Happy Valentine's Day!
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| From the collection of Gena Philibert-Ortega |
Are you going out tonight or just making a cozy meal at home? Valentine's Day is one of those special food "occasions" that requires something different and often extraordinary.
In case you are staying home, here's some recipes courtesy of two editions (1925 and a later edition that has no date) of The Metropolitan Cook Book (Metropolitan Life Insurance).
I have to admit that ever since I first saw the movie When Harry Met Sally I've wanted to have coconut cake with a chocolate sauce poured over it. If you have that hankering as well, here is a Chocolate Sauce from 1925.
If you believe in the power of oysters then you may want some ideas on how to prepare them.
Our ancestors ate oysters more frequently than most of us do. I've written about oysters on this blog and the GenealogyBank blog.
I would love to hear about your Valentine's Day food (or even that of past generations). Please leave a comment!
