“Alice and I always walked home from school for dinner at noon. Sometimes there would be a blizzard and Emma would call us in for Cornish pasties. That saved us a long walk in the storm, since she lived about halfway to our house.” – From High on the Bluff...
“Sadie reached deep into a bush and nimbly fingered three berries into her hand. ‘My mama says there’ll be no blackberry cobbler this winter if I don’t fill these pails.’” – Aubrey’s Attic At the start of Harold William Thorpe’s children’s chapter book, Aubrey’s...
In September, in honor of the annual Midwest Cornish Festival we are sharing Cornish recipes contributed by friends, fans and family members. Grandma Gribble’s Saffron Buns Submitted by Gretta Gribble and David Gribble. Thank you! Makes two dozen buns. My mother was...
In September, in honor of the annual Midwest Cornish Festival we are sharing Cornish recipes contributed by friends, fans and family members. These are caraway seed biscuits, found in the Cornish recipes from the 1950s, “’Homemaker’s Club’ Cookbook.’” Recipe written...
“Consistent with Cornish Custom every one had to exchange a piece of saffron cake as each piece meant another happy year of life.” –From High on the Bluff Every culture has its holiday traditions. Cornish households, wrote Cassell’s Family Magazine in 1890, “make a...
During World War II, sugar was one of many commodities rationed by the federal government. Families were given coupons based on their household size. In 1942, the US Bureau of Home Economics issued “Recipes to Match Your Sugar Ration,” a 22-page bulletin. It had...
Harold William Thorpe novels are now included on Goodreads!