Category: ‘such grand desserts’
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Cocoanut Tarts Bertha – late 1800’s
Coconut tarts are pretty amazing, and cococut tarts with raspberry jam in them are out of this world.
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Cheese Tarts – 1909
Although the name implies it, there is no cheese in these delicious tarts. Cheese Tarts (the sister to butter tarts) are a sweet treat filled with a gooey, sweet centre and delightful currants.
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Grandma’s Jelly Icing – late 1800’s
A melt-in-your-mouth, easy peasy, meringue-like, voluminous, spreadable, 2-ingredient frosting with the prettiest pink colour.
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Gingerbread Nuts – 1874
Thin and crispy and very chewy ginger cookies that are highly addictive, and would be an excellent addition to your holiday-cookie-baking-roster. The secret ingredient? Golden Syrup. YUM!
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Isabella Beeton’s Canary Pudding – 1869
This easy, moist pudding has a lovely lemony flavour, and when topped with a fruit sauce it’s out of this world and so very comforting.
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Dalley’s Cocoanut Cookies – 1890
Crispy, buttery, and light, these cookies are full of delightful coconut flavour, and have that lovely coconut texture that we all know and love. These make a marvelous after-school snack, a night-time treat, or are a great mid-afternoon pick-me-up. They may be simple in appearance but they’re thin and crunchy and slightly addictive!
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Prince Charlie Cake – 1911
A spicy little crumb cake recipe from Nova Scotia in 1911! Nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice – all the fall spices are here, and it’s moist and sweet and comforting. And who doesn’t love a crumb topping?!?
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Great Grandmother’s Ginger Snaps – late 1800’s
These Ginger Snap cookies have plenty of ginger, and plenty of snap. Crunchy and spicy, these tasty treats will melt in your mouth and are just as welcome on a Fall day as they are during the holidays. They make a perfect spooky Halloween cookie, too, with just a little bit of cookie icing and…
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Sliced Apple Pie – 1890
It’s an irresistible and comforting apple pie recipe with a buttery crust and a soft and juicy filling. Spiced with a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg, and sweetened with brown sugar, this pie couldn’t be simpler. Don’t limit your apple pie making to just the fall season – this easy pie deserves to be made…
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Go To The Devil Cake – early 1900’s
Get in the Halloween spirit with this spooky Devil’s Food Cake! It’s a rich and chocolatey cake that pairs well with a marshmallow-y fluffy icing. Top it off with some fun meringue ghosts and it’s sure to be a hit at your Halloween party this year.
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