I made Mrs. Abalon Haddad’s Ghorabie the day I got my Covid shot. That was waaaay back in April. And then life got crazy… Since then, great Aunt Maggie passed
Category: Food History
To Preserue Red Rose Leaues (Mid-1700s)
I’ve been deeply absorbed in the looming deadline for my Board Certification for Genealogy. My portfolio is due, imminently, so my historic cooking has been somewhat sidelined. Yet, recently I
Mrs. Jenks’ Chicken Curry Casserole (1950’s–Wellesley, MA)
I hit a serious wall the week I made Mrs. Jenks’ Chicken Curry Casserole. Head cold, sinus headache, Covid -test-swab-to-the-brain type of week. So when I walked into the kitchen,
Mrs. Grimm Fox’s Maple Cream (1947, Rutland, VT)
The week I made Mrs. Grimm Fox’s Maple Cream it felt like spring. The earth was thawing and we stepped out of our houses and ran barefoot alongside snowbanks just
Mrs. Darling’s Lemon Pie (1889–Derry, NH)
I made Mrs. Darling’s Lemon Pie the day I neglected to send my child to school. Perhaps it was mid-pandemic brain or the fact that my work was closed for
The Soulspun Kitchen
Perhaps it’s a funny thing to pull a death certificate and bake a pie, but I’ve always been a bit funny and this is my passion project. Here you’ll find