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Cucumber Rye Tea Sandwiches from The Help Close

Cucumber Rye Tea Sandwiches from “The Help”

Learn a traditional Southern recipe from the Oscar nominated movie The Help – Cucumber Rye Tea Sandwiches. Appetizer, Finger Food, Kosher, Dairy.

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Old Fashioned All-Butter Pie Crust

How to make an old fashioned all butter pie crust from scratch. Instructions for chilling dough, rolling out crust, fluting, and scalloping.

Marinated Asparagus 2

What Thomas Jefferson Ate – Marinated Asparagus

Historical recipe from the City Tavern Cookbook. Asparagus dressed the French way- olive oil, red wine vinegar, hard cooked egg, capers, herbs.

The Bee's Knees

Prohibition, The Great Gatsby and The Bee’s Knees

Prohibition, bootlegging, and “The Great Gatsby.” Learn about the 1920′s and try a vintage cocktail recipe from the flapper period.

Andy's Angel Food Cake

Andy’s Angel Food Cake – A Tribute to Andy Griffith

A vintage recipe from “Aunt Bee’s Mayberry Cookbook” – a simple chocolate-filled angel food cake with nuts and chocolate shavings.

Anne of Green Gables Raspberry Cordial

Anne of Green Gables Raspberry Cordial

Make traditional Raspberry Cordial from the Anne of Green Gables book series by L.M. Montgomery. Recipe and step by step tutorial. Non-alcoholic.

Tori Avey
Tori Avey is an award-winning food writer, recipe developer, and creator of the popular food blog The Shiksa in the Kitchen. She explores the story behind the food - why we eat what we eat, how the foods of different cultures have evolved, and how yesterday's food can inspire us in the kitchen today.
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