1800s food recipes

I’ve been digging through some old cookbooks and found these amazing vintage recipes that have stood the test of time. They’re seriously some of the best comfort food around, and I bet you'll love them as much as I do.

The staple ration for Union soldiers was hardtack, a rock-hard biscuit. But other simple Civil War recipes, like soups, stews and hash, could be made with whatever ingredients the soldiers had on hand.

Contents Wondering what people ate in colonial times? In this article, we’ve provided nine different American Revolution recipes you can make at home, so you can find out what food was like during the Revolutionary War. We’ve included breakfast items, snacks soldiers might have eaten, lunch/dinner options, and desserts as well. These recipes allow you ... Read more

How old is the meal you're eating right now? No, I'm not asking "how long has it been in the fridge;" I want to know how ancient the recipe for the food that you're consuming right now is. For some common foods, the answer is "extremely" — some of…

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1800s Recipe for soft molasses gingerbread. Very easy with only 6 ingredients. #historicbaking #vintagerecipes #1800srecipes #oldrecipes #antiquerecipes #gingerbread

Food, glorious food, we’re anxious to try it… Okay, okay, I won’t sing anymore, but this is going to be fun and drool-inducing! I’ve been cooking since I was about 10 years old. As a cub scout, I had to cook three meals for my cooking badge (yes, that is a thing). These three meals ... Read more

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Though the days of collecting candy eggs in a brightly coloured straw basket might be behind many of us, that doesn't mean that we can't still indulge in the sweet, sweet side of Easter time and the return of spring alike. There are certain foods that suit this gentle season especially well, many of which have been beloved staples for decades, if not centuries, and that speak to the shift away from winter and straight into spring that those of us north of the equator are (or will soon be…

I don't make sandwiches often, but they're not anything like these from 1800s cookbooks. I was especially intrigued by the baked bean sandwich recipe and the one for an anchovy sandwich. In the 1800s, bread was mostly homemade and had to be sliced evenly for sandwiches, as the first automatically sliced loaves of bread weren't

Get a taste of the Roaring Twenties with these vintage recipes for oysters Rockefeller, finger sandwiches, icebox cakes and more. 1920s food had a lot to offer!

Can you imagine the cuisine of our ancestors from the Thirteen Colonies? For years, I believed that I couldn’t imagine eating only a few dishes every single day, including corns, sunflowers, or meat. It sounds so ... Read more

With hearty breads, filling soups and simple desserts, these vintage recipes will give you the perfect taste of the 1930s.

Have you made some pioneer recipes your ancestors made many years ago? They didn’t have the ingredients we have today so they had to make do with what they had. And make do is what they did for sure.

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Step back in time with this enchanting collection of 100 recipes from a century ago, offering a rare glimpse into the culinary past. Delight in the nostalgia of dishes like bacon muffins, graham pop-overs, and hot cross buns. Indulge in the unique flavors of peanut butter pancakes and lemon citron cake. Explore the intriguing tastes of Cornflake fancies, squash pudding, and fish loaf. Savor the simplicity of poorhouse soup and sour cream pie, or start your day with breakfast apples and…