tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post116501312213700290..comments2024-03-06T09:43:09.476+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Through the Ages with Gingerbread.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-63071518016260737762017-02-16T02:52:56.725+10:002017-02-16T02:52:56.725+10:00I wanted to tell you that I made Hannah Woolsey...I wanted to tell you that I made Hannah Woolsey's (Queen-like Closet) gingerbread recently, using a Manchet bread I had made (using The Good Huswifes Handmaide for the Kitchin recipe). Being uncertain of baking time for the gingerbread, I ended up overbaking it and it was quite tough to chew. Had I left it longer it might have turned into more of a biscotti style bread. It was absolutely delicious! Instead of using claret though, I used sherry. Mmmmm!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492950209121399762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-25228787387229765362016-12-17T17:10:06.291+10:002016-12-17T17:10:06.291+10:00Made Mrs Smiths Gingerbread to make a gingerbread ...Made Mrs Smiths Gingerbread to make a gingerbread man in a mould I bought - reduced the flour to about 5oz as it was getting a bit stiff, but yum once it was made....! Needs to be left in the mould until cool - mine lost its head and leg. I will just have to practice more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-60857725698833469732013-02-13T06:51:22.272+10:002013-02-13T06:51:22.272+10:00Hi there Ceallach, I cant help you there, I am afr...Hi there Ceallach, I cant help you there, I am afraid. But it would have been for most ordinary folk an occasional treat at a fair or something like that. The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-42585664240298246402013-02-10T14:21:07.738+10:002013-02-10T14:21:07.738+10:00Hello there,and thanks for such an interesting and...Hello there,and thanks for such an interesting and detailed post! I am interested in finding out how much a piece of gingerbread would have cost back in the early modern period. If you were, say, at a market in the 1600's and there was a lady there selling gingerbread, how much would it cost to buy a piece? A few pennies? More? Less? I'm having trouble finding an exact answer, and I thought you might have found something about this during your foodie readings. Cheers, Kelly : ) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-67708834545892422832013-02-10T14:20:23.712+10:002013-02-10T14:20:23.712+10:00Hello there,and thanks for such an interesting and...Hello there,and thanks for such an interesting and detailed post! I am interested in finding out how much a piece of gingerbread would have cost back in the early modern period. If you were, say, at a market in the 1600's and there was a lady there selling gingerbread, how much would it cost to buy a piece? A few pennies? More? Less? I'm having trouble finding an exact answer, and I thought you might have found something about this during your foodie readings. Cheers, Kelly : ) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-67387547027053502852012-10-24T06:01:34.404+10:002012-10-24T06:01:34.404+10:00Hi Angela - 'cerst' means put through a se...Hi Angela - 'cerst' means put through a searce - an old name for a sieve or sifter. The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-16931169588921133512012-10-24T01:43:54.124+10:002012-10-24T01:43:54.124+10:00I am wondering if anyone knows what the phrase &qu...I am wondering if anyone knows what the phrase "beaten and cerst" means?Angela Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921207251139574932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-8255527163564856732012-10-24T01:42:40.749+10:002012-10-24T01:42:40.749+10:00I am wondering if anyone knows what the phrase &qu...I am wondering if anyone knows what the phrase "beaten and cerst" means?Angela Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921207251139574932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-53547953478727429832011-12-15T05:39:31.204+10:002011-12-15T05:39:31.204+10:00Hi Merry. The recipe you ask about is certaainly f...Hi Merry. The recipe you ask about is certaainly familiar, but I cant search for it easily right now - I have had hand surgery and have to do everything one-handed, which is slow and tedious. thank goodness for bloggers post-ahead feature, or blog posts would be very short!The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-72647997955967493942011-12-12T07:28:38.367+10:002011-12-12T07:28:38.367+10:00thanking you for your time and efforts, most pleas...thanking you for your time and efforts, most pleasant read!merry carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529838806395581813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-25914717611245199092011-12-12T07:27:05.441+10:002011-12-12T07:27:05.441+10:00quite wonderful to have found The Old Foodie. Hel...quite wonderful to have found The Old Foodie. Help if you can? Am searching for a gingerbread cookie recipe that is mostly made in large kettle then turned out onto floured table to roll for cutting. I do recall molasses, spices, butter, all heated then quickly add eggs remove from heat , add soda then mixture foams high and turns ginger color add flour... anyone know this recipe? It was sooo good! I'd love to make it again..Thanks Merry Cartermerry carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529838806395581813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-85052075395539491702011-11-08T03:21:07.182+10:002011-11-08T03:21:07.182+10:00This is lovely! Thanks for posting.This is lovely! Thanks for posting.Nikki Magennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085757122187578766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-8272049519169480422011-10-14T16:55:18.602+10:002011-10-14T16:55:18.602+10:00Great source of information! linked & shared.....Great source of information! linked & shared....ryanhttp://www.gingerbreadmenrecipe.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-80908760051537014642010-11-17T21:27:35.889+10:002010-11-17T21:27:35.889+10:00I think there are some recipe for ginger muffins i...I think there are some recipe for ginger muffins in an old Gourmet which are very rich. Sounds Interesting.