Recipes

September 8, 1819

 

A little bit about the Broadhorn we're traveling on: it's about 55 feet long and 15 feet wide, with a pen in the rear for Pioneer and a forward cabin for our fearless captain, Billy.  Broadhorn flatboats are becoming more common for farmers, traders, and families moving West, so I hear.

 
The trip is smooth and while we're all anxious to reach Cincinnati, our daily docking to grab some nourishment, supplies and grain for Pioneer is much welcomed like a ray of sunshine on a February day. Today the men and I stopped into a local tavern to feast on a supper of smoked pork, beans, collard greens and molasses bread. That bread sure hit the spot...it was belly filling, savory and just a little bit sweet. Enough to set us back on our feet and back onto the boat.

 
If you're hankering to try molasses bread just like the kind I had, this here recipe, called Quick Molasses Bread, should do the trick. I was also inspired to design my Legendary Bread Pan on this day. With its super heat conductivity and folded corners, it's sure to turn out delicious breads, pound cakes, and more legendary creations of your own.

July 20, 1819

Along the outskirts of Philadelphia, Pioneer and I stumbled upon a sweet surprise. For summer is blueberry season, and the city was putting on a big to-do called the Great Blueberry Festival and Bakeoff. Why, there were pies, cakes, cobblers, iced tea and all manner of things blueberry. Who would gander that a down-home gathering could be organized around this one food?

I tried so many blueberry goodies that I don't doubt my tongue will be stained purple until September! After tasting so many treats it was tougher than boot leather to choose a favorite, but I finally chose one that can be baked in my very own Legendary Bread Pan: the Double Blueberry Cake, a succulent loaf that was topped with a lemony blueberry sauce. Mmmmmm!

If you want to try this cake out for yerself, click here for the recipe from Buttered-Up.com. Happy blueberry pickin' and eatin'!

Ma Bromwell recently inspired one of my latest items. She asked if I could make up something that would make French fries golden delicious instead of trying to fry them on the stove in a messy, hot pot of grease. So, I did just what the misses ordered, which came to be my very own Quality French Fry Basket. We all know that French fries are a must, especially for those cookouts where hotdogs and hamburgers are on the menu! You will find my basket stronger than it needs to be, as my wife happily discovered when it somehow dropped to the wooden floor! For those who are smart or lucky enough to have sampled deep-fried food, you can be sure that our basket was made for small-batch deep frying not only French fries, but chicken nuggets and even fish sticks…a favorite of children of all ages. Imagine that!

Today also happens to be National French Fry Day. So if you're seeking some inspiration on putting my french fry basket to good use, please check out Delish.com's list of the best french fries from around this great nation of ours. Happy frying!