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Naturally Colored Sugar Sprinkles And Sugar Hearts

Naturally Colored Sugar Sprinkles And Sugar Hearts

Coloring sugar naturally is really easy and so much fun! 😀 Can you believe that all those sugar hearts are naturally colored? I used fruits, vegetables, herbs and teas. You can achieve almost any color with natural food coloring. Continue reading Naturally Colored Sugar Sprinkles And Sugar Hearts

DIY Candied Lemon And Orange Peel – Recipe

DIY Candied Lemon & Orange Peel

I never thought candied lemon and orange peel is so easy to make at home! 😀 And it’s a great way to use up citrus peels. Homemade candied citrus peel is so flavorful and delicious on its own, but you can also use it for cookies, cassata siciliana, or dip them in chocolate for an unusual holiday treat. Continue reading DIY Candied Lemon And Orange Peel – Recipe

Edwardian Picnic Recipes – Historical Food Fortnightly

Edwardian Picnic Recipes - Historical Food Fortnightly

‘Forethought must be exercised by the hostess in regard to the countless small details which go to make up the comfort of her guests. […] It is hardly too much to say that at least half the success of a picnic depends upon the providing of daintily packed and appetising looking fare, be it as elaborate or as simple as you please; and the invention of cardboard plates and dishes has greatly simplified picnicking’. (Every Woman’s Encyclopaedia, 1910-2)

For the Historical Food Fortnightly challenge 11 ‘picnic foods’, I made delicious Edwardian lemonade and Victorian and Edwardian sweet and savory sandwiches. Continue reading Edwardian Picnic Recipes – Historical Food Fortnightly