A Blast From the Past for the Holidays- Potato Candy

I know what you're thinking: "Potato candy? I'll pass!" That's what just about everyone says when they encounter this little slice of sweetness. And those who are too cowardly to take a taste end up missing out on a fantastic, unique candy with almost no perceptible taste of potato. I know this because I was almost …

An Experiment: Victorian Christmas Pudding Part II 1/2

Something rather upsetting happened last night: fruit flies became VERY interested in our Christmas Pudding 😦 We took it down from it's happy hanging place and put it in the fridge. We still have high hopes for enjoying it after our Christmas feast and I will still follow up with that post to let you …

An Experiment: Victorian Christmas Pudding, Part II

First off, it came to my attention from my dearest friend that the links in the previous post were not working. I corrected the problem and they work a treat now! So! Here we go! I've been very excited to try this recipe- I hope it works out! This is a bit of a plunge …

An Experiment- Victorian Christmas Plum Pudding

For those that don't actually know me I must explain that I am a truly a dichotomy. I love technology and gadgets and there are a lot of things about modern life that I love. But I am also extremely old fashioned. I have a long list of time honored ways of doing things, I …