These two shabby and aged antique cookbook pages feature old fashioned gingerbread recipes. Included on the pages are recipes for: Gingerbread Nuts, Gingerbread Pudding, Gingerbread Pudding (Another Method), Thick Gingerbread, and White Gingerbread. Recipes for Ginger Toffee, Ginger Water Ice, Ginger Wine, and Glazed Apples are also included on the two pages.
I scanned the original pages from Mrs. Beeton’s All About Cookery New Edition. It was published circa 1906.
I’ve shared several cookbook pages from Mrs. Beeton’s cookbooks through the years. If you’ve ever wondered why my source references differ, it’s because I own several of the antique cookbooks. I took a photo to show you my personal collection of Mrs. Beeton’s cookbooks.
The old fashioned gingerbread recipes I’m sharing today and the Christmas Cake and Christmas Pudding recipes I shared last Friday are from the green (although the spine has faded to gray cookbook).
19 thoughts on “Old Fashioned Gingerbread Recipes”
Wow! What a great collection! I have to ask you, how do you scan the recipes? I can’t imagine how you can open these old, fat ones to get the full page flat on the scanner without wrecking your books. Do you have other copies that have loose pages?
Thanks for the recipes!
BTW, I was watching on PBS the 12 Days of a Tudor Christmas, or something like that, and one day they had a tray of cookies with some ginger ones. She said that these kind were still popular in America as if not so much over there in England.
How about in Canada?
Thanks!
Kathy
Kathy, I think some people in Canada still make traditional gingerbread cookies. My daughter had some on a tray of baking at Christmas but I don’t know if they were handmade. I’m thinking they were because she bakes quite a bit, especially at Christmas time. I’m not a big fan of gingerbread (other than the nostalgic appeal) so they weren’t particularly tempting to me. ?
The 12 Days of a Tudor Christmas sounds like it would be a fun show to watch!
Wishing you all the very best in 2020! ?❤️
Thank you for the recipes!! Ah man, those books are GORGEOUS!!!! I have uber book envy right now 😉 I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have an amazing New Year <3
Me too! I was overjoyed to find one at Amazon, though not as vintage in appearance. I drooled over them.
You’re welcome for the recipes, Jennifer! I’ve been collecting for many years now; antique books and vintage ephemera are the things I choose to indulge in. I would rather have an old book than a diamond ring. ? Christmas was wonderful and thank you for the New Year wishes!
I wish you much happiness and success in 2020! ?
What a wonderful collection of vintage cookbooks! Thanks for sharing the recipes.
Thank you, Apel! And you’re very welcome for the recipes. ?
Thanks for these pages. They are really neat.
You’re welcome, Christine. I’m happy to know you like the pages. ?
Oh my gosh, I love this set of books!!! I was distinctly in love with them the minute you posted the picture. Thanks for the wonderful recipes. I just ordered a Mrs. Beeton’s cookbook from Amazon and was so happy to find it in stock.
Yay!! It’s great that you were able to find one on Amazon, Linda!
You’re welcome for the recipes. ?
Thank you so much for all the papers you so generously share. Blessings for a healthy and happy New Year!
You’re welcome, Melodie. Many blessings for a healthy and happy New Year to you as well! ?
I’m absolutely in awe and love with your Beeton collection, how wonderful!
Thanks so much. ?
Thank you always for the wonderful shares. And those Mrs. Beeton’s books! I cannot stop looking at them. They are AMAZING
You’re welcome for the vintage cookbook pages, Brenda. Thank you for your kind words about the books. ?
Thank you Julie!
It’s my pleasure, Sherl! ?