Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook By Becky Libourel Diamond
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Although most Americans have heard of sugar plums thanks to the famous holiday poem A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore, many have likely never have had the pleasure of tasting one of these luxuries, or even know what they really are (hint: they are not sugar-dusted plums). This is because sugar plums are one of the Gilded Age era holiday sweets that got eclipsed as America moved into the twentieth century. But The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook will bridge the past and present, bringing back sugar plums and other confections not typically found in modern cookbooks, while revisiting some beloved favorites.
With origins that date back to the nineteenth century and even earlier, the recipes in The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook have been adapted for today’s ingredients and appliances, allowing cooks to recreate them in their own modern kitchens. Each recipe will provide a colorful glimpse into the era, featuring the fascinating history behind each cookie, its ingredients and baking methods. There will also be sidebars throughout, offering tidbits of Christmas lore of the era.
A perfect gift to bring sparkle to the holiday season for anyone who enjoys food, history, culture and Christmas traditions, The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook is a unique way to revitalize any baker’s holiday repertoire while looking to past foodways for inspiration. With all the opulence and enchanting allure of the Victorian period, this nostalgic book is chock-full of delicious holiday treats.
Garland is very beautiful and the perfect shade of christmas red (bright and bold, not orangy or pinkish). Pepper berry is a great description for how small and speckled the berries are throughout the garland. There is some fallout from the berries but I'm not a harsh critic on this because most Styrofoam berry picks/stems/garlands do this. Just know your vacuum is needed for some cleanup. Once the garland is spread out and fluffed out, it's pretty full. I'll be using it to intertwine with more garland. Beware, I ordered the pepper berry stems and the stem berries ARE NOT the same shade red as this garland's berries. They were so dissappointing and I'll be returning those.