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.instamobilestore.com" rel="nofollow">Reduce Weight Loss</a>Jackhttp://www.instamobilestore.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-59430676793823224952010-10-25T03:07:55.476+10:002010-10-25T03:07:55.476+10:00There was a recipe for ginger muffins in an old Go...There was a recipe for ginger muffins in an old Gourmet or Gourmet Traveller magazine years ago. They were extremely rich<br /><br /><a href="http://www.suitesole.com/" rel="nofollow">Luxury Interior Design</a><br /><a href="http://www.ccmag2.com/" rel="nofollow">Natural Health Tips</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-9552930681767587712009-12-23T05:33:21.347+10:002009-12-23T05:33:21.347+10:00I have been given about a dozen ceramic cookie mol...I have been given about a dozen ceramic cookie molds. What I need is recipes for sugar & gingerbread cookies. Can anybody help me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-58196258431645913252009-09-11T15:44:36.135+10:002009-09-11T15:44:36.135+10:00Zom! Thankyou for coming out of hiding. I have som...Zom! Thankyou for coming out of hiding. I have some more to add to this collection, when I get a little time, so check back, wont you? Best of luck with your project, it sounds like fun.The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-89804761772695826732009-09-11T06:29:08.240+10:002009-09-11T06:29:08.240+10:00I have been lurking on your blog for some time, bu...I have been lurking on your blog for some time, but this little discovery has brought me out of hiding!Thank you for the collection! I believe I just found my fall baking project.Zom G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11262730411985086208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-34229104993200685692009-07-29T22:27:48.083+10:002009-07-29T22:27:48.083+10:00I don't know why, but I have been utterly fasc...I don't know why, but I have been utterly fascinated with Gingerbread since childhood. Perhaps it is because my mother and both grandmothers made delicious soft gingerbread, each one was as different as night and day. My grandmothers’ tended to be really rich and full flavored but very different from one another. I know they each definitely used cloves in their recipes and one used instant coffee granules! I do not have either recipe, to my sincere disappointment. My mother’s was far milder to suit my father’s taste, as he tended not to care for things that were too spicy. He would excuse this by blaming what he refereed to as his geographic tongue. His tongue had these deep cracks and crevices, truly odd. Anyway, there was a bakery in town called the Home Dairy that made wonderfully spicy ginger cookies each had a center filled with raspberry jam. They were a real treat! And when I was old enough, I think second grade I purchased my first cookbook and with my mother’s help made my first Gingerbread Men. I’ve been reading about all Gingerbread and have since accumulated a vast collection of cookery books often because of their sections on gingerbread. I noticed your recipe for Gâteau d’Epice and wondered how this differed from Pain d’Epice? There is a wonderful clip on You Tube of an older French Lady who makes her version of this, which is fascinating because for one thing it contains yeast. I’ve also read some books about nineteenth century Gingerbread venders who made all sorts of gingerbread including gilt figures of numerous shapes and sizes. I would love to know if there is a definitive book out there regarding the history of gingerbread and had pictorial examples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-1248879121004227702008-12-20T06:34:00.000+10:002008-12-20T06:34:00.000+10:00Hi Louise. It is fun, isnt it? Still more to add w...Hi Louise. It is fun, isnt it? Still more to add when I get time.The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-15040629979140303952008-12-20T05:50:00.000+10:002008-12-20T05:50:00.000+10:00LOVE this post! I just added the link to my Ginger...LOVE this post! I just added the link to my Gingerbread House Day. <BR/><BR/>Thank you so much...~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-48115982343831751222007-08-28T15:25:00.000+10:002007-08-28T15:25:00.000+10:00hello ginginlady - the recipe is in this very arch...hello ginginlady - the recipe is in this very archive, just search for "grasmere" and you will find it. It is already in pounds and ounces, so if you have a set of scales, it is very easy. Have fun.The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-30364636717489494542007-08-28T15:05:00.000+10:002007-08-28T15:05:00.000+10:00Is the Grasmere gingerbread recipe that you make s...Is the Grasmere gingerbread recipe that you make sometimes been posted yet? Does it taste anything like the one they sell at the gingerbread shop in Grasmere? If and when you do post it..can you write it so us Americans can decipher it??? Thanks so much! Hope to hear from you real soon. KellyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722092173418126683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-55873656449608557012007-03-21T06:15:00.000+10:002007-03-21T06:15:00.000+10:00Hello JosephineI have been thinking of a new colle...Hello Josephine<BR/>I have been thinking of a new collection of old recipes for seed cake - what do you think?The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-35003658081095455762007-03-21T02:20:00.000+10:002007-03-21T02:20:00.000+10:00I have to say that my heart has just stopped still...I have to say that my heart has just stopped still, what a beautiful, wonderful blog and the recipes are exactly the type of thing that I've been looking for. <BR/>My name is Jo and I run a little home bakeshop and I'm located near Hampton Court. I'm always looking for Olde Recipes and your site has really been invaluable. Many Thanks<BR/><BR/>Josephine Fay<BR/>www.thelittlebakeshop.com<BR/>journeytocreatealovemark.blogspot.comJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273005582352117019noreply@blogger.com