Food is a wonderful storyteller and reviving old recipes allows us to step back in time! This online cookbook is a place for us to share recipes from the museum’s collection and historic cooking demonstrations. It’s also a place to share family recipes – both old and new!
If you would like to add a recipe to this cookbook, please email culturalcentre@mindenhills.ca
Potato Pie from 1868In this week’s video we’ll be baking potato pie. Never heard of it? Neither had we! Watch the video to see how it turns out! Part of the Great Historic Bake Off series at Minden Hills Museum & Heritage Village. Shortcake biscuit recipe from 1934This recipe is from ‘The Magic baking Powder Cook Book’ in the collection at the Minden Hills Museum & Heritage Village. This recipe is part of our Great Historic Bake Off series! Watch the video to see how this recipe turns out!Strawberry Ice Cream from 1885A Victorian ice cream recipe from 1885! Part of our Great Historic Bake Off series of baking videos‘Excellent’ Potato Bread from 1894This recipe is from ‘The Home Cook Book’ in the collection at the Minden Hills Museum & Heritage Village. It was published in 1894!Birthday Cake recipe from 1894This recipe is part of our Great Historic Bake Off series! Watch the video to see how this recipe turns out! The recipe calls for 18 eggs and the finished cake weighs 10 pounds!
