Victorian recipes

The Victorians hung sweets and dried, sugared fruits from their Christmas trees as treats to be given to out to children and as gifts. They would make pretty coloured boxes or cones of paper to hang them in.

Mrs. Beeton's Hodge Podge Stew ~ This classic beef stew recipe is from her Book of Household Management, 1861! #beef #stew #victorian #British #dinner #comfortfood

Victorian Milk Bread just substitutes milk instead of water in a regular bread recipe. The result is this amazingly flavorful bread with beautiful crust and a great crumb.

Create a lavish menu with recipes inspired by a Victorian Dickens Christmas Carol-style feast. Including a roast duck, baked oysters, plum pudding and more! A delightful and elegant alternative to a traditional turkey dinner.

Mum’s cake is basic and can be jazzed up using jams, whipped cream, berries, buttercream icing, lemon curd, chocolate spread, etc.

Graham bread is named after reverend Sylvester Graham, who invented the bread in 1829. In the Victorian era, Graham bread was promoted as 'health bread' since Victorian white bread wasn't made with white flour but with bleached whole wheat flour.

Victorian Era Cooking Facts about Upperclass Dinner Courses,Dinners,Foods

Welcome to what might be the first in a series of posts on Victorian recipes. I hope most of them will taste nicer than this one for workhouse gruel, but this seemed like a nice simple recipe to begin with. Ingredients: 3 dessert spoons of oats 1 pint of water Salt to taste Method: Mix…

I made Victorian lemon sponge for the Historical Food Fortnightly challenge 7: Pretty As A Picture. The recipe is from Mrs Beeton’s Household Management book, first published in 1861. Ingredients: 2 oz isinglass (I used 14 gelatine sheets enough for 1160ml liquid) 1 3/4 pint of water (1l) 3/4 lb pounded sugar (340g) juice of … Continue reading Victorian Lemon Sponge Recipe – Historical Food Fortnightly →

Take a trip down memory lane—and fill up your belly at the same time—with these 14 timeless old-fashioned recipes.