Refreshments Coordinator: Barbara Pugliese Because this ball was in honor of Dolley Madison, we served ice cream as she was famous for doing at the White House. Sweet Refreshments vanilla ice cream with berry compote (about 12 cups) 8 doz. … Continue reading
From the Jane Austen Centre website, these cookies are “claimed to have been served by Dolley Madison to her husband James Madison,” which puts them in the 1810s. 2 cups butter ¾ cup milk 4 cups sugar 1 tsp baking … Continue reading
Refreshments Coordinator: Raven Refreshments for RH went pretty well this year! The “sandwich team” was at the hall quite early in the day (around 1pm) to start making sandwiches, and so we were done and fully staged before the ball. … Continue reading
Serving Size : 50 12 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 3 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cloves 1 2/3 cups currants (almost 1 box) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Cream the butter and … Continue reading
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Serving Size : 75 3 1/2 cups flour (1 1/4 lbs.) 1 1/2 cups sugar (3/4 lb.) 3/4 cup butter (6 oz.) 3 eggs (4) 2 teaspoons lemon peel (2 oz.) 2 desert spoons lemon juice Mix ingredients, drop on … Continue reading
Serving Size : 50 3 egg whites 8 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon flour 1/4 teaspoon olive oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/4 cup cocoa 24 baking wafers (optional) Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Beat the egg whites until … Continue reading
