tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post1424866215032005961..comments2023-11-28T16:01:29.743-05:00Comments on Culinary Types: A Luncheon for Presidents’ Day 2008T.W. Barritt at Culinary Typeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707931838240978818noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-53875584478076886792008-02-22T20:24:00.000-05:002008-02-22T20:24:00.000-05:00I still remember you Pres Day post from last year....I still remember you Pres Day post from last year. And you did it again-- created an engaging food history post! Wine jelly--sounds like an oxymoron, huh? So elegant and playful at the same time. Love it!Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-55677082301889803472008-02-20T11:49:00.000-05:002008-02-20T11:49:00.000-05:00Kathy - I don't know if I'm extremely patient, or ...Kathy - I don't know if I'm extremely patient, or just plain stubborn, but I refuse to be beaten down in my own kitchen!<BR/><BR/>Cakespy - Your idea is brilliant! I might struggle with a common pound cake, but I'll bet I could come up with a Lincoln Hat Cake! What better way to remember Honest Abe?T.W. Barritt at Culinary Typeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707931838240978818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-1194859940069989702008-02-20T11:19:00.000-05:002008-02-20T11:19:00.000-05:00PS--I came back because a thought occurred to me. ...PS--I came back because a thought occurred to me. The Lincoln Hat...kind of looks like a rich, tall chocolate cake! Maybe...just maybe...we could invent a Lincoln Hat Cake! (!).Cakespyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540351035366591645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-31344964584011910112008-02-20T06:25:00.000-05:002008-02-20T06:25:00.000-05:00I really like that first photo--very festive! The...I really like that first photo--very festive! The chicken and rice sounds good to me. Three times--I must learn not to give up so easily.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081054677103110884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-8607849590471982552008-02-19T20:16:00.000-05:002008-02-19T20:16:00.000-05:00Hi Lidian - I used cream sherry, which had a nutty...Hi Lidian - I used cream sherry, which had a nutty sweet taste. I think you are right about a plain cake for a no-nonsense president.<BR/><BR/>Lydia - You have a deal! Consider my home a jelly bean/ketchup/broccoli free zone and free of any of the philosophies that go with that!<BR/><BR/>Maryann - it was a very quick dessert to put together, and I found versions online that contained red wine as well.<BR/><BR/>Hi Veron - Thanks! I was pleased with the chicken and rice (these historic recipes can be risky) and I'm certain that's the famous Clinton cookie recipe in Sherry Yard's new book. <BR/><BR/>Cakespy - having now had another helping of wine jelly and Lincoln Cake, I feel empowered to make a presidential proclamation! <BR/><BR/>Thanks, Louise - I think you found the solution to the botched Lincoln Cake. I think if it had baked more slowly in a cooler oven, it might have worked out. <BR/><BR/>Manuela - See Louise's instructions above. I hope you have better luck with the original Lincoln Cake recipe. Let me know how it comes out!T.W. Barritt at Culinary Typeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707931838240978818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-86707313043894820302008-02-19T15:23:00.000-05:002008-02-19T15:23:00.000-05:00T.W., what a delightful post! Everything looked wo...T.W., what a delightful post! Everything looked wonderful, the food and the table setting! I am especially interested in the Lincoln Cake--given my penchant for baked goods and sweets. I'll bake it tomorrow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-13387831345353201342008-02-19T15:13:00.000-05:002008-02-19T15:13:00.000-05:00Hi T.W.Just dropped in to offer this: I found anot...Hi T.W.<BR/>Just dropped in to offer this: I found another recipe from 1865 that appears to have the same method and ingredients as the cake you offered. The oven directions state:<BR/>Bake in buttered and floured pan for 1-1/2 hrs. @ 300 degrees. Start in cold oven.~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-72738085804396266032008-02-19T11:55:00.000-05:002008-02-19T11:55:00.000-05:00What a glorious meal you have presented in honor o...What a glorious meal you have presented in honor of Presidents' Day. <BR/><BR/>Those "bygone" era recipes have a way of taking the science out of cooking. In your case, you have put back some of the art. <BR/><BR/>My guess, Lincoln would approve.~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-54950340140551118862008-02-19T10:41:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:41:00.000-05:00I like it--eat like a ruler! Wine jelly, how divin...I like it--eat like a ruler! Wine jelly, how divine too! Actually everything looks really good.Cakespyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540351035366591645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-85928311705238783292008-02-19T08:40:00.000-05:002008-02-19T08:40:00.000-05:00Another great food-history lesson! I'm salivating ...Another great food-history lesson! I'm salivating over the chicken and rice dish, seems like quite a dish for this weather. The Clintons must love their cookies, in Sherry yard's new book she has bill clinton cookies...I think they are oatmeal cookies.Veronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16482616412359136277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-42816173694458071162008-02-19T08:25:00.000-05:002008-02-19T08:25:00.000-05:00I like your wine jelly :)I like your wine jelly :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-29602354546085987412008-02-18T19:53:00.000-05:002008-02-18T19:53:00.000-05:00What a lovely idea to commemorate this holiday. Ju...What a lovely idea to commemorate this holiday. Just be sure to stay away from jelly beans, ketchup and broccoli, if you know what I mean!Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18005372315838352874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-20369145900060340192008-02-18T19:35:00.000-05:002008-02-18T19:35:00.000-05:00Your dinner looks wonderful - and such a great ide...Your dinner looks wonderful - and such a great idea to celebrate Presidents' Day this way. What wine did you use for the wine jelly - a dessert wine, I am thinking? That is just what a jelly should be, more like the English jellies are. <BR/><BR/>I guess a plain cake wuld suit Mr. Lincoln, he being a rather plain fellow.Lidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609618027313982020noreply@blogger.com