tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post4361326623450150270..comments2024-03-06T09:43:09.476+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Thanksgiving, Boston 1886.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-90845845038819140422011-11-29T05:47:02.895+10:002011-11-29T05:47:02.895+10:00Thanks carolina and Alys - and my apologies for th...Thanks carolina and Alys - and my apologies for the late response. I have been distraacted and busy with a new granddaughter!<br />This whole thing about 'tradition' fascinates me. I also looked at the 'traditional' green bean casserole - which is a post-WW II ideas as far as I can tell. I must now look for pecan pie recipes and see how far back I get!The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-5993799680080822912011-11-24T07:13:36.113+10:002011-11-24T07:13:36.113+10:00Regarding the lack of pumpkin or apple pie on the ...Regarding the lack of pumpkin or apple pie on the menu, I wonder if those were considered too "plebeian" for such an upscale restaurant. What people cook in the home isn't necessarily what would be done in a fancy hotel. Wikipedia (for what that's worth!) says the earliest recipe for pecan pie in a cookbook is 1897 - later than the date of this menu - and also says that it wasn't found in more "common" (popular) cookbooks until the 1940s.Elise Fleming/Alys K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02042501679460805720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-11461714220600573672011-11-24T05:50:23.450+10:002011-11-24T05:50:23.450+10:00This is great! Yes, NO pies, especially pumpkin. B...This is great! Yes, NO pies, especially pumpkin. But there IS cake! What fun. Plus the ham and the cod fish, the baked mashed potatoes and boiled onions. Makes it, in some ways, more similar to the menu at the so-called "First Thanksgiving" than our modern meal. What a hoot.carolinahttp://www.historiccookery.comnoreply@blogger.com