Recipes
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Cabbage and Onion Piroshki
Delicious, slightly sweet cabbage, onion, and dill filling surrounded by a soft, buttery bread
The First American Apple Pie
Apple pie with rose water and mace, which is delicious but has some confounding instructions
Medieval Apple Pie
Delicious mashed apples and pears with raisins, figs, and spices in a hot water crust
Austrian Apricot Dumplings
Apricots wrapped in a soft cheese-based dough with a crunchy exterior of breadcrumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter
Ginger Loaf
A very interesting, very large loaf of bread that tastes rather plain at first, then the flavor and heat of the ginger slowly kicks in afterward
Key Lime Pie
Super smooth filling that’s lime-forward but not too tart with meringue and a graham cracker crust
Spotted Dick
Victorian boiled pudding with currants, suet, and cinnamon, served with a simple butter and brown sugar sauce
Chuck Wagon Cornbread
Dense but flavorful cornbread perfect for eating with Chuck Wagon Beans on a cattle drive
Civil War Pound Cake
A dense and wonderfully flavorful pound cake made with nutmeg and brandy
Kaiserschmarrn (Scrambled Pancakes)
A delicious dessert of chopped up souffle-like pancake with plum compote as Kaiser Franz Joseph I would have enjoyed it
Apple, Fig, and Raisin Rissoles
Medieval fried pastries with a filling of figs, apples, raisins, nuts, and spices
Roman Cheese Fritters (Encytum)
Essentially a spiral-shaped version of globi, this simple two-ingredient batter is fried and topped with honey and poppyseeds
WWII Castagnaccio (Tuscan Chestnut Cake)
Very dry and dense sugarless ration-friendly cake made with chestnut flour, lemon, and yeast
Pineapple Tarts
Absolutely delicious tarts whose complex flavor belies the simple 3 ingredient filling of pineapple, sugar, and wine
School Lunch Cheese Pizza
If you had cheese pizza at school in the 80s or 90s, this recipe with a pourable crust will be a walk down memory lane
Cranberry Apple Pie
Simple but delicious cranberry and apple pie filling in a wonderfully buttery crust