Heirloom recipes, Kitchen and Culture, Wisconsin History
“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...
Cornish Food and Culture, Heirloom recipes, Kitchen and Culture
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...
Cornish Food and Culture, Heirloom recipes, Kitchen and Culture
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...
Cornish Food and Culture, Kitchen and Culture
“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...
History, Kitchen and Culture
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...
Heirloom recipes, Italian Food and Culture, Kitchen and Culture
In 1902, the first Italian-Americans arrived in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Read more about their contributions to Mineral Point history in the article Italian Food and Culture in Mineral Point. For this issue of Kitchen & Culture, we feature a recipe for Italian...
Harold William Thorpe novels are now included on Goodreads! 