Desserts and treats we prepare now, and refreshments our collective ancestors served back then, in colonial and Victorian times. Published 1995. 29 recipes, 58 research notes, 36 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Soft cover, saddle-stitched. ISBN 0-925117-79-X.
“Love Apple Spice Cake,” “Monticello Pound Cake,” “Joe Froggers,” “Annie Viccellio's Honey Pecan Pie,” and “Boozy Bourbon Balls” are a few of the scrumptious recipes included in Patricia B. Mitchell's Refreshments Now and Then. In addition to worthwhile recipes, this book features an informative text about party foods and beverages; and a brief academic history of sweets.
Old favorites like pound cake and new-fangled goodies like “Microwave Chocolate Fudge” in this volume make for good reading and good eating.
Copyright © 1999–2006 Patricia B. Mitchell.