Iftar #Lamb #Medieval #Historicrecipe #History

I am hoping to collect recipes that can be traced to various parts of English and British history, as well as tips on how to recreate them in a modern kitchen. Does anyone have any tips on where I can start looking? #History #foodhistory #historicrecipe