Chubby Bubby was my grandmother's mother. She considered having a fresh challah for the Sabbath table one of the utmost important things for a person to have so, every Friday morning (other than during Passover and the Friday she was in labor with my grandmother- a fact she NEVER let my grandmother forget) from when she got married in 1904 until ( Read more... )

These are a couple of recipes I got that are from the Edwardian era (c. 1905).  No scans, unfortunately, but I got them from a BBC website on a shows about Edwardian culture:

Edwardian Champagne Cup

Serves 10

• 2 oranges, sliced
• 1/2 cucumber, sliced
• 2 sprigs of mint
• 1 wine glass of brandy
• 1 wine glass of orange Curacao

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