This antique tin pudding steamer came with the message “The old article that was for steaming brown bread or suet pudding. It is a least 100 years old. Had belonged to Agnes Sherman.” These steamers were used to steam Christmas Puddings and Brown Breads, such as this one made and steamed by Chris Barnacoat for…
Tag: Historical cooking
18th Century Election Cake!
Election Day is here and that means one thing: 18th century cake! To celebrate our hard-earned right to vote, we’ll be baking an Election Cake, a New England tradition going back to the 1700s! In fact, these cakes have been part of our region’s dessert menu for so long that before we even had elections,…