Out of the Ordinary: Recipes from the Hingham Historical Society, Hingham, Massachusetts

Hingham, MA: Hingham Historical Society, 1998. 8vo size pictorial hardcover; 159 bright, white pages with illustrations by Barbara Menzies. Cover photo by Phil Swanson. Washable covers can be wiped clean with a damp cloth. This interesting community cookbook compiles recipes from: Hingham, Massachusetts Hingham, England Hingham, Wisconsin Hingham, Montana An icon designates which of the Hinghams the recipe is from. In addition to the recipes, the accompanying text provides drawings and information on Hingham, Massachusetts historical buildings and historical household and recipe hints - "a historical record of food." Recipes so not include the name of the contributor; a few recipes indicate the antique or vintage cookbooks from which they originated. There is a list, but not an index, of contributors. There is a recipe index. Contents include: Appetizers, Beverages, Soups, Salads Meat, Chicken, Seafood Meatless Main Dishes, Vegetables, Side Dishes Breads, Accompaniments Cookies, Bars Cakes, Pies, Desserts Recipes include: Baked Bean Soup; Mulled Berry Cider; Colonial Wassail Bowl; Grandpa Bottum's New Year's Punch; Thick Lentil Soup; Corn and Scallop Chowder; Cranberry Broccoli Salad; Special Broiled Flounder; Black Forest Beef Stew; Portuguese Sopas; Mustard Pork with Cherry Tomatoes; Pecan Chicken; Chicken Vermouth; Mini Clambake; New England Stuffed Sole; Bean Porridge; Squash and Apple Casserole; Autumn Green Tomato Casserole; Scented Geranium Rice; Cheesy Wild Rice Casserole; Pumpkin Chips; Grammer's Corn Bread; Allen Bluebarry Cake; Carrot Bread; Broad Cove Banana Bread; Harvest Muffins; Overnight Coffee Cake; Almond and Nutmeg French Toast; Freezer Pickles; Spicy Apple Cake Bars, Jackass Park Gingerbread; Dairy Treasure Bars; Pecan Fingers; Chocolate Covered Peanut Bars; March Meeting Cake; Coconut Pound Cake; Fairy Cakes; Arthur's Favorite Bread Pudding; Tun Tavern Pie; Hingham Pudding, more. Bumped head and heel of spine, bumped and worn top back corner and a few scrapes on front cover. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Menzies, Barbara. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.