Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 31, 2025

Pour Cream and Boil-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

After the asparagus, parsley and chibbol have been fried in butter for the receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus then pour some Cream over them, boil them.  

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 29, 2025

Fry in Butter-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

After the asparagus has been cut in small pieces and blanched, the parsley cut and chibbol minced for the receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus fry them in butter.  A chibbol in the 18th century is a shallot.

After the asparagus has been cut in small pieces and blanched, the parsley cut and chibbol minced for the receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus fry them in butter.  A chibbol in the 18th century is a shallot.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 27, 2025

Chibbol-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

After the parsley has been minced with a rocker knife for the receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus, the chibbol is prepared.  In 18th English receipt books, the word chibbol is commonly used for shallots.

After the parsley has been minced with a rocker knife for the receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus, the chibbol is prepared.  In 18th English receipt books, the word chibbol is commonly used for shallots.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 25, 2025

Parsley with Rocker Knife-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

After the cup up asparagus has been blanched in a pudding bag for the receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus prepare parsley with a rocker knife.  My rocker knife has a curved blade attached to a wood handle that allows for the easy mincing of herbs.

After the cup up asparagus has been blanched in a pudding bag for the receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus prepare parsley with a rocker knife.  My rocker knife has a curved blade attached to a wood handle that allows for the easy mincing of herbs.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 23, 2025

Blanch Your Asparagus-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

After the asparagus has been cut in small pieces for the receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus blanch your asparagus.  In order to remove all the small pieces of asparagus easily from the kettle of boiling water,  the pieces were put into a pudding bag (a square of linen) and tied to the trammel so the bag would not touch the bottom of the kettle.  After a few minutes, the asparagus is blanched and the pudding bag is removed and all the pieces of asparagus placed at once in a colander.

After the asparagus has been cut in small pieces for the receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus blanch your asparagus.  In order to remove all the small pieces of asparagus easily from the kettle of boiling water,  the pieces were put into a pudding bag (a square of linen) and tied to the trammel so the bag would not touch the bottom of the kettle.  After a few minutes, the asparagus is blanched and the pudding bag is removed and all the pieces of asparagus placed at once in a colander.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 21, 2025

Cut in Small Pieces-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

The first step in the preparation of the 1744 receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus is to cut your Asparagus in small pieces.  

The first step in the preparation of the 1744 receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus is to cut your Asparagus in small pieces.  

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 19, 2025

Asparagus, Parsley, and Chibbol-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

The ingredients for the next receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus is displayed on the work table-asparagus, parsley, eggs, and Chibbol.  Chibbol are shallots in this 1744 receipt from Adam's Luxury and Eve's Cookery.

The ingredients for the next receipt (recipe) An Amulet of Asparagus is displayed on the work table-asparagus, parsley, eggs, and Chibbol.  Chibbol are shallots in this 1744 receipt from Adam’s Luxury and Eve’s Cookery.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 15, 2025

Pretty Little Cheesecurd Pudding-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

After the receipt (recipe) To make Pretty Little Cheesecurd Pudding is baked in patty-pans, turn them out into a Dish, cut Candied Orange-peel into little narrow Bits, about an Inch long, and blanch Almonds cut in long Slips, stick them here and there on the Tops of the Puddings, just as you fancy; pour melted Butter with a little Sack in it into the Dish, and throw fine Sugar all over the Puddings and Dish.  They make a pretty Side-dish.

After the receipt (recipe) To make Pretty Little Cheesecurd Pudding is baked in patty-pans, turn them out into a Dish, cut Candied Orange-peel into little narrow Bits, about an Inch long, and blanch Almonds cut in long Slips, stick them here and there on the Tops of the Puddings, just as you fancy; pour melted Butter with a little Sack in it into the Dish, and throw fine Sugar all over the Puddings and Dish.  They make a pretty Side-dish.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 13, 2025

Cheesecurd Pudding Baked-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

The receipt (recipe), To make Pretty Little Cheesecurd Pudding, was baked in a tin baker positioned in front of the hearth fire with a good amount of embers to provide the heat.  The puddings puffed nicely but had to be monitored as the heat is not even in the baker. Two are missing from the picture as they were done first. 

The receipt (recipe), To make Pretty Little Cheesecurd Pudding, was baked in a tin baker positioned in front of the hearth fire with a good amount of embers to provide the heat.  The puddings puffed nicely but had to be monitored as the heat is not even in the baker. Two are missing from the picture as they were done first.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 11, 2025

Fill Patty Pans and Bake-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

After all the ingredients have been mixed together and sweetened to the palate for the receipt (recipe) To make Pretty Little Cheesecurd Pudding butter your Patty pans and fill them with the Ingredients.  The patty pans were placed on the shelf of a tin baker for baking with reflective heat from the fire.

After all the ingredients have been mixed together and sweetened to the palate for the receipt (recipe) To make Pretty Little Cheesecurd Pudding butter your Patty pans and fill them with the Ingredients.  The patty pans were placed on the shelf of a tin baker for baking with reflective heat from the fire.

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