Union Cake (and some Gluten Free Recipes!)
Union Cake Today, February 12th, being Abraham Lincoln's birthday, it seemed particularly apt that we bake Union Cake. A Presidential birthday celebration was not my original goal, circumstances just aligned nicely to work out that way. HISTORICAL FOOD FORTNIGHTLY CHALLENGE #3 : History Detective For this challenge, you get to be the detective! Either use clues from multiple recipes to make a composite recipe, or choose a very vague recipe and investigate how it was made. SELECTING A RECIPE I spent a number of weeks reading old cookbooks trying to find a recipe that I found puzzling and appealing enough to make. For my primary source I chose Moore's Rural New Yorker , an agricultural weekly paper from the area of Rochester, NY. As I read the various issues, I found myself getting caught up in the responses from the readers. Emily sends her method of heeling and toeing a stocking and asks for a good frosting...