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Old-Fashioned Teacake Recipes Cookbook $4.00
 


Old-Fashioned Teacake Recipes Cookbook

A Dish of Tea

Recipes, History and Etiquette from Conner Prairie Museum

This unique teacake recipes cookbook contains more than just recipes. There is a wonderful history of tea in America, how a formal tea party was hosted in early American times, photos and descriptions of early tea sets, instructions on how to set your table for a tea party, explanations of the different types of tea, instructions on how to brew a perfect pot of tea, and tea etiquette.

The recipes in this book are meant to complement a tea party and contain authentic early American recipes including Tea Sandwiches, Scones and Biscuits, Tarts and Pastries, and Cakes. This book also includes a handy baking and cooking chart on the back page for weights, measurements, and substitutions.

Notes are provided from Conner Prairie Museum and give a historical perspective on some of these early American celebrations. This book has a nice amount of history regarding early American celebrations for the history buff as well. To learn more, visit the Conner Prairie Museum website.

Here is just a sampling of recipes from this cookbook.

Tea Sandwiches and Savories:

    Cheese Sandwiches
    Welsh Rarebit
    Cucumber Sandwiches
    Chicken Salad


Scones, Biscuits, and Teacakes
:
   
Benton Teacakes
    Lemon Cookies
    Gingerbread
    Naples Biscuits (ladyfingers)
    Tea Biscuits
    Scotch Scones
    Scotch Cakes
    Tea Cakes

Tarts and Pastries:
   
Fruit Turnovers
    Peach Tarts
    Orange Tartlets
    Lemon Cheesecakes
    Puff-Paste Pastry

Cakes:
   
Berwick Sponge Cake
    Chocolate Cake
    Lemon Cake with Lemon Icing
    Martha Scott's Orange Tea Cakes
    Victoria Sandwich
    Republican Cake
    Savoy Cake
    Washington Pound Cake

Sweetmeats, Curds, and Creams:
    Lemon Curd
    Lemon Cream
    Orange and Lemon Sweetmeats

  • This cookbook measures 8 1/2 " x 5 1/2 " and is a soft cover book. 32 pages.
  • All recipes in these cookbooks are in US equivalents (cups, pounds, ounces).
  • Take your pick and order a few different titles. They are a nice item to have on hand when you need a last minute shower or wedding gift.
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