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Friday Food: Maria Eliza Rundell’s Recipe for Chicken Curry, 1806

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Maria Eliza Rundell (1745–1828) didn’t set out to be a domestic goddess. The widow of a surgeon, she collected recipes and household hints for her three married daughters.  John Murray, a prominent publisher, happened to be a family friend, and … Continue reading →

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Friday Food: William Kitchiner’s Recipe for Wow Wow Sauce, 1817

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

William Kitchiner claimed to have a medical degree, but there is no evidence of his ever actually attending university.  His eccentric, epicurean dinner parties are his primary claim to fame.  He also invented a condiment he called Wow Wow Sauce, … Continue reading →

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Friday Food: Catharine Beecher’s Recipe for Rhubarb Tart, 1846

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Catharine Beecher (1800-1878), the sister of the abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, was an early feminist and advocate of women’s education.  Beecher was at the forefront of the home economics movement in the nineteenth century.  She sought to increase the status … Continue reading →

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