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Universal bread recipe for camp cooks
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Part of what I want to do with the book I'm working one is not only to have a reference on food and equipment available for 19th Century cooks, but to have basic recipes that can be changed to suit…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Glen Carman Feb 15.
Sweet tea before the 20th Century
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I am working full bore on my book on 19th Century cooking. (Don't look for it till spring of 2015, that's my goal.) I want to be a though as humanly possible on the post-Civil War era. This may get a…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Glen Carman Feb 14.
What do you other renactors wear for sleepwear in camp?
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A few years back I made my nightshirt just for fun, I found out I like to wear it for sleepwear in camp and where there are places I can get a shower in the evening I put it on after my shower. Just…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by anthony martin Sep 8, 2012.
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Glen Carman replied to Glen Carman's discussion Universal bread recipe for camp cooks
"I've never tried it with out scalding the milk, their is something about an enzyme that slows down the yeast action with out it. I must admit that's one of the few things I went with blind faith on. One 12 oz can of…"
Neil Waring replied to Glen Carman's discussion Universal bread recipe for camp cooks
"We have made basic sweet roll dough with this type of recipe for years, but never used scalded milk, but will try now, should make an even sweeter dough.
I have a near life-long intrest in old time cooking and baking (odd for someone who spent 40…"
Glen Carman replied to Glen Carman's discussion Universal bread recipe for camp cooks
"Leave the salt out and it compensates for the honey. Also honey retards the molding in homemade bread, sour dough does also. A sourdough bread sweetened with honey has about twice the shelf life of regular homemade. "
Dave McGowan replied to Glen Carman's discussion Universal bread recipe for camp cooks
"Similar to a recipe I've used back in bachelor days.
Honey makes great bread. However, I would use the 3/4 cup but honey alone will create a lite brick. Make sure there is at least a tabelspoon (2?) of sugar to get the yeast working."
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Universal bread recipe for camp cooks
Part of what I want to do with the book I'm working one is not only to have a reference on food and equipment available for 19th Century cooks, but to have basic recipes that can be changed to suit the cook or supplies. These will be easy to put to memory and the idea also is to be able to make them with out measuring devices or at least nothing beyond a basic one or two.As one can see, with this bread recipe you start with right around 2 1/2 cups of water, a 24 oz tin cup will work great.…See More
Glen Carman replied to Glen Carman's discussion Sweet tea before the 20th Century
"Oh as an added, I bet those are the same type pecans my Okie relatives used to bring up. "
Glen Carman replied to Glen Carman's discussion Sweet tea before the 20th Century
"Thank you everyone, a lot of interesting info here. What is interesting also along this lines, the first commercial ice plant in the US was set up in San Antonio Texas in the 1870's. I should have said ice…"
anthony martin replied to Glen Carman's discussion Sweet tea before the 20th Century
" Glen,
My grandmother was born in 1899 and my grandfather in 1888 and both recalled that their parents always made sweet tea.Apparently my great grandfather used to ice it and slip in liberal amounts of bourbon because his…"
anthony martin replied to Glen Carman's discussion Sweet tea before the 20th Century
" Some thoughts on pecan pie-I prefer a molasses based dark pecan pie to the ones made with a white custard filling and all older recipe books tend to lean to the ones with dark molasses based filling as molasses was both plentiful and cheap and…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Glen Carman's discussion Sweet tea before the 20th Century
"The very best--& tastiest--pecans are the natives. They are very small--abt the size of the middle joint on your middle finger--& have a very hard shell, but they have more taste than any of the 'big' pecans, most of which…"
Gay Mathis replied to Glen Carman's discussion Sweet tea before the 20th Century
"Texas Siftings -Austin, TX -- February 6, 1886--The Kitchen--"Pecan Pie"
Is not only delicious, but is capable of being made "a real state pie," as an enthusiastic admirer said. The pecans must be very carefully hulled, and the…"
Glen Carman replied to Glen Carman's discussion Sweet tea before the 20th Century
"I meant that for here, not up there.
Tea and ice would have been scarce also.
What is interesting I've found no evidence of any recipes or reference to pecan pie in the 19th Century. "
Glen Carman replied to Glen Carman's discussion Sweet tea before the 20th Century
"Tea and ice would have been scarce there also."
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Glen Carman's discussion Sweet tea before the 20th Century
"In earlyTexas--before 'The War"--tea would have been sweetened in the brewing process with honey. 'Cut sugar'-either in lumps or granulated--was very rare in pre-War Texas. Piloncillos--cones of very hard sugar abt…"
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Sweet tea before the 20th Century
I am working full bore on my book on 19th Century cooking. (Don't look for it till spring of 2015, that's my goal.) I want to be a though as humanly possible on the post-Civil War era. This may get a bit long and it's a minor point, but one I can't solve to my satisfaction. Most references will say iced tea was invented at the 1904 Worlds Fair, total bunk as many similar things. Recipes for iced tea in copyrighted books goes back to the 1850's at least. Older recipes that I have found before…See More
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