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Cookie Cutter Museum

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:13:08 GMT

The Cookie Cutter Collectors Club convention is held every other year. It will be held next in 2012.

Mid 19th Century Baker's Racks??

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:07:57 GMT

Question-- I am doing some research on baker's racks and am having trouble finding much information. I am trying to coordinate a project which involves replicating an 1850s baker's rack for the kitchen of a historic site .

Here is an example of a modern baker's rack--

http://www.roomsandthings.com/images/ashley_furniture/d393_76_1240337175_med.jpg

The design is a lower storage area covered with a countertop , then topped with a high shelving unit that is narrower to allow more room to use the countertop.

Nowadays, baker's racks are primarily home decor accents used to showcase china or curios, and also sometimes as wine racks.

I have been unable to find much information online regarding the initial origin of the baker's rack and various incarnations, but the cabinetry in this video caught my eye--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHDd6RNXQvc&feature=player_embedded

It is the all-wooden unit located against the right wall in the 1830s kitchen. Although it is far clunkier and larger, it still follows the design elements of a baker's rack-- lower storage area, countertop space, narrower high shelving unit across the back.

Can anyone recommend any further references, photos or illustrations I could consult?

Thanks.

C

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victorian food

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:31:17 GMT

how to make something that people in victorian england would of eaten??

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Oil

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:12:46 GMT

I am trying to find out what people used to use before olive oil and vegetable oil for cooking. Did they have an equivalent? Or did they have sunflower oil? Or did they just not use it at all?

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I need help with a play

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:38:57 GMT

I am doing some research for a play set in the 1890's, and am wondering if they would have used oven mitts or not. Does anyone know when oven mitts were first used?
Thanks

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Mary Hooper

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:35:23 GMT

Hi

I am a lpcal historian searching for books by Mary Hooper from 1870 to 1900

Nelson's home Comforts ran for 23 editions and I require 6 editions to complete my collection.

Mary Hooper wrote other cookery books, one novel and some childrens books

please check out my links

thanks indeed

http://www.mirrormist.com/mary.hooper.htm

http://www.mirrormist.com/mary.hooper.books.htm

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food

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:38:33 GMT

all good good good why are victorians smelly

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Life of Hester H Tuxford

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:06:10 GMT

I am looking for details about the authoress Hester H Tuxford, whose book 'Modern cookery for the middle classes' was published in the UK from 1925 to approximately 1933.
I have been fascinated by the social history of the late Victorian/Edwadian era, particularly by recipes of the time. My Grandmother had a copy of 'Miss Tuxford's recipes/receipts for the genteel housewife' or similar, which was lost after her death.
is there anyone out there, floating in the ether, who knows where she came from? Where her early editions were published? The earliest listed by the British Library is in 1925.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Helen Elston

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Life of Hester H Tuxford

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:05:48 GMT

I am looking for details about the authoress Hester H Tuford, whose book 'Modern cookery for the middle classes' was published in the UK from 1925 to approximately 1933.
I have been fascinated by the social history of the late Victorian/Edwadian era, particularly by recipes of the time. My Grandmother had a copy of 'Miss Tuxford's recipes/receipts for the genteel housewife' or similar, which was lost after her death.
is there anyone out there, floating in the ether, who knows where she came from? Where her early editions were published? The earliest listed by the British Library is in 1925.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Helen Elston

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cool victorian cooking..mmm

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:56:35 GMT

i love victorian cooking. its so cool. everyone should learn it.

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Timeline

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:07:25 GMT

I would like to thank the researchers of this site which has proved to be an excellent resource site for my daughter in her studies.

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english

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:22:50 GMT

hi !! can you tell me something about food in american 1860 pls?
what food did they eat for anniversary or festival .
how healthy was the food ?
what popular food in 1860 at America?
can u help me pls.
thanks so much

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i need a timeline of victorian foods

Tue, 29 May 2007 16:32:38 GMT

please

thanks

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most common dish in the victorian era

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:30:20 GMT

Hi ! I am a student .I am doing a report on food and meals in the Victorian era. But i cannot find the most common meal or dish in the era.

Any replies on the most common dish would be much appreciated!!!!

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Mrs. Beeton style recipes

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:04:45 GMT

Kathryn Hughes who has written the biography of Isabella beeton is coming to talk to my Book Club and we want to do a buffet lunch with suitable recipes. This is a charity money raising event and we are expecting about 80 people.

Any ideas that can be prepared beforehand.

Thanks

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