We're going retro as we go back in time to the 19th century cooking.

 Yesterday I officially finished my dear Mom Hi-Ho's recipe book. It was a bittersweet milestone that means a few things. The recipes that will come, with the exception of the ones I add from my own personal kitchen and family dinners, I will have less of a personal connection to. That is to say that until I go into my Indian recipes, we are going to be taking a turn for the weird and when I say weird you better hold on to your hat because there's some doozies on the way. So, get ready for a ride and bear with me through the weirdness of things I will never eat let along cook. We're heading into 19th century New England Yankee kitchens.