Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | December 10, 2013

A Slice of Pompkin No. 1

IMG_8215-002  When the Pompkin pudding was sliced, it was light, colorful and with a wonderful flavor of pumpkin, mace, nutmeg and ginger.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | December 9, 2013

Pompkin No. 1

IMG_8196-001  This receipt (recipe) for Pompkin No 1 is found in the section on Puddings in American Cookery by Amelia Simmon.  The first receipt book (cookbook) to be written by an American for Americans and published in 1796.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | December 8, 2013

Cross and Chequer It

IMG_8186-001  The rolled and prepared paste No. 3  in the previous post was cut into strips to cross and chequer the Pompkin pudding.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | December 7, 2013

Laid into Paste

IMG_8184-001   Once the stewed and strained pompkin, 3 pints  milk, six beaten eggs, sugar, mace, nutmeg and ginger were all combined together, the pudding was ready to be laid into paste No.  7 or 3 and I chose No. 3.  The paste for the top is on the table behind the redware bowl.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | December 5, 2013

The Pudding

IMG_8183-001  The filling for the Pompkin pudding was prepared with one quart stewed and strained (pumpkin), 3 pints milk, six beaten eggs, sugar, mace, nutmeg and ginger.  The nutmeg and ginger are on the wood handle of my grater and were grated into the bowl.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | December 4, 2013

Paste No 3

IMG_8182-001  After the butter was rubbed into the flour, egg whites were added for the liquid.  Paste No 3 is one of nine paste receipts (re.cipes) found in American Cookery: or the Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry and Vegetables, and the Best Modes of Making Puff-Pastes, Pies, Tarts, Puddings, Custards and Preserves, and all Kinds of Cakes, From the Imperial Plumb to the Plain Cake, Adapted to this Country, and All Grades of Life by Amelia Simmons.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | December 3, 2013

Pudding in a Paste

IMG_8181-001  In the 18th century, the word pudding evolved to what today would be considered a one-crust pie.  This Pompkin pudding starts with Paste No. 3.   To any quantity of flour, rub in three forths of its weight of butter, rub in one third or half, and roll in the rest.  I used my balance scales to determine three forths of the flour’s weight in butter and now am using knives to rub in about a half of the total butter.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | December 2, 2013

Slice It

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When the To make a Pumpion Pie is sliced the layers of pumpion froise, apples and currants are visible.  Some of the rosemary and thyme that were used in the egg batter for the fried pumpkin.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | December 1, 2013

Pumpion Still Life

IMG_8151-001   This still life arrangement features the pumpion (pumpkin) that was not used for the pie, one of the apples that was not sliced thin round ways, and the completed Pumpion Pie fitted with a vent of paste for the caudle that would have been added after the pie was baked.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | November 30, 2013

Pie is Fitted

IMG_8146-001   The layers of froise, apples, and currants have been laid in the paste for the To make a Pumpion Pie receipt (recipe).  Now the pie is waiting to be fitted with the lid.

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