http://www.hushpuppynation.com Devoted to the history and culture of Southern food. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:13:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So called because made of stale bread, which would be a loss Six thick slices of stale bread, soaked in sugared milk, flavored with vanilla ; drain and dip in beaten egg, fry in hot lard, browning on both sides ; sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve hot. Mrs. Franklin L. Morgan. —Echoes Of Southern Kitchens, ... http://www.hushpuppynation.com/french-pain-perdu/ Make a rich lemonade, using two lemons to one pint water. Rub some of the rind with loaf sugar, so as to extract the oil, say about four lemons to a gallon. Take the whites of eight eggs beat to an icing, adding pulverized sugar; about two pounds sugar to a gallon, including the ... http://www.hushpuppynation.com/lemon-sherbet/ Beaten Biscuits To one quart of flour add one teaspoonful salt, one pinch soda, sift these alltogether, then mix in one tablespoon of lard, which has previously been on ice. (It must be cold and stiff.) Moisten all with half a pint of milk, which also has been on ice and ... http://www.hushpuppynation.com/beaten-biscuits/ A  menu, typical of those found in wealthy Southern homes at the end of the nineteenth century. CHRISTMAS DINNER. Decorations Holly. Celery. Olives. Salted Almonds. Blue Points. Grand Chateau Yquem. Green Turtle Soup. Sherry. Broiled Porapano with Pommes Duchesse. Roast Turkey. French Peas. Asparagus. Chateau Lafitte. Terrapin, a la Maryland. Champagne. Roman Punch. Red Head Ducks. Fried Hominy. Currant Jelly. Champagne. Celery ... http://www.hushpuppynation.com/christmas-dinner/ Stew apples and strain them: whip the whites of 3 or 4 eggs: add to them pulverized sugar; to this slowly whisk in the apples. Eat with cake. — Mrs. William S. Donnan, ,A Collection of Virginia Recipes. Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, 1891. Related posts:Apple Sweet Pickles A recipe for sweet ... http://www.hushpuppynation.com/apple-snow/ Clean thoroughly and scrape it. Put it into a stove-pan with sufficient cold water, a pod of red pepper and salt. Baste frequently to make it crisp. Cook well done. Serve cold. —Church of the Epiphany (Danville, Va.). Key to the Pantry: Choice, Tried Recipes. Danville, Va: Boatwright Bros, 1898. Related posts:Black-eyed ... http://www.hushpuppynation.com/roasted-opossum/ Tipsy Parson is an English dessert that was a staple in the Nineteenth Century South.  It is made by soaking sponge or pound cake in brandy or wine and topping it with a custard pudding. “Soak a whole sponge-cake (or any pieces of dry cake will answer) in some sherry; when ... http://www.hushpuppynation.com/tipsy-parson-pudding/ “Thank God, who made the garden grow, Who took upon himself to know That we loved vegetables so. I served his plan with rake and hoe, And mother, boiling, baking, slow To her favorite tune of Old Black Joe, Predestined many an age ago. Pearly corn still on the cob, My teeth are aching for that job. Tomatoes, one ... http://www.hushpuppynation.com/fruits-of-the-garden/ Before the revolution in cooking technology that occurred in the latter years of the nineteenth century, the Southern kitchen wasn't a particularly pleasant place to be. From the founding of Jamestown until the middle of the nineteenth centuries, cooking for plantation and backcountry cabin was done on the open hearth. Site-made ... http://www.hushpuppynation.com/plantation-kitchens/ From the first wife who watched as her husband grabbed a musket in 1776 to the one who waits for her husband to return from Iraq or Afghanistan, military wives have shared the same worries, concerns, challenges and camaraderie. Carolyn Quick Tillery, herself a military wife, has written "The Military Wives' ... http://www.hushpuppynation.com/military-wives-cookbook/