When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures.
This recipe is from the National Constitution Center (NCC), Philadelphia PA. According to the NCC, Thomas Jefferson's biscuits were served at the first meeting of the First Continental Congress in 1774 and are served today at the famous City Tavern (built in 1773) located in Philadelphia's historic district at 2nd and Walnut Streets. These are a light, tasty biscuit (scone), with or without the pecans. I enjoy them with butter and honey. The nutrition can be improved by using a margarine...
Every time we go to Williamsburg, I am compelled to buy the gingerbread cookies. They are not too sweet and one of my favorite things when we visit. (Somehow, food is my favorite thing of ANYWHERE we visit.) The last time we went I bought the Raleigh Tavern recipe book even though I only wanted it for the gingerbread recipe! Somehow, gingerbread seems like a Christmas type of cookie. Maybe because people like to make gingerbread houses. But these are year-round good. So don't limit yourself...
George and Martha Washington welcomed thousands of guests to Mount Vernon, and were well known for their boundless hospitality, frequent and memorable parties, and for the wide variety of culinary treats served. Explore our 18th-century historic recipes and learn more about food culture at Mount Vernon!
Our suggested books on brewing▶ http://www.townsends.us/book-recommendations-brewing.html ▶▶Mead was a very popular drink during the 17th century and before...
Free historical cookbooks from Pompeii to WW1. Classical era, Middle Ages, Renaissance, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century and early 20th century recipes.
Although often overlooked, New Orleans, as a Spanish colonial city, was the site of pivotal events in the war for American independence from Great Britain. As detailed in an earlier article published in the Journal of the American Revolution, it was here that Bernardo de Galvéz vaulted onto the scene. He rose from his role […]
Cake has not always been an overly sweet confection topped with a thick and offensive paste of tasteless fat and sugar. Nay, there was a time when civilized people sat down to tea and enjoyed a few scant bites of sweetness to awaken the senses and delight the tongue during […]
